Headquarters Nizamabad | Website www.kakatiyasandbox.in | |
Key people Raju Reddy, Phanindra Sama, Dr. Desh Deshpande, Naveen Jha, Dr. Neelam Maheshwari | ||
Kakatiya sandbox
The Kakatiya Sandbox in Telangana is modeled on the Deshpande Foundation’s Hubli Sandbox in its operations and approach. It is a co-creation of Raju Reddy, Founder and former CEO of Sierra Atlantic and Phanindra Sama, co-founder of Redbus.in. It nurtures the entrepreneurial skills of local citizens in solving their problems and building a long-term ecosystem for positive social impact for local communities.
Contents
- Kakatiya sandbox
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- Programs
- Partnerships
- References
It operates in the three districts of Karimnagar, Medak and Nizamabad, broadly covering a population of about 1 crore.
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Programs
Kakatiya Sandbox runs many programs in the areas of education, agriculture, maternal health, student leadership, and micro-entrepreneurship. Some major programs are LEADers Accelerating Development (LEAD) and Navodyami.
LEAD is an incubation program that builds problem-solving and entrepreneurial aptitudes and provides financial support and mentorship to college students to help them generate and implement their innovative ideas.
Navodyami program helps micro-entrepreneurs create a sustainable livelihood and scale up in their businesses through mentorship, assistance, and support.
Partnerships
Kakatiya Sandbox has partnered with many organizations like Agastya Foundation, Save A Mother, Asadeep, Nirmaan, Sankalpa Rural Development Society (SRDS), and Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) in areas of education, healthcare and agriculture to bring about social change in the lives of local communities in districts of Telangana.