Welcome to OBLF USA

Transforming Communities, Bridging Continents

OBLF USA supports program implementation through its partner organization, OBLF India, driving impactful initiatives in education, healthcare, and livelihoods for underserved rural communities. As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 86-2797911), OBLF USA aims to empower individuals and create sustainable change in underprivileged rural communities of India. Together, we are building brighter futures.

Our Mission

At OBLF USA, we believe in global collaboration to foster local empowerment. Through strategic funding and programmatic partnerships with OBLF India, we work to:

  • Improve literacy and education for children in rural India.
  • Provide livelihood opportunities and skilling programs for women and youth.
  • Enhance community health through integrated care services.
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Programs We Support

These programs collectively aim to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, including quality education, good health, and poverty alleviation.

Elevate

Building Foundational Literacy

Transforming education by bridging learning gaps in government schools through interactive English literacy programs.

Kickstart

Empowering Women and Youth

Equipping rural women and youth with employable skills, fostering self-sufficiency and economic independence.

Remedy

Holistic Healthcare Access

Delivering essential healthcare services, including primary care, mental health, and geriatric support to marginalized communities.

Nurture

Sustainable Community Development

Supporting tribal and migrant communities with education, healthcare, and essential resources.

Meet the Team

OBLF USA

ANAMIKA MAJUMDER

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

ANAMIKA MAJUMDER

Anamika, the Founder of OBLF is a Software Professional, based out of Boston, MA. She has worked for companies like Sun Microsystems, Thomson Reuters/DTCC, The MathWorks, Optum/UnitedHealthGroup in the USA for 2 decades. With an undergrad degree in Architecture from MNIT Jaipur and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Anamika also has a demonstrated history of working in non-profit management. When she moved back to India in 2010, Anamika spent her time traveling to government schools in Bangalore and interacting with the children.  Her experiences at these state-run schools cemented her beliefs about improving the quality of education and enhance learning experiences for children in rural India. Anamika’s mission to instill a love of learning in underprivileged children became the founding philosophy for OBLF and in July 2010, the organization was set up to meet those ends. Anamika has run full marathons for OBLF in Berlin, Mumbai, Chicago and Cape Town. She aspires to also run marathons in the remaining 3 continents for this cause that is very close to her heart. 

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SCOTT FORTMANN

TREASURER

SCOTT FORTMANN

Scott Fortmann is retired after a career as a lawyer in private practice and then a career in human resources with Intel Corporation. Based upon his experiences working with non-profits in the US, Africa, and Asia, Scott believes strongly that the education of children, particularly girls, is critical to reducing poverty and promoting the economic development of communities.  Scott joined OBLF in 2021 and serves as President of OBLF USA. In his spare time, he travels and rides his bike.

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DAAMAN HEJMADI

VICE PRESIDENT

DAAMAN HEJMADI

Daaman Hejmadi is an accomplished semiconductor executive with a passion for working with diverse people and teams to bring life-changing products and technologies to market. He has a proven track record for achieving bold objectives and transforming global teams to deliver predictable, high quality, and repeatable results. These results span a diverse range of customers, technologies, products, markets, and supplier eco-systems.

Under Hejmadi’s leadership, he and his teams have consistently applied this passion delivering technological advancements benefiting global societies, and the companies in which they have served. Tenets to his success include strategic planning, design transformation, customer focus, technology innovation, operational and organizational excellence, and business expansion.

His extensive executive leadership and engineering experience spans semiconductor device manufacturing giants over the past three decades. Hejmadi’s most recent tour with Intel began in 2016 culminating in the role of Corporate Vice President & Infrastructure and Platform Solutions Group General Manager propelling the recovery of process technology leadership by creating a development platform for internal and external customers. This was preceded by nine years with Qualcomm in the capacity of Vice President of Engineering revolutionizing their development landscape, transforming their Bangalore design center from a small augmentation team to an engineering powerhouse comprised of ~4K staff.

Hejmadi’s initial service with Intel (1991-2007) is where he launched his career as a CAD Technologist pioneering the use of inter-tool communications to deliver integrated CAD solutions. In recognition of his achievements and leadership potential, he advanced into CPU Engineering Management (Itanium™ Processor Family and Whitefield™), followed by Director of Engineering (Bangalore Chipset) where he was accountable for leading core and global design efforts maximizing the output of 100+ engineers building high-performance Xeon server chipsets (a $4B adjacent high-volume chipset market for Intel) and supervising operations of a $25M+ datacenter.

He currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to Silicon Catalyst and is a volunteer at the San Jose Family Shelter. He also serves on the board of One Billion Literates foundation and does fund raising for the Akshaya Patra foundation. Hejmadi speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.

Hejmadi holds a Master of Business Administration in Organizational Behavior and Finance from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science and Engineering) at the Indian Institute of Science preceded by a Bachelor of Science in Physics/Electronics from the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.

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LEENA JANARDANAN

SECRETARY

LEENA JANARDANAN

Leena is a seasoned engineering leader and lives in Santa Clara, California. She is presently a leader in the personalization org at Netflix. Over the last 20 years, she has worked at companies ranging from small startups in the smart grid sector to large e-commerce companies like eBay. She has a Master’s degree in computer science from Arizona State University and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Mysore. Over the years, she has volunteered in an individual capacity at various organizations like BestBuddies, Maitri and Habitat For Humanity as well as supported organizations like Asha and Surkitham in India, all serving a wide range of communities and needs. Having directly seen the impact non-profits can have, she has taken that passion to OBLF and is excited to help grow it’s impact. Any spare time she has is devoted to her family, her two dogs and her love for gardening.

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SARATH KURAVI

TRUSTEE

SARATH KURAVI

Sarath Kuravi is an Entrepreneur and Community Organizer spending time building IT services organization specializing in Data Engineering & Analytics and volunteering for charitable organizations. For the past 20+ years he has been highly involved in community related initiatives providing leadership, vision and strategy for furthering the cause of Non-profits. He held board positions and executive leadership positions with IndoUS Chamber of Commerce Northeast Florida, Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, Hindu Society of Northeast Florida, Children’s International Summer Villages whilst also volunteering for few other organizations. He received “40 under 40” award from Business Journal honoring 40 of Jacksonville's up-and- coming leaders under the age of 40 contributing to the local community. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from University of Toledo, OH and an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering NIT Jaipur.

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ABHI BHATTACHARY

TRUSTEE

ABHI BHATTACHARY

Abhi is the founder of a digital marketing agency that has partnered globally with several startups to Fortune 500 companies. With a background in engineering and marketing, he combines his analytical skills with his creative skills to help his clients build and launch innovative brands and marketing campaigns. He's always been driven by a desire to make a real positive impact in the non-profit sector. Using the power of marketing for good, his goal is to help amplify OBLF's story and generate empowering change in creating lasting and scalable social good for all.

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OBLF India

Led by an experienced team of educators, healthcare professionals, and social entrepreneurs. Learn more about OBLF India’s team

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These programs collectively aim to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, including quality education, good health, and poverty alleviation.

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