Anshu Gupta is an Indian social entrepreneur who founded Goonj, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in Delhi. Gupta is an Ashoka fellow and was conferred with “Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award” by Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in 2012. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2015. We at Leader Biography presenting a detail description of the personality as follow:-
Basic Information
| Name | Anshu Gupta |
| Category | Social entrepreneur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma Mater | Indian Institute of Mass Communications,IIMC New Delhi |
| Occupation | Founder Director, Goonj |
| Birthday | 1970 |
| Birth Place | Meerut |
| Age | 48 |
| Spouse | Meenakshi Gupta |
Awards and Honors
| Name(Year) | Awarding organisation |
| Ramon Magsaysay Award | |
| Ashoka Fellowship | |
| Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship |
Philanthropy
| Activity | Description |
| Cloth for Work | ‘Cloth for Work’ (CFW) has evolved two new currencies of development – material and labor. Under this initiative, Goonj works with partners and communities to identify infrastructural improvements that need to be undertaken in the villages. |
Company Profile
| Name | GOONJ |
| Industry | NGO |
| Founded in | 1999 |
| Headquarter | Delhi |
| Key People | Anshu Gupta |
| Services | disaster relief, humanitarian aid and community development |
| Area Served | India |
| Website | www.goonj.org |
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