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Neelam ChhiberFounder, Industree Foundation
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Neelam Chhiber is co-founder and Managing Trustee at Industree Crafts Foundation, and co-founder and Director at Mother Earth. An industrial design graduate from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Neelam has, for the past three decades, been working with artisans in rural areas by providing design, technical, marketing and management solutions to bridge the urban-rural divide.
Industree’s work ensures that communities become part of mainstream value chains, with customers such as IKEA, H&M, Future Group, and have greater control over their economic security and resources. She has received various awards including the Indian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2011 from Schwab Foundation and L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2012 for Social Impact. Neelam is an alumna of Social Impact International as well as Global Social Benefit Incubator, Santa Clara University, USA.
Industree’s work ensures that communities become part of mainstream value chains, with customers such as IKEA, H&M, Future Group, and have greater control over their economic security and resources. She has received various awards including the Indian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2011 from Schwab Foundation and L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2012 for Social Impact. Neelam is an alumna of Social Impact International as well as Global Social Benefit Incubator, Santa Clara University, USA.