Upmanyu Patil
Managing Director
Upmanyu has spent more than three decades working across rural livelihoods, women’s entrepreneurship and community-led development. He helped shape the women-led enterprise model that laid the foundation for SURE.
Women at the centre of
rural climate action.
SURE builds women-led market infrastructure that helps farmers adopt climate-smart solutions and strengthens local livelihoods.
Our role
A stronger rural economy begins with local trust
SURE prepares rural women to become Sakhis—local entrepreneurs who connect farmers with useful products, practical knowledge and ongoing support.
Our 2030 ambition
10,000
Sakhis
1M
Rural households reached
2030
Target year
Rural women lead trusted local markets in which farmers can adopt climate-smart solutions and communities can build greater economic resilience.
Build a women-led network that helps farmers access, understand and adopt climate-smart agriculture, clean energy and livelