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OpenStacks for Change

Open-source tools for development research, evaluation, and program design.

Built in India. Shared for impact.


The Ecosystem

Stack What It Does Language
InsightStack MEL tools, calculators, econometrics (DiD, PSM, IV, RDD) Stata, Python, R
FieldStack Survey tools, R notebooks, automated reporting R, Quarto
EquityStack Impact evaluation, data cleaning, Jupyter workflows Python
SignalStack Research Rundown newsletter archive Markdown
RootStack Database schemas and seed data SQL
BridgeStack FastAPI backend and REST API Python
ViewStack Frontend dashboards and data exploration React
PolicyStack South Asia policy and scheme tracker Python

Who This Is For

Development practitioners, evaluators, researchers, and data analysts working across health, education, gender equity, climate, and governance -- primarily in India and South Asia.

Get Involved


Created by Dr. Varna Sri Raman -- development economist and social researcher.

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  1. theverylastsuperhero theverylastsuperhero Public

    A fully illustrated speculative fiction novel set in a climate-collapsed India, blending AI, memory, and resistance through the journey of a 14-year-old girl.

    HTML 1

  2. ImpactMojo ImpactMojo Public

    ImpactMojo — Free development education for social impact. 12+ courses, 200+ handouts, 12 games, 9 live case challenges, podcast, dataverse (215+ tools), NudgeKit, premium workshops, certificates &…

    HTML 1 1

  3. someperspective someperspective Public

    Data-driven analysis of India's political economy (2014-2025) — policy impact, fiscal trends, and governance indicators with interactive visualisations.

    HTML 1

  4. JanVayu JanVayu Public

    A citizen-led platform monitoring India's air quality crisis — real-time AQI data, health research, policy tracking, and public accountability. Auto-updating via Netlify Functions.

    HTML 1

  5. dev-case-studies dev-case-studies Public

    200 real development case studies from 117 countries — searchable, filterable, fully cited

    JavaScript 1

  6. devdata-practice devdata-practice Public

    Realistic practice datasets for development economics — 10 generators, 350k+ rows

    Python 1