Chief Executive OfficerNaandi Foundation
Manoj Kumar is the founding CEO of Naandi Foundation, arguably India's largest multi sector non-profit social enterprise created in Hyderabad, India. In the last 17 years Naandi has impacted over six million lives, mostly girls and women.
Manoj is a John P McNulty laureate. The McNulty foundation recognised Manoj’s pioneering entrepreneurial work in reversing climate change in the tribal mountains of the Araku region to uplift the Adivasis (Tribals) from poverty, by creating a world-class gourmet luxury coffee, which is retailed in Paris, by the name Araku coffee He is also a moderator of the Aspen Institute, Colorado, USA.
A Robert S McNamara Fellow of the World Bank, Manoj was named by Financial Times, London, as one of the 25 people to watch out for.
Clean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityHuman RightsLivelihoodsPeace and Human RightsPost-Secondary EducationSustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Central and Southern Asia