Meera Shenoy , Founder -CEO, Youth4Jobs, has steered the organisation to become the largest in South Asia in the space of skilling youth with disabilities with linkages to resilient livelihoods. To do this, she leveraged her rich experience of working with community, markets , technology and government on helping alleviate poverty by training with job linkages underprivileged young men and women, at scale. She has the unique praxis and policy experience, working in senior government positions, with multilateral funders like World Bank and UNDP, across South East Asia . WE DO is an innovative global women with disabilities entrepreneurs initiative being launched in September 2023. Her work has won awards, like National award given by the President of India and Asia winner for MIT prestigious Inclusion Innovation Challenge. SwarajAbility, the cutting edge tech, accessible job platform for PwDs, won the WIT award for social impact in APAC region. It is a Harvard business publication case .Her work was mentioned by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in his popular “mann ke baath”. She writes books , leads Not Just Art which has an annual Global Ability Photography award. She is invited to speak at national and international forums on inclusion and Leading with Purpose.
