Kalpana Sankar
Co-founderFounder of Hand in Hand India
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Kalpana Sankar is the co-founder of Hand in Hand India[1], an Indian non-profit working on livelihood and women & children from Kancheepuram.
Hand in Hand India
Hand in Hand India works with underserved communities across India through an integrated approach spanning self-help groups and livelihoods, women's empowerment, education, health and environment, aiming to eliminate poverty by creating sustainable jobs.
Hand in Hand India reports the following, on its own site:
- Created over 10 million jobs in 2 decades
- 602,913 Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed
- 373,231 children enrolled in government schools
- 758,351 households moved towards zero waste
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Kancheepuram
- Founded
- —
- Press
- 1
References
- [1] “Dr. Kalpana Sankar & Dr. Percy Barnevik (co-founders) rescue bonded child labourers in Kancheepuram.” — Hand in Hand India. Source
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