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Manish Rai, the core founder of Ek Pahel, is a lecturer at REI College and Dayalbagh Education Institute, Agra. Manish always felt the need to bring about a change in the society. He hated to see children begging and engaged as child labour and, women suffering from the dogmas of the society. Driven by the extra-ordinary passion, from a very young age, he gave free tutions to the children belonging to weaker sections of the society, motivated them to learn and thrive, and financially supported their families, in his own capacity.

These qualities of resourcefulness and determination came to forefront when Manish and 5 of his friends started Ek Pahel. With their heart, mind, and resources together, these friends together created an ecosystem in which they could reach out to the underprivileged section of the society and give them a never dying ray of hope.

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Ebha Garg, co-founder, is currently pursuing Ph.D. from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra and is director of Career Zen - a career counseling organization shaping childrens’ future. She has served as a lecturer in RBS College, Agra and U.E.I. Global. She is the member of grievance management committee of Post Office and Radisson Blu, Agra. With her farsightedness and visionary approach, she gives the direction to the organization. As a President of the NGO, her contribution in spreading awareness about the noble cause the NGO is working for is of tremendous value.

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Ankit Khandelwal, Masters in Management and Social Work, is a co-founder of Ek Pahel. He is a regularly attends workshops conducted by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) to gain critical insights into needs and issues of children. He is always on his toes to fulfill the day-to-day needs of the children. As a Vice President of the NGO, he organizes all the pre-requisites for the projects and activities conducted by Ek Pahel for the children and women time to time.

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Dheeraj Arora, co-founder of Ek Pahel is a young, aspiring business man. He evangelizes the cause Ek Pahel is working for, motivates all the people to be the part of the Ek Pahel family and work together to create better lives forward. As a Treasurer of the NGO, he ensures facilitation of funds for the smooth functioning of the NGO.

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Barkha Rai is a co-founder of Ek Pahel. She is an exceptionally brave woman and constant source of advice and support to all the women studying and undergoing vocational training at Ek Pahel Pathshala. She is the Vice - Secretary of the NGO and Vice-Principal of the school and manages all the educational and co-curricular programs and projects run for the children and women by the NGO.