Industry: Skilling
Headquarters: Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
Cohort: 2020
AVAL, a social enterprise incubated by Auroville Village Action Group, is dedicated to providing skills training and sustainable livelihoods for women from disadvantaged communities in rural Tamil Nadu.
FOUNDER
Anbu has been working in the field of community development for over 30 years. She is the Founder of AVAL and co-director of Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG). She has a master’s degree in Social Work (with specialisation in community development) from Bishop Heber College in Trichy. Before joining AVAG, Anbu was working as a training and education coordinator at Village Reconstruction Organisation in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. She is trained in counselling and provides women with emotional support as part of her responsibilities with AVAG.
CO-FOUNDER
Shrimayee is an experienced program developer, skilled in rural community development, CSR, project management, communication, and fundraising. Shrimayee has worked as a project manager in education and livelihood initiatives at Development Alternatives (Delhi) and Pratham Education Foundation (Mumbai). She has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Delhi University and a Masters Degree in Development Studies from Ambedkar University in Delhi.
Upaya Social Ventures is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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AVAL is a social enterprise dedicated to providing skills training and sustainable livelihoods for women from socially and economically disadvantaged communities in rural Tamil Nadu.