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The incredible network of changemakers

I believe if we all come together, we can achieve wonders!

The people! Social entrepreneurship communities are wonderful, having accomplished incredible impact both in your own local communities and globally – positively affecting the lives of others. There is not a week that goes by that we do not meet new social innovators that I had been teaching about for the last 20 years at university – wow I am learning from them first hand. Addressing long-term systemic challenges to address the SDGs is a tough challenge. By harnessing the collective knowledge of members and collaborating, we can co-create a new future that is more equitable and just.

Am a Development Catalyst close to three-decades with an emotional working relationship with grassroots community and believes in partnership and networking in scaling up resilient livelihoods & food systems & climate change adaptation In India. I have been working with various constituents having strong exposure in Agro-ecology development & community-resilience-process in rural, urban & tribal settings. My enhanced outreach with local, regional, international organizations, intergovernmental organizations towards micro-macro linkages towards resilient development has well deliberated & demonstrated. I have exposed to working relationship with local, regional, international NGOs , Inter-governmental organizations , Major UN Systems along with government and PSU from State and government of India (CAPART, NEAB from land water forest Resources) & has shouldered responsibility in undertaking massive livelihoods-restoration from super-cyclone- 1999 with Care-India https://www.udyama.org/publication/our-collaborators.html Am spearheading UDYAMA, (www.udyama.org ) as Co-founder , undertaking citizen-action on minimizing DRR ,END-WATER-POVERTY-campaign, Deepening-Water & Energy Governance & Capitalizing-Mainstream Resources-impact-towards Resilient Livelihoods & Community-Disaster-Resilient-Process along with life-skill-building and demonstrating sustainable food systems with rejuvenating rich social & ecological capital at local level towards Global Goals. Am a team-player working in tough & challenging-conditions & managing-major conflicts are my strength , undertake citizen action on minimizing risks due to climate induced disasters to address the Next-Development-Challenges. Am advocating local action & community adaptation with added skill building, Do No Harm , Peace building , justice & against social stigma for better wellbeing with micro-macro networking towards disaster resilient development and environmental sustainability. I am deeply advocating localize the SDGs and pursuing for local action & global networking towards risk informed resilient development. I have served as one of the Members to Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee (MAC) of Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Powered by FAO & UNEP, it is called as The One Planet Network & now working as one of the partners. https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/sustainable-food-systems/actors . Am now spearheading UDYAMA, (www.udyama.org ) as Secretary & Co-Founder, embarking on citizen-actions on mainstreaming DRR, END-WATER-POVERTY campaign, deepening governance on water and local biodiversity & capitalizing mainstream resources impact to livelihoods of small holdings linking with community resilient-process & climate-justice. The focused activities am harping on landscape advancement, wise water use, and agro-ecosystem restoration , soil carbon sequestration and carbon credit based initiatives, piloting green energy in tribal hinterlands along with digital transformation. Am also promoting life skill building integration with grass root innovations & inclusion is well reflected into action that has maximized greater lifestyle impacts. Am always advocating broad based livelihoods in cultivating nature based solutions for people & planet that has added value for money to resilience building & climate adaptation towards building of social, ecological, human capitals impact to livelihoods of vulnerable communities adversely impacted by climate induced disasters. Am one of the members/observers to GCF, GEF, UNCCD, UNEP & Global water partnership, Global Soil Partnership & Water & Climate Coalition . https://www.greenclimate.fund/about/partners/observers, http://nbsapforum.net/members/pradeep-mahapatra-0 Am a team-player working in tough & challenging-conditions & managing-major conflicts are my strength and undertaking emerging issues on net zero, race to resilience as gearing greenery & green energy governance as Next-Development-Challenges . https://www.google.co.in/search?ei=FI03W5P5FcnqvATaz4rwAw&q=climate+change+%2C+udyama%2C&oq=climate+change+%2C+udyama%2C&gs_l=psy-ab.12...11941.20680.0.22807.17.17.0.0.0.0.593.3509.0j12j4j5-1.17.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.2.507...0i13k1.0.xNyIzusCG60 , Am personally & professionally associated with many local, national international institutes for networking & Partnership :Network member Ecosystem Services Partnership , Climate Technology Change Network(CTCN), Life-member of Indian Association of Soil and Water-Conservation, Dehradun, India. Life-Member of Orissa Environmental Society, Bhubaneswar. Life member India Water Partnership & Global Water Partnership , Global Environment Facility ,Life Member of Indian Red Cross society, Network member to Revitalizing Rain-fed Agriculture (RRA),Network Member of Stakeholder Forum, AGWA, CLEAN, network member of Earth Day Network ,Network member to End Water Poverty Campaign, WSSCCC , SusanA , Sensitize2Sanitize, Gender and Water Alliance, water allies, Member Global soil Partnership. Accredited member to Global Benchmarking Alliance, Network member asia-sdgs-platform, Network-member of eradication of Hunger & Poverty, Network member APRCEM, Network member of, UNGLOBAL COMPACT, GACSA-FAO, UNISDR,UNESCAP, UNEP, National focal Point & member Regional Steering Committee for Asia at GNDR , Core Humanitarian Standards, C4C,SPHERE, member with Urban Poverty Migration , ACCCRN, CANSA, ,weAdapt ,WOCAT-,Roster Expert UNHABITAT-Observer UNFCCC Roster-Expert CDKN , Observer-UNCCD , ICLEI ,SAMHITA, Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves. Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). https://www.google.com/search?q=pradeep+mohapatra+,udyama&ei=aOh4XuzwNpDgz7sPwoyUsAY&start=50&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwjsxKrChrHoAhUQ8HMBHUIGBWY4KBDy0wN6BAgLEDQ&biw=1024&bih=489 Under my leadership UDYAMA is one of the Best NGOs awardees on Rural Reconstruction & Environment in 2006 , International Awardees on Environment 2014 & Best NGOs on Water Harvesting from UNESCO-2016 and many. Hope with my practical experience & learning ability in working with multiple stakeholders will take forward for macro level as one of the members . For other details please log on links: https://www.google.com/search?q=udyama+awards+%26+accolades&tbm=isch&chips=q:udyama+awards+%26+accolades,online_chips:ngo&hl=en-GB&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjymsDby6vrAhWCYCsKHVnUBd0Q4lYoBHoECAEQGQ&biw=1349&bih=657

