Network of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development

Mission

NEED's mission is to impact the lives of deprived citizens of society, particularly Women and Children, enabling them to reach their full potential and change their lives, particularly through the development of "functional education." Therefore, the mission is to serve as a Center for Excellence towards a holistic approach to Women and Children.

Programs

Capitalization of Rural Natural Resources & Assets at micro-level; self Help Group & its further upscaling as an effective tool for enhancing women's bargaining power, ownership & control of existing resources & information at local level micro-Enterprises; social issues like health, education, environment, nutrition etc. to directly integrate into the mainstream of women’s capacity Building towards delivery -efficiency of NGOs, Govt. Offices, Support Office & the Local Functional Leaders.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Improve Children's Health and Development

Personnel Overview

Anil K. Singh - Chief Executive and Founder
After working about 15 years in the formal sector, he developed a vision of a network for change. He always wanted to create a 'Big Home' for self-reliance through socio-economic and political upliftment. In 1995, he gave up his secure job as the head of a premier government-training institute to and successfully set up an organization with social entrepreneurial excellence.

Surendra Kumar - Dev. Manager (Livelihoods)
Surendra Kumar is one of the founding Development Managers, having been at NEED since 1995. He possesses Masters Degree in Public Administration. Surendra is deeply involved in the promotion of conservation linked livelihoods, health and education through local people driven self help groups.

Pushpa Singh - Dev. Manager (Livelihoods)
Pushpa is in-charge of the market exposure aspect of entrepreneurial skill building program. She has her master's degree in Psychology. From an early age, Pushpa was inspired by the social work of her late father and her husband, Anil Singh. Since 1995 Pushpa is a core member of NEED. She is responsible for the overall development of women and children including fair trade promotion.

Personnel Statistics

Anil K. Singh, Ashoka Fellow,
Chief Executive
Founded in 1995
Employees: 134
Volunteers: 11

Financial Statistics

Budget (2008): $ 481,868
Budget (2007): $ 374,273
Maximum Budget: $ 375,000
Overhead: 10 %
Other funding sources: Empower Foundation, Global Fund for Children, Ford Foundation
Religious Affiliation: None