In remembrance of our beloved CEO, Mr. Mario Noronha
The ever smiling, quietly efficient Mario Noronha
It is with great sorrow that Charkha announces the passing away of Mario Noronha, 55, CEO of Charkha Communication Development Network, on April 24 due to Covid-19. He leaves behind his wife, Melvina, daughters Michelle and Melissa and son Maxim, the youngest of the siblings, who is in class 10.
Joining Charkha in 2012 and rising to the position of CEO in 2015, Mario strengthened its communication work in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar and Jharkhand, empowering aspiring journalists and development activists through writing skills to access government facilities and entitlements at the grassroots. Read More…
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Charkha works towards the social and economic inclusion of marginalized communities in remote and conflict areas through the creative use of media. Many of these areas are highly inaccessible and socially, economically and politically unstable.
Charkha conducts five day skill building workshops for youth with each participant undergoing a cycle of three workshops; the first two workshops aim to train participants to report and write on local issues while the third builds their capacity to become social advocates.
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From a shy housewife to an entrepreneur
I used to rarely step out of my house. Whenever an unfamiliar guest would visit our house, I would go away from the living room. I was hesitant in meeting new people and strike a conversation and very uncomfortable
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