Our Story
Origins in Bengaluru – MEDZER Foundation Trust is a registered Trust established in Aug 2023 in Bengaluru. The Trust was initially started as a small initiative to help the care needed for elderly communities. But as time elapsed the founding team clearly understood the need to work closely at grass-root levels with youth from marginalized backgrounds and help them create life that enables their upliftment but also brings solace to the rising demands of the healthcare need (especially elderly care).
Why Mon District, Nagaland, Mon District is one of the most neglected districts coming under the State of Nagaland. Key challenges include poverty, unemployment, lack of infrastructure, inadequate healthcare and education, and social issues like gender inequality and child labor. Additionally, the district has experienced social unrest and violence related to insurgency and counter-insurgency operations.
The problem we address -Story of Anna’s Corner
To create inclusive platforms for underserved youth that provide access to life skills, education, livelihood opportunities, and leadership development Enabling them to overcome socio-economic barriers and build a future of dignity, equity, and self-reliance.
To nurture a generation of empowered, resilient, and purpose-driven youth from marginalized communities across India
Compassion, Integrity and Desire to reach out
Social Entrepreneur with over 30 years of management experience spanning across IT, Manufacturing, and healthcare. Currently involved actively in Northeast India, with focus towards building a resilient healthcare model. Also passionate about mentoring youth in pursuing social entrepreneurship as a way of uplifting the marginalised communities. He believes that social sustainability is a core ingredient or a success recipe, while re-engineering social programs. Manesh has a master’s in social Innovation & Entrepreneurship from London School of Economics.
With a career spanning over 15 years in teaching as well as clinical microbiology, Tribeni brings to the team her rich experience of building training protocols for better healthcare services. She has coordinated with governmental agencies on implementation of various programs of Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTC) and has overseen the functionality of various aspects of testing and counselling of patients, Conduction of awareness workshops at community level, schools, and colleges on HIV/ AIDS/ COVID quarantine awareness. Her passion revolves around teaching and applied research for uplifting communities. MD, Microbiology Diploma in Hospital Administration from Symbiosis Institute of management, Pune, India
A Consultant Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist, Dr Manju is experienced in setting up Critical Care Units (CCU) in multi-specialty hospitals in India. Her forte is setting up protocols and capacity building through rigorous training of successive levels of caregivers in any CCU settings. A brilliant academician, with qualifications including MRCP medicine, European Diploma in critical care, Indian Fellowship in critical care, MD and DNB in pulmonology, her experience pans government to corporate healthcare. She is actively involved in critical care associations for knowledge sharing and collaborations.
The team comprises of young talent from various States, who have been handpicked from diverse backgrounds. Every team member goes through an early orientation on our core values, which stands for committing to serve all with equal respect, irrespective of their background.
Our team is headed by Ngunyuh Konyak (Angun).
A true bred professional out of Medezer’s first batch of leadership intervention into community. Angun was responsible for Medezer’s pioneering work of starting their first Student Development Centre at Mon District. She has been instrumental in designing the health care assistant training program in collaboration with the local district hospital. She has a thirst for changing the lives of teenage girls needing a serious upliftment in their social status. She advocates the strong empowerment of young girl’s voice in order to bring the real change among under developed communities.
