MUMBAI: Mayank Gandhi a development sector veteran who has planted over 2.5 crore fruit trees will be a keynote speaker at Maharashtra CSR Summit which is being organised on July 27, 2022, in Mumbai at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan Auditorium, Nariman Point.
FUEL – Friends Union for Energising Lives, a Pune based with a national repute Non-Profit organisation is a presenting partner of the Summit.
The state-level annual forum that would also feature Maharashtra CSR Awards and Exhibition, would witness the largest gathering of CSR and developmental sector leaders of Maharashtra after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Summit, which is themed around ‘Leveraging CSR to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Maharashtra is being organised by India CSR Network and aims to put forth the CSR agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Maharashtra state.
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Mayank started his career as an International urban planner. He has planted 2.5 crore fruit trees in the last three and half years in the poorest areas of the country viz Marathwada, MP, and Palghar benefitting over 15,000 farmer families and the environment at large.
In 2011, he was part of the leadership of India against Corruption (IAC) movement and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). In 2015, he quit politics and dedicated his life to Nation Building. He chose 106 villages with the highest suicides, droughts, and poverty villages in Marathwada, Maharashtra.
He has created a proof-of-concept model with 360° village development, water harvesting, and multiplying farmer incomes by over 20 times, by changing cropping patterns, training, and cluster plantation.
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Through his Rural Economic Transformation model with Global Parli, he believes that India can be transformed by multiplying farmer incomes. Recently, he also began Global Kachchh, a Jal Andolan which is a water management project to solve the water scarcity crisis in the Kachchh district of Gujarat.
Rusen Kumar, founder of India CSR said, “We welcome Mayank Gandhi to the board of this prestigious summit. It would be a great opportunity to learn from his work and experience. His views and learnings related to agriculture, poverty elevation, farming and farmer welfare will add lots of value to the forum.”
Visionary political leaders, Industry veterans, and CSR thought leaders will share their vision, progress and good practices on SGDs and CSR in Maharashtra. Around 200 delegates representing civil society, Business, and Government will be participating to express their commitment to the inclusive development of the state.
The Summit offers a platform for political visionaries, business leaders and development sector leaders to share their ideas and vision for the development of the state.
About presenting partner
FUEL – Friends Union for Energising Lives
The forum is prominently supported by FUEL – Friends Union for Energising Lives, is a credible non-profit organization registered as a trust established in 2007 working in the fields of Skill Development, Career Counseling, and scholarships for disadvantaged youth of the nation under CSR initiative of various leading corporate. FUEL has trained over 88,000 needy youth in futuristic skills & has guided 11 lakh students across India. FUEL, founded and led by Ketan Deshpande and Santosh Huralikoppi has received appreciation from the Hon’ble Prime Minister as “Champions of Change” and Hon’ble President of India for its commendable work over the years.
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