Manjari Corner
On World Environment Day, organized a training program and rally to combat plastic pollution and promote sustainable practices in Sitarganj. In village Khor, dropout and school-going girls were educated about nutrition and basic mathematics. On World Environment Day, the Digital Sakhi project in Amet, Rajsamand, organized tree plantation drives, environment day rallies, and pledge-taking ceremonies for a plastic-free future in 4 gram panchayats. 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. Manjari Foundation and Capri Loans collaborated for a Plantation Drive at Ajmer Road, Jaipur, planting 100 trees.

Mr. Naresh Nain

Mr. Naresh Nain

Mr. Naresh Nain

Program Officer, NFP Fellow, Wageningen Netherland

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Naresh Nain is working as a Program Director in Manjari Foundation and is based at Udaipur Rajasthan. He has over 16 years of rural development experience working with Professional Assistance for Development Action and Manjari Foundation in villages of red corridors of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. He has completed a master in English literature and Master in business administration (MBA) from Kurukshetra University. He has been awarded a Netherlands Fellowship and completed development courses from Wageningen Netherland. He studied in South Africa and Indonesia as well. He has formulated, designed, implemented and supervised livelihood-based projects funded by corporate, philanthropic, government and CSR as well. His expertise areas are community mobilization, building their institutions like Self-Help Groups, federations, and producer companies for promoting sustainable livelihoods.

He is the instrumental to replicating SHG model in West Africa Mali and Senegal. He is also empanelled as a National Resource Person by NIRDPR Hyderabad and supporting state SRLMs for implementation of National Rural Livelihood Mission project. He is also appointed Certified Sustainability Assessor by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He has been working committee member in the sub-group on Women Empowerment and Security formed by NITI Ayog. He is also part of member in the livestock development committee formed by government of Rajasthan.