Chetna sinha biography of christopher

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Chetna Gala Sinha, the founder of Mann Deshi Foundation, set up India’s first rural bank for women. The foundation has since grown to supplement the bank by providing access to financial education, skills, and a support network for rural women and their communities.

In this interview, Chetna highlights the challenges faced by women micro-entrepreneurs, the critical need for an enabling ecosystem, the role that the private sector can play, and the importance of family support for women.

Q: Over the years, Mann Deshi has worked extensively with small and micro women entrepreneurs.

During this time, you have been talking about the need to build an enabling ecosystem for micro-entrepreneurship. What do you mean by this?

A: The World Economic Forum published a report that said if you want to close the gender gap, it will take 135 years. Bloomberg said it would take 213 years.

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