Manjari Corner
In a move to boost rural economic development, Manjari Foundation have officially signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad (Rajeevika). ​This 5 year partnership will identify 10-12 high-potential enterprises and move them from local initiatives to market-ready businesses. A two-day training program was organised at Dariba location focusing on capacity building, teamwork and field skills for the group sakhis. Financial literacy training was conducted in Bhaldia, which included money management, savings, investment strategies, and maintaining income-expenditure balance. Information was also provided about Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana. In collaboration with RSETI, Manjari has trained thirty rural women from Batheda Khurd village, Mawli on artificial jewelry making.

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tank

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tank

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tank

Program Officer

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Ajay is a senior grassroots development professional with more than 20 years of experience. He
has gained deep expertise working with the underprivileged communities, women institutions,
livelihoods, integrated natural resource management and mobilizing rural communities. He
received a degree in agriculture engineering from MPUAT-Udaipur and MBA in Rural
Management from JNU - Jaipur. He was also engaged with PRADAN, Ambuja Cement
Foundation, Gramin Vikas Trust, CECOEDECON and CTAE (MPUAT- Udaipur) in the leading
position. Currently, he is leading and managing the operations of Sakhi project at Chittorgarh
and micro enterprise development (MED) program in the Chittorgarh, Mewar region, which is
one of the most backward regions in the country.
He is based out at Chittorgarh in Rajasthan. He is incharge of donor relations, project
management and team management in that region as a program officer. He is extending his
support to the Manjari Foundation for the formulation of new proposals, budgets and process
designing. He also extends his technical support to Sakhi Utpadan Samit (SUS) at Chittorgarh,
Sakhi Food and Hastshilp Samiti (SFHS) at Rudrapur, Uttarakhand and Upaya Handloom
Private Limited at Chittorgarh.

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