Nidhi Bhasin is a highly accomplished social development expert with two decades of experience in various areas such as program management, monitoring, and evaluation, business development, revenue generation, fundraising, donor management, event planning, team leadership, strategic planning, operations, and finance.
Throughout her career, she has played a pivotal role in establishing and optimizing revenue-generating strategies and processes. Currently, her role encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities, including community engagement, team building, ideation and implementation of new projects, and collaboration with corporate partners, trustees, and industry experts.
Who is Nidhi Bhasin? – NASSCOM Foundation
Nidhi, while at NASSCOM Foundation, is dedicated to steering the organization towards strategic growth by imparting employability-focused skills to underserved youth, promoting and nurturing technology for social good, and nurturing women’s entrepreneurship. Prior to her role at NASSCOM Foundation, Nidhi served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Concern India Foundation.
Empowering Gender Initiatives
In today’s fast evolving world, the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women are paramount for fostering a society of successful, independent entrepreneurs. One organization at the forefront of this mission is the NASSCOM Foundation, dedicated to creating an environment that supports entrepreneurial aspirations, essential for both economic growth and social development.
Skilling for a Bright Future
At the grassroots level, NASSCOM Foundation has launched a series of initiatives aimed at skilling, reskilling, and upskilling individuals. In the past year alone, they have positively impacted over 6.4 lakh lives through 15 skilling projects, offering a diverse range of courses in foundational, emerging, and advanced technologies. Notably ten of these projects specifically focused on providing placement opportunities for the youth, collaborating with over 400 employers to offer job opportunities to their trained candidates.
Comprehensive Skill Development
Beneficiaries from these marginalized communities receive comprehensive technical knowledge from NASSCOM Foundation’s implementation partners. Beyond technical skills participants are provided with courses in communication skills and holistic personality development, equipping them to thrive in the evolving digital economy. The impact of these initiatives is exemplified by the fact that 67% of the beneficiaries are women proficient in emerging technologies.
Collaborations For Developing People
In a notable collaboration, NASSCOM Foundation partnered with the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation to train over 100 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in tech-enabled skills. To further enhance learning and skill development, the foundation has established 20 digital labs equipped with essentials like computers, web access and headphones across the country. Their skilling programs have reached more than 26 states, touching diverse communities, with plans to skill, reskill or upskill over 100,000 people by the end of 2023.