Yogesh Kumar
FounderFounder of Samarthan - Centre for Development Support
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Yogesh Kumar is the founder of Samarthan - Centre for Development Support[1], an Indian non-profit working on rural & agriculture and water & sanitation from Bhopal.
Samarthan - Centre for Development Support
Samarthan – Centre for Development Support works with rural and urban communities in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to strengthen local governance, improve access to water, sanitation and health services, and support agriculture and natural resource management. It partners with panchayats, community groups and government departments to help villages and small towns build more inclusive, self-reliant local systems.
Samarthan - Centre for Development Support reports the following, on its own site:
- 2,000+ farmers strengthened
- 2.14 lakh m³ water storage created
- 23,000+ entitlement claims filed, with 17,499 sanctioned
- 2,000+ women in leadership roles
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Bhopal
- Founded
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- Press
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References
- [1] “Our work is guided by a Board of Trustees made up of experts in governance, development, academia, and public administration, including our founder and Executive Director Dr. Yogesh Kumar.” — Samarthan - Centre for Development Support. Source
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