Welcome From the Founder
Who is CARTHA?
CARTHA (doer in Sanskrit) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2006. We are an all-volunteer team of inspired scientists, researchers, filmmakers, writers, other professionals and public citizens with the mission of Cultivating Collaborative Doers.
We activate and mobilize resources to support academic-practitioner networks of Collaborative Doers.
2010 CARTHA Initiative: Global Health through the Lens of WaterTM
2009 Paper in the Global Forum for Health Research Update
Technology Managers for Global Health
Our work focuses on Building Collaborative Competence in Multisector Partnerships for Global Good (C2G2SM training model).
- * Connect scholars and scientists from around the world with cultural translators to enhance humanitarian goals.
- * Identify and empower bridging professionals who can strengthen the positive impacts of innovations.
- * Develop integrated curricular models and inspiring case studies on academic-public-private partnerships and research translation in Global Health, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility.
- * GlocalizeTM networks of Collaborative Doers across disciplines, sectors and cultures, thereby impacting local communities in multiple regions.
Please browse our website to learn more about what we do and how we do what we do. If you are interested in learning more, supporting our work, or providing feedback, please call CARTHA founder Usha R. Balakrishnan at 319-248-9625 or write to her.