Deepti Natarajan
Deepti Natarajan Partnerships Manager Facebook Twitter Envelope I believe in synergy and the greatest kick I get out of my job is to connect the dots and bring together various stakeholders impacting the livelihoods of underprivileged school dropout youth. Deepti Natarajan Deepti leads Partnerships, Fundraising and Corporate Volunteering efforts at Head Held High Foundation. A […]
Optimism on Nagpur’s Vidarbha Region

A 2016 partner event at Chitnavis Centre in Nagpur gave attendees gave attendees a sense of what was possible in terms of skill development, transformation and overall boosting of human development indices. We conducted this event at Nagpur city on Nov 30th 2016 at Chitnavis centre. This event saw participation of 30 local organizations in […]
IHCL to expand skilling centres to 50 by 2025; to impart training to 1 lakh people by 2030

The company, which has identified skilling as one of the areas of focus under its environmental, social, and corporate governance initiative Paathya, is focussing on rural areas for the skill training programme and is confident that more than 25 per cent of the 100,000 people who will be skilled by 2030 will be women.
Indian Hotels ties up with HHH Foundation to impart hospitality training to rural youth

The training programme runs for 45 days, during which the trainees will be equipped with the nuanced skills required to make a fulfilling career in the hospitality and retail sectors
HHH’s i4TS in partnership with TASK

Sarah A Soule, Neil Malhotra, and Bernadette Clavier described “Social Innovation” as “the process of developing and deploying effective solutions to challenging and often systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress.” It refers to the development and execution of new ideas, goods, and services that address social challenges and improve people’s quality of life.
Social Security Access

In the 2023 Budget, the Central Government released several new social security schemes and new editions of pre-existing schemes, that aim to evolve with the needs of the people. For instance, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will be launched this year with the purpose of skilling the youth in new age Industry courses like coding, AI, robotics, drones and soft skills.
Impact & Case Studies
Impact What we have achieved so far in our mission to eradicate poverty Designed for Impact Our programs are aimed at reducing the economic and social barriers faced by youth and poor communities, largely in rural areas. Through training, skilling, empowerment, and other interventions, we enable access to opportunities and growth for those with the […]
Meeting the Antarprerna Women in Thondebhavi

Thondebhavi is a picturesque village nestled in between a set of hills in Karnataka’s Chikballapur district. The district capital is 30 km to the east of the village.
We set up an Antarprerna women collective in Thondebhavi in September of 2020 with support from our partner, ACC Trust.
Helping Youth In GAGAL Find Their Footing
In Gagal, our youth transformation program is supported by ACC Trust. This is an overview of the hurdles that youth at that location face and how the program is helping address them.
Gagal is a small village in Bilaspur Tehsil and district of Himachal Pradesh. The district features several visitor attractions, including Bhakra Dam and a number of temples.
Code Unnati

Code Unnati Code Unnati is another partnership between Head Held High Foundation and UNDP that seeks to prepare youth to make informed career choices, and equip them with relevant job skills. Starting in late 2021, we began engaging with government colleges across three districts in Karnataka — rural Bangalore, Dakshin Kannada and Raichur. Over […]
Mitti Ke Rang Helps Small Women Entrepreneurs Get Their Products Online

When it first started out, Mitti Ke Rang was a small but committed social initiative run by Amit Jain and his mother, along with his co-founder Saket Deshmukh. It was inspired by the familial support system that came together for them following the death of his father when Amit was only three.
The Choice That Transformed Rajkumar’s Life

A native of a small village in Sindri district, Jharkhand, Rajkumar dropped out of school in 8th standard. This was partly due to the family’s financial