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Pursuing your passion - Discussion with Grass
Root Development Professionals visiting from India (Nov 11, 2010)
Continuing the series of presenting the people
who have given it all up to pursue to their passion, Lend A Hand
India in partnership with Maharashtra Foundation presented pthree
renowned development professionals visiting from India.
Conversation with
Dr. Anand Bang, Society for Education, Action and Research in
Community Health
Pallavi and Kaustubh Amte, Anandwan (Maharogi Seva Samiti)
Moderated by Sunanda Mane, Co-founder and President, Lend
A Hand India
Dr. Anand Bang, Master of Public Health
'09 from John Hopkins gave up the prospects of promising career
in US and decided to follow the footsteps of his father Dr. Abhay
Bang who has dedicated his life to meet the health needs of the
poorest of the poor from tribal areas of Gadchiroli, India
Pallavi and Kaustubh Amte, a husband and wife team has followed
the footsteps of Baba Amte, Kaustubh's father to run and manage
Maharogi Seva Samiti, a world renowned organization for treatment,
training and socioeconomic rehabilitation of leprosy patients in
Warora in the state of Maharashtra. Pallavi studied law and Kaustubh
is a Chartered Accountant - both giving up the prospects of the
lucrative careers to devote their life time for uplifting the poor.
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About
Lend-A-Hand India Founded by young professionals based in New
York, Lend-A-Hand India (LAHI), provides job and critical life skills
training, career counseling and bridge loans to young entrepreneurs
from rural India.
Currently, working in government aided high schools in the remote
parts of Maharashtra, LAHI runs a three year job and life skills
training program in 50 villages reaching more than 8,000 students.
We recruit local trade practitioners (carpenters, plumbers, electricians,
agriculturists etc) to teach trade skills at local high schools
for one a day week for three years, making the high school education
much more practical and relevant.
For more information, write to lahi<at>lend-a-hand-india.org
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