Delhi, India
Richa Gupta is an educator turned social entrepreneur. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of Labhya Foundation, a globally recognized Indian education-focused nonprofit that impacts over 2.4 Million vulnerable children. During her journey, she has worked with education non-profits like Teach For India and Teach For All and served as a teacher for almost a decade. Additionally, she was the Country Ambassador (India) to the 10th (Girls)20 Summit in Japan. She has been recognized by the Takeda Foundation as the ‘Best Entrepreneur 2019’. Richa was also listed as the Women's Forum Rising Talent 2020. She has been recognized by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network as one of the Top 10 Youth Impact Leaders in Asia. Richa received her Master's in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she also served as an Equity & Inclusion Fellow, Harvard Ministerial Leadership Fellow, and Education Entrepreneurship fellow. Currently, Richa also serves on the board of UNICEF India, and on the Steering Committee of Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills.
At Labhya, we're on a mission to enable children in public schools of India to become effective learners. In partnership with governments, Labhya co-creates in-school wellbeing programs for 2.4 Million children across 22,000 public schools. www.labhya.org
- 1 (and only Indian) of 17 individuals globally chosen by the United Nations & UN Youth Envoy office to co-lead & represent the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). About the opportunity- Every two years, the United Nations selects a group of 17 individuals to co-lead and represent the SDGs through their work globally. It is a privilege to be a part of the 2022-24 cohort alongside incredibly inspiring global leaders! This incredible and prestigious opportunity will enable us to amplify the need for emotional wellbeing as a priority in education worldwide. More can be found here- https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2022class/
- 1 ( and only Indian) of 10 Youth Impact Leaders selected across Asia for AVPN's inaugural batch of leaders About Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN): Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) is Asia's largest unique funders’ network that enables social impact and investment by bringing together all stakeholder together.
The Harvard Innovation Labs is an ecosystem for the entire Harvard community to explore entrepreneurship and innovation. Further, Harvard Innovation Labs supports entrepreneurs and organisations to grow through mentorship, experts, and larger ecosystem connection. My nonprofit, Labhya Foundation was selected and incubated in the "Build It Track" at i-Lab to scale our impact. Labhya also won and was awarded the prestigious Harvard Social Impact Fellowship.