Manjari Corner
Manjari Foundation honored with the Award for outstanding contribution to social consciousness at the prestigious World CSR Congress 2025. In partnership with HDFC Bank, focused village development project brought together 50 farmers from 40 villages to learn about regenerative agriculture practices. A 1-day exposure visit to the Agriculture Science Congress 2025 at G.B. Pant Agricultural University, Pantnagar was organized for 50 farmers from Scheduled Tribes where they received training on goat farming and input support. Two of our Community Resource Persons from Dholpur conducted garlic pickle training at a Rajeevika unit in Rajsamand, as part of our collaboration with Axis Bank Foundation.

Naveen Jha

Naveen Jha

Naveen Jha

Principal Advisor

Naveen is a mission-driven entrepreneur and a Social innovation ecosystem evangelist.  He brings the experience of developing sustainable programs and business models impacting low-income communities in emerging economies. Naveen is the former CEO of the Deshpande Foundation, founded and led the Deshpande Education Trust, one of India’s biggest skill education providers for youth, Sandbox Startups, an entrepreneurship incubation ecosystem, and founded Leaders Accelerating Development, a leadership development program and co-founder and past president of the Hubli chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE). Naveen is an established authority in the areas of social innovation, catalyzing leadership, and entrepreneurship. He has nurtured and advised over 100 startups. His work has impacted over a million people. Naveen is Harvard University’s ALI Fellow 2022, British Chevening Fellow 2019, and International Ford Fellow 2005

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