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At Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, awareness programs on Livelihood Skill Development Training and Nutrition Management were conducted in four villages to equip individuals with the knowledge necessary to improve their socio-economic status and adopt healthy practices for a better quality of life. Successfully conducted a two-day Entrepreneurship Development Program training in collaboration with DS Group empowering 30 dedicated women and farmers with knowledge on entrepreneurial mindset, business planning basics, opportunity identification, and local enterprise development strategies. Successfully conducted a workshop on safe living, social media awareness, and cyber safety in collaboration with Kasturba Gandhi Hostel in Bhopal Sagar Members of Tarang and Navchetna Gram Sangathan in Amarpura Panchayat, Rajasthan, presented a comprehensive 10-year perspective plan to the village Sarpanch. The Sarpanch expressed admiration for their confidence and awareness, acknowledging the significant impact of Manjari Foundation's initiatives on women's empowerment in the village.

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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