Jaimala the Visionary leader and social entrepreneur, is the co-founder and Trustee Secretary of Vatsalya Society an NGO established for the education and rehabilitation of Street Children and children from difficult circumstances. She has been main force in impacting lives of thousands of children and women. She founded two organizations Vatsalya (www.vatsalya.org) and Anoothi (www.anoothiindia.com). By qualification, she is an M.Sc (food and nutrition) and an MPH in Public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She is a Professional member of the Indian Society of Applied Behaviour Sciences (ISABS). She worked at the premior Institute Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur before founding Vatsalya. The Chhoti Maa, as lovingly called by the children, women, and staff of Vatsalya and Anoothi, infuses energy in every person associated with the organization. She has authored the book " Eighteen Million Question Marks, a book dedicated to the life of street children. She has authored three other books also.
Jaimala has completed about 40 research projects including some action research in Reproductive and Child Health, Child Nutrition, and behavior training. She loves reading, writing, cooking, singing and above all the keen learner.
Hitesh is a Co-Founder of Vatsalya Society and currently working as CEO. He has been project leads on numerous projects in the areas of Nutrition, Public health management, HIV/AIDS, food fortification, skill development and education. He has earned his Ph.D. from BITS-Pilani, India, and his Master in Public Health (MPH) from the University of North Carolina at chapel hill, USA. His three-and-a-half-decade career can be divided mainly into two parts; first 15 years in Health Management and thereafter 20 years leading Vatsalya Society an NPO. He encourages participative decision making process and believes in team work. He is leading the team of 60 people currently. As the chief executive he is responsible of all the operations of Vatsalya. His goal is to make Vatsalya self sustaining in long term and contribute developing innovative working models of growth for the society.