About Us
Udbaru Foundation is emerging as a result oriented, innovative and transformative, digital technology driven and professionally managed indigenous, not-for-profit, development organization dedicated to social good. The Foundation is committed and dedicated to positively impact lives of millions of individuals belonging to the disadvantaged sections of our Indian society and to all who live in difficult geographies and circumstances in the country.
The Udbaru Foundation having pan India commitment, is focused on energetic and motivational mission and vision.
K. Amarendra N. Singh Co-founder & CEO
With over 30 years of experience in the development sector, Amarendra has devoted his career to driving innovative and sustainable change for marginalized communities. His journey spans non-profit organizations, the World Bank, and leading management consulting firms. Amarendra has been at the forefront of key policy initiatives and transformative actions at grassroots level, including having worked with the the self-help group (SHG) in Andhra Pradesh in his early days which later emerged as a movement to implement Panchayati Raj reforms in Himachal Pradesh & Haryana during the early 1990s. Amarendra has worked extensively in the domain of economic empowerment including livelihood, micro-finance and farmer cooperatives covering several states in the country. His expertise extends to major disaster recovery efforts, having been associated with relief and rehabilitation work after the Gujarat Earthquake, the Tsunami, and the Kosi Floods in Bihar. His leadership as a project management unit head during the 2018 World Men’s Hockey Championship in Odisha further showcased his capacity to lead large-scale initiatives.
Now, as the co-founder and CEO of Udbaru Foundation, Amarendra continues to foster partnerships with grassroots organizations and public institutions, leveraging local knowledge to build inclusive, equitable solutions that leave no one behind. Amarendra grew up in Ranchi, Jharkhand and then pursued M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Delhi.
Our Advisers & Mentors
Jeremy Taylor
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Sudha Chandrasekar
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Madhumita Sarkar
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Pravir Krishna
Co- founder and CEO
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Anand Singh Bhal
Co-founder and President
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Lokesh Jaiswal
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Kunal Prasad
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Ratnesh Jha
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Sanjiv Nair
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Sharmila Goswami
Co-founder & President
Sharmila Goswami’s three-decade-long journey in the development sector began in 1993 when, as a young Ph.D. scholar, she was inspired by the struggles of women living in Delhi’s urban peripheries. This early experience fuelled her passion for addressing gender inequality and led her to work with women’s development groups, advocating for the socio-economic and political inclusion of women in rural, urban, and peri-urban communities and addressing livelihood and public health concerns of vulnerable populations. Her career has since taken her across India—from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat and drought-prone regions of Andhra Pradesh—where she has engaged with both national and international NGOs to address social exclusion and evaluate the impact of social policies. Endorsing a rights-based approach to development, she has furthered her understanding in the field of human rights law. Throughout her tenure at multilateral and bilateral organizations, Sharmila has consistently worked to identify and implement transformative solutions for disadvantaged populations not only in India but in South Asia as well.
As the Co-founder and President of Udbaru Foundation, she brings her rich expertise and unwavering commitment to driving social change, fostering a narrative of progress and empowerment in India’s most vulnerable communities. Sharmila did her M.Phil in Social Anthropology from the University of Delhi and pursued her M.S in Development Economics from the University of Wales, Swansea, UK.