Manjari Corner

Manjari Foundation has been honored with two prestigious awards at the 29th State level Bhamasha Award Ceremony 2025 by Rajasthan Government. Manjari's Executive Director, Shri Sanjay Kumar was honored by Honorable Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Prem Chand Bairwa, for Manjari Foundation continued efforts in water conservation at the "Paalar Paani" program in Jaipur organized by Sach Bedhak Media Group. Workshop organized in Kishanganj Baran on green jobs, solar energy, and organic farming with government officers from agriculture, horticulture and PRI department. In village Khor, dropout and school-going girls were educated about nutrition and basic mathematics. Manjari is delighted to announce its partnership with Jhajjar power limited, formalized through an MOU, to drive transformative change by empowering rural women by developing their institutions and enterprises.

Koshish – a tale of persistance

“Koshish” is a Hindi word that means “to try”. It’s the attitude that ultimately makes all the difference between success and failure. The story of Jyoti Panwar demonstrates the value of having an attitude of persistence. Jyoti Panwar is a 29 year-old resident of Putholi village in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. Wife of Mr. Sher Singh Ranawat who is a taxi driver, Jyoti has two children, both of whom are studying in school.

Jyoti is a graduate and has even cleared B.Ed., so she understands well, the importance of education Manjari offered her a chance to make a difference in society, and she grabbed it. As part of the UN Second Chance Education programme, educators were recruited to impart training to the aspirants who enrolled under NIOS (open university). Jyoti was interviewed and selected to work as an educator imparting training, counselling and awareness sessions to aspirants in 6 villages as well as at the Hub.

She earns an amount of INR6000 for the services she renders. Apart from educating the village, she has also been involved not only in mobilising women and motivating them to participate in the programme. Her efforts have gone a long way, resulting in the enrolment of 92 candidates under NIOS.