Nitisha Bio 2018 - smokelesscookstovefoundation.org

NitishaAgrawalFounder&Director-SmokelessCookstoveRevolutionFounder-‘ChildrenofTribe’Nitishahasover17yearsofyearsofexperienceinretailbrandcommunications,publicrelations,businessdevelopmentandsocialmediamarketingwithbrandslikeVolkswagen,Skoda,MaricoandLintas.ButherloveforthemountainsandoutdooradventuresluredhertoachanceinteractionwithanAustralianscientist,RussellCollins(FounderofHimalayanRocketStove)andshequithercorporatelifeatVolkswagenandfoundinspirationtostartherownNGOSmokelessCookstoveFoundation(SCF)underhisguidancewww.smokelesscookstovefoundation.orgThisNGOconductstrainingprogrammesintheskillofmakingzerocostsmokelesscookstovesforbelowpovertyline,migrantandtribalcommunitiesaroundIndiaandwithinashortspanoftime,

Nitishaandherteamhasreachedouttoover800homesthroughthiswork.

Duringhercorporatestint,Nitishahasledseveralsuccessfulprojectsforthecompaniesshehasbeenassociatedwith.Shewas instrumental intherelaunchof iconicBeetleandtheSkodaOctaviaon Indianshores.Shehasbeenacoremember of the Business Development team at prestigious Lowe Lintas. While working at the leading FMCGconglomerateinIndiaMarico,shewasacriticalpartofthestart-upteambyheadingcommunications,whichsetupthesuccessfulskincarebrand–KayaSkinClinic.

Afterhavingworkedinthecorporatesectorforalmost9years,shefeltanurgetocreateaparallelexperienceinsocialsector.Theobjectiveofthistransitionwastolearnaboutthedevelopmentsectorandsocialimpactprogrammes.Henceshespentafewmonths learningandunderstandingaboutacompletelydifferentworldof Indiancraftandcreatingmarket linkagesforvariousartisangroupsacross IndiathroughICICIFoundation’shandicraftsproject.ButshewentbacktothecorporateworldtoleadthecommunicationsmandateatSkodaAutoIndiaandthenatVolkswagenIndiaandfinallyquitthecorporatelifein2016tostartSmokelessCookstoveFoundation.Tobringacademicrelevanceinherwork,shehasstudiedSustainableDevelopmentandSolutionsfromColumbiaUniversity,EarthInstitute.AndiscurrentlypursuingacertificationprogrammeinEducationinSustainableDevelopmentfromUnitedNations,EarthCharterInternationalincollaborationwithPeaceUniversity,CostaRica.Shehasalsostarted'ChildrenofTribe'https://www.facebook.com/childrenoftribe/anoutdoorlearningexperienceandintroductiontosustainablesolutionsforyoungcitykidsbasedontheideologyofNatureasathirdparent.WhileinherroleasaDirectorforSCF,shecontinuestodrawinspirationfromdifferentcommunitiesbysupportingtwoMumbaibasedNGOs–AccessLife&Apnalayabyconsultingthemonbranding,socialmediaandbusinessdevelopmentstrategies.Hercurrentjourneyistofurtherdevelopthisareaofworkthroughsolutionsbasedapproachforsustainableimpactintheruralsectorandcommunitiesbyutilizingherlong-standingexperienceinthefieldofcommunications,marketing,socialmedia,contentdevelopment,businessdevelopmentandnetworking.

AvidtrekkerbutbasedinMumbai,shehasherbagspackedallthetimeandwhileonvariousassignmentsforherFoundation,shelovestakingpicturesandwritingaboutherexperiencesinformoftravelogues.Herdigitallypublishedarticlescanbefoundonwww.travelpurist.com:

http://www.travelpurist.com/spotting-the-snow-leopard-in-ladakh/

http://www.travelpurist.com/tribal-rhythm-korkus-khandwa/)

Apartfromherworkinsustainability,shespendstimedancingSalsaandContemporaryJazzalongwithherdaughter.Email:Agrawal.nitisha@gmail.comMob:+919967771601