Meet Our Team

Smt. Manju Devi is well known personality in the North Bihar, She had a strong struggle and impactful work addressing the issues of fatal flood and water logging on the agricultural land in Saran and Sitamarhi district of Bihar. She had led the movement “Jal jamao virodhee sangharsh samiti” started by youth of Parsa block in Saran district. Being a women she understood the problem villagers especially women and children and always raised their issues on different platforms. She is also the president of Nav Jagriti.

Jitendra Kumar is the secretary of Nav Jagriti, In his initial days he was associated with Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). During his work realized the hardship life of people, who are trapped in vicious circle of poverty and he decided to come back to his native place laid the foundation of Nav Jagriti in 1993. Saran district had water logging problem as approx. 60% of total cultivable land was submerged in water, which jeopardize the means of livelihood of the people based on agriculture and allied activities. NJ started working on the issues of water logging and motivated people for drainage the canals to remove the water from the sub-merged land and reclaimed the land for agriculture purpose. He promoted the revival of agriculture for local economic development to enhance the agriculture production to meet out the physiological need of people. Later on realized multi-dimensional problems of the people like health, education, gender, flood preparedness & mitigation and children issues and started working on these issues with the help of National and International donors.

Mukesh is a Development professional having Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development from Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi. He has twenty-one years of experience in implementing the project related to women empowerment, water and sanitation, livelihood and natural resource management. He has worked with many NGOs, INGOs, and Department of Planning and Development. He had played a key role in the Koshi Rehabilitation Project with Govt of Bihar in 2008. Currently, he has been working as project coordinator in Sitamarhi, Bihar and implementing the project of Stitching Kinderpostzegeles Nederland.

She has been associated with Nav Jagriti since 2013 till now, she has great experience on women's related issues such as mother and child health, nutritional health and personal hygiene, family planning along with other women and adolescent health. She also a good understanding about the training on MCH and adolescent related issues since inception.

Mrs. Vaijanti Devi Vaijaynati Devi is a committed social worker; she has been associated with Nav Jagriti since its inception. Problems with women, children and old age people are her core interest area.

Prabhat Kumar is an Accounts Professional. He has 5 years plus experience in finance sector. He has worked with many NGOs and INGOs. As the Treasurer of our NGO, Prabhat Kumar plays a crucial role in managing the financial health and integrity of our organization. With a background in finance and accounting, he oversee the budgeting, financial planning, and reporting processes to ensure that all funds are used efficiently and transparently. His responsibilities include maintaining accurate financial records, managing expenditures, and preparing reports for the board and donors. Prabhat's dedication and expertise help to ensure that our organization can continue its mission effectively and sustainably.

She has been associated with Nav Jagriti since 2013 onwards, she has great experience on women empowerment, gender justice, gender discrimination, SHG Management and community mobilization for downtrodden communities.