1M1B Foundation Appoints Priya Subodh to Lead Women's Empowerment & Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives

By: WE Staff | Friday, 25 August 2023

Priya Subodh has been welcomed to the leadership team of The 1M1B Foundation, a well-known non-profit organisation supported by the United Nations and committed to fostering social innovations and developing a future-ready technology workforce. The Director for Women's Skilling and Social Entrepreneurship position for the India organisation will be taken on by Priya Subodh.

Priya Subodh's appointment adds a plethora of knowledge to the 1M1B Foundation. She has over two decades of illustrious leadership experience in a variety of fields, including human resource management, youth skilling, training, and women's assistance. Priya is a dedicated social entrepreneur and interior designer in addition to her professional accomplishments. Her substantial engagement in content production, support for female weavers, product curation, and the development of markets for women-owned enterprises exemplifies her dedication to improving the lives of women.

Additionally, Priya Subodh has achieved tremendous advancements in digital marketing, product innovation, and client interaction. Her devotion to promoting good change is demonstrated by her volunteer donations to 1M1B and its programmes that focus on women's empowerment.

Priya Subodh's new position will require her to work closely with team members from both urban and rural regions in order to improve collaboration and develop a culture of respect for one another, fostering a pleasant work environment inside the 1M1B Foundation. She will be tasked with acting as a vital pillar and improving the success of girls and young people involved in 1M1B's projects.

Her primary responsibility at 1M1B will be to lead and oversee the continuing women empowerment initiatives. With the help of these projects, rural women will be given the necessary tools to become financially independent, including computer literacy, digital creativity, tailoring, embroidery, and weaving. These initiatives are now running in the villages of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Priya Subodh will also play a crucial role in managing commercial growth, forming new alliances, extending the reach of the Foundation, and building a strong partner ecosystem for grassroots programmes.

A United Nations-accredited organisation, 1M1B Foundation was founded in 2014 with the goal of involving one million people in positively affecting one billion lives. The Foundation runs several programmes in rural and village communities around the nation, with a special emphasis on women's emancipation.

Abhiram Natarajan, member of the 1M1B Foundation's advisory board and director of operations, emphasised his delight about this key hire by saying, "We are happy to welcome Priya to the 1M1B team. Her vast expertise and unrelenting dedication to helping women are a wonderful fit for our goals. With the use of her insights, we want to forge collaborations and have a positive local influence.

Priya Subodh, the recently appointed Director of Women Skilling and Social Entrepreneurship, expressed her joy at the chance to join Team 1M1B in reaction to her appointment. My expertise will undoubtedly make a big contribution to the organization's goals, enabling me to empower women by teaching them how to support themselves and spreading knowledge of financial and digital literacy.

1M1B has successfully taught more than 2500 women and girls over the past three years, increasing their monthly salaries from Rs. 2000 to an amazing range of Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 10,000. This significant development highlights the foundation's dedication to promoting long-lasting change at the grassroots level.