Janhavi Nilekani

Founder

Janhavi Nilekani is the founder of Aastrika Foundation (2019)^[1], an Indian non-profit working on healthcare and women & children from Bengaluru.

Aastrika Foundation

Aastrika Foundation is a Bengaluru-based not-for-profit founded in 2019 by Dr Janhavi Nilekani that works to improve the quality of maternal care in India. It supports the Nurse Practitioner in Midwifery programme with the Karnataka Department of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF, including the National Midwifery Training Institute at Vanivilas Hospital, Bengaluru, and State Midwifery Training Institutes in Mysuru and Belagavi. It also runs Aastrika Sphere, a free digital learning platform for nurses and midwives.

Aastrika Foundation reports the following, on its own site:

3,00,000+ Digital Learners
8700+ In-Person Learners

Organisations: 1
Based in: Bengaluru
Founded: 2019
Press: 2

References

[1] “Aastrika was founded in 2019 by Dr. Janhavi Nilekani, deep-rooted in the belief that all childbearing women must have access to high quality, timely, respectful maternity care and to fundamental rights, including privacy, the companionship of a loved one, informed consent, and an abuse-free birthing experience.” — Aastrika Foundation. Source

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