Jamui High School; S.M College Bhagalpur; Tilkamanjhi University, Bhagalpur; Sikkim Manipal University
💼 Occupation
Social Entrepreneur
🏢 Organisation
Nav Astitva Foundation
Amrita Singh (born 15th January 1978) is an Indian social entrepreneur and worker who co-founded Nav Astitva Foundation[1], a non-profit to educate people around the world on menstruation in Bihar, India, and has become recognised for their work in the field of menstruation.[2][3]
Amrita Singh was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand on 15th January 1978 and brought up by Late Dr. Satya Narayan Singh and Kalpana Singh in Jharkhand, raised in a middle class family. She did her schooling from Jamui High School, Bihar and completed her intermediate from S.M college Bhagalpur, Bihar in 1994. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Tilkamanjhi University, Bhagalpur in 1998 and an MSc in environmental science from Sikkim Manipal University in 2001.[4]
Career
She has co-founded Nav Astitva Foundation in March 2012 along with Pallavi Sinha, which focuses on developing the potential of women and girls to drive long lasting equitable changes, strategically emphasizing on promoting quality healthcare, inclusive education, gender equitable and sustainable livelihood opportunities and cleanliness.[5] Their efforts are focused on fighting against the underlying causes of poverty and ensuring a life of dignity for all women and girls from the most marginalized and vulnerable communities, especially among Dalits and Adivasis.[6][7]
In March 2012, with a vision to providing universal education and healthcare services to the underprivileged, thereby changing their lives forever, they started their work. The main areas of focus are Children, Destitute Women, Senior Citizens, Environment, Health and Hygiene.[8]
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