About us
Earth Focus Kanha was born out of a belief that empowering tribal families is key to Kanha’s conservation and nature-based economy.
Our holistic depth model currently focuses on education and livelihoods built around landscape restoration in the park’s buffer zone.
We work with forest dwelling communities to leverage indigenous and local knowledge along with scientific and technical knowhow to build ecological and socio-economic resilience.
Our vision is to shape a Kanha landscape where people and nature thrive.
Our vision is to shape a Kanha landscape where people and nature thrive.
Our mission is to empower forest dwelling communities and restore nature through contextual education and sustainable livelihoods.
Founded by Vipul Gupta, Shalini Gupta & Aaran Patel, Earth Focus is a not-for-profit private organization under Section 8, Corporate Identity Number : U85300MH2019NPL329099.
Registered under 12AA and eligible for 80G exemptions, Registered under CSR 1, eligible accepting CSR funds
Meet the Team
Advisors
Aniruddha Mookerjee has spent over 30 years as an ideator, communicator, project planner, and a hands-on manager for wildlife conservation,…
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Smita Premchander is the founder of Sampark, and Adjunct Faculty at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She is the Chairperson…
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A lover of wild places and a geologist by training, Jehan grew up in Bombay, where he spent most of…
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Founders
Vipul Gupta, a mechanical engineer by training, lends his experience in leading people and navigating complexity to address community-oriented development.…
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An avid nature lover, Shalini Gupta has been visiting national parks in India for over three decades. She has a…
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Aaran Patel, a Master in Public Policy graduate from the Harvard Kennedy School, works on climate issues in the public…
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Team
Vibhor Chaudhary has over 5 years of experience in the conservation sector. He did his Masters in Development Studies from…
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Program Coordinator (Nature-based Livelihoods) Kishan has over eight years of experience working in the development sector in capacities ranging from…
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Program Officer (Life Sciences) Javahar has a BS in Ecology and minor in Environmental Studies from Duke University (2019). He…
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Program Coordinator (Education) Prashant has 16 years of experience in Early Childhood Care and Education sector. He brings rich experience…
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Our Kanha Campus
Earth Focus’ Campus, Anandvan, serves as a community learning center, resource hub, and office with residential quarters for our team. Situated in a grove of sal trees, Anandvan lies at the center of the villages where we currently work near the Mukki gate of Kanha National Park.
