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Kakatiya Sandbox
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Key people | Raju Reddy, Phanindra Reddy Sama, (appointed as Chief Innovation Officer for Telangana state in November 2017) Dr. Desh Deshpande, Mr.Vivek Pawar, |
| Website | www.kakatiyasandbox.in |
The Kakatiya Sandbox in Telangana, India is modeled on the Deshpande Foundation’s Hubli Sandbox in its operations and approach. It is a co-creation of Raju Reddy,[1] Founder and former CEO of Sierra Atlantic and Phanindra Reddy Sama, co-founder of Redbus.in.[2] It nurtures the entrepreneurial skills of local citizens in solving their problems and building a long-term ecosystem for positive social impact for local communities.[3]
It operates in the three districts of Karimnagar, Siddipet, Kamareddy, Adilabad, Medak and Nizamabad, broadly covering a population of about 1 crore.
Programs[edit]
Kakatiya Sandbox runs many programs in the areas of Education, Agriculture, Micro entrepreneurship, and Entrepreneurship, student leadership, and micro-entrepreneurship. Some major programs are LEADers Accelerating Development (LEAD) and Navodyami.[4]
LEAD is an incubation program that builds problem-solving and entrepreneurial aptitudes and provides financial support and mentorship to college students to help them generate and implement their innovative ideas.
Navodyami program helps micro-entrepreneurs create a sustainable livelihood and scale up in their businesses through mentorship, assistance, and support.
Partnerships[edit]
Kakatiya Sandbox has partnered with many organizations like Agastya Foundation, [[Deshpande Educational Trust]|http://detedu.org/]], Skill in village, Elevate skill program, Save A Mother, Asadeep, Nirmaan Organization, Sankalpa Rural Development Society (SRDS), and Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)[5] in areas of education, healthcare, rain water harvesting and agriculture to bring about social change in the lives of local communities in districts of Telangana.