Episode 12: A Conversation with Anjali Makhija, Trustee and Chief Executive Officer at S.M. Sehgal Foundation

12/22/23 • 44 min

I had the great pleasure of being able to visit the Sehgal Foundation headquarters in Gurugram, India and speak with Anjali Makhija, Trustee and CEO. In this episode we learn more about the incredible work the Sehgal Foundation is doing in rural India. The way they are empowering women and improving small-holder farming are standards that all nonprofits working in these sectors can follow and learn by.

I was also able to make a couple of site visits while I was there, and it was truly enlightening and inspirational. Nothing like seeing the work first-hand! You can read about my experience and view a couple videos on our website - visit www.globalwa.org and simply search for "Sehgal Foundation."

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Episode 11: A Conversation with Surita Sandosham and Randi Hedin, Heifer International

In May of 2023, we were privileged to capture some time with Surita Sandosham, President and CEO of Heifer International, and Randi Hedin, Board Chair for Heifer International.

Surita, initially trained as a lawyer, has more than two decades of senior leadership experience at global nonprofit organizations. Randi is an accomplished leader, trainer, and advisor in Global Development.

In this conversation, facilitated by Kristen Dailey, Executive Director of Global Washington, Surita and Randi talk about Heifer’s work empowering women, the success of farmer co-ops, Heifer’s new strategic framework, and their vision for the future, amongst many other elements for sustainable and collaborative locally-led development.

This is a wonderful and full conversation.

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Episode 13: A Conversation with Meera Satpathy, Founder and Chairperson, Sukarya

In September of 2023 I had the honor of visiting Sukarya, one of our organizational members, in Delhi and Gurugram, India. For over 25 years Sukarya has been providing services at the truly grassroots level in the slums and villages where populations are forgotten, ignored, or are simply too difficult to reach.

Sukarya's holistic programs include healthcare, nutrition, gender equality, women empowerment, and education. I was able to visit several of these programs and experienced first-hand this amazing and crucial work. You can read about Sukarya on their website at Sukarya.org.

I was also able to sit and have an inciteful and personal conversation with Sukarya’s Founder and Chairperson, Meera Satpathy. Meera created Sukarya because she saw how the slum populations were not receiving the support they needed, especially healthcare. Since the day it was founded in 1998, Sukarya's programs have helped more than 7 million people in over 760 villages and 190 slums.

Meera is a force of nature. She is full of charisma, wisdom, and insightfulness. I know you will enjoy this episode of GlobalWA Goalmakers.

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