I am a social entrepreneur, I am an innovator, I am a change maker and Catalyst 2030 is the place to be to co-create and accelerate the implementation of the SDG's.

catalysing change from humankind to kindhuman

Learning Sustainable Goals, putting them in Action to grow my Social Enterprise, connecting with other Master Minds, Meeting new people everyday Online and Offline.

connecting with like minds people they are impact pruner ,collaboration

I believe collaboration and peer to peer knowledge sharing are key to achieving SDGs

I am committed to making a meaningful contribution to initiatives that address SDGs. I am particularly passionate about initiatives linked to mental health, youth, and those that operate at the intersection of finance and social impact.

To achieve the vision, mission, objectives, and values of Catalyst 3030.

Be a catalyst for change

Support members find their place in the movement.

Alignment to the SDGs; connections with a network of committed allies; opportunity to learn, and to share what we have learned over a lifetime of advocacy, practice, and research

"Building today, a better Tanzania tomorrow''.

Networking, collaboration and opportunities for co-creation and support

Networking and create collaborations to accelerate the impacts

To work with like-mind social entrepreneurs around the world. In particular we are happy to work with those dedicated to food system transformation and sustainability - across environmental, social and nutritional indicators.

To promote Sustainable Development Goals among learners through STEM education. Therefore enabling them to transform their classroom learning into STEM solutions that address challenges facing sustainable living and growth. Quality education is the cornerstone to achieving sustainable goals and connecting learners in different countries through STEM sustainable development goals-based competitions allow them to share their throughs and engage in discourse around sustainability which promotes collective consciousness.

Our vision is to build a world where individuals and communities can have access to a sustainable, prosperous and happy life. We aspire to create a sustainable system that provides economic opportunities and promotes livelihoods by empowering the community with the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed. We envision a world where social entrepreneurship and organic farming connected with eco-tourism is a significant contributor to sustainable development, creating a positive impact on the environment, society, and economy.

We are working on increasing the capacity of women farmers, creating agri-entrepreneurs(Women & Men,

I am motivated to become part of Catalyst 2030 because I see a lot of inequality in the world, in my workplace, in my country of origin, country of work and country of residence. I believe that involving men in advancing women's cause is the best solution to inclusion, equity and diversity. As the Executive Director of Arise From Ashes, I am one of those on my team who advocate for the protection and empowerment of the less privileged, the marginalized - our first project was a tailoring and fashion design school for women in an underpriveleged community in Liberia. Since then, we created an agro-ecology farm where we have already integrated 26 Rural Women as beneficiaries. We also offered land to a High School where 60 students (male and female) will practice agro-ecology. I am also the Chairperson of the Liberian Women Empowerment Network in Europe. In collaboration with Arise From Ashes, we began a program for 20 young women to attend a vocational training center where they are now learning different skills that will lead them to independence: catering, graphic design, computer science, hotel management, cosmetology and auto-mechanic. I find Catalyst to be the best place because it provides network opportunities - it is only when we join forces that we can achieve the 2030 SDGs on diversity, equity and inclusion. I look forward to working with other NGOs in Catalyst to make this happen. Thank you for this beautiful concept.

As I'm a Journalist and Lecturer in the area of Active and Healthy Longevity and an activist against ageism, taking part at the StopIdadismo Movement in Portugal, I'm extremely motivated to be part of Catalyst in order to join forces to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) by 2030.

I am passionate about making Global impact to my community, the World at large, especially to the vulnerable populace and help ensure that the impact of Climate Change is been mitigated and eventually lead to an end to the era of Fossil fuel as we embrace Renewable Energy and achieved the SDGs Goals with focus on SDG Goal 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, and 17).

I want to change the narrative of the youth around me through food industry

To bring about positive change and impact to the lives of people who can't afford a better life,career.

The surge of infectious diseases in Nigeria, Africa, and other countries in the world continues to occur due to Research, Data, biotechnological, and health policy recommendations weak to tackle these challenges that cause a huge threat to most communities, especially in West African communities like Nigeria where disease outbreaks are more occurrences thousands of lives are often lost every day this membership grants me opportunities to learn from and collaborate with diverse International stakeholders and experts in the global health industry to connect, and gain a better understanding of critical interventions needed to address these challenges, by putting an end to the excruciating health decay caused by the infectious diseases.

Contribute and be a messenger for Catalyst 2030 in East AFrica

I hope to share knowledge and experiences and gain networking, funding and training opportunities

Prominent characteristics is that I am a result oriented and an excellent team player with the aim of contributing to the SDGs achievement globally by 2030.

To collaborate with like-minded professionals and work in the areas of energy transition and climate finance.

The incredible network of changemakers

I believe if we all come together, we can achieve wonders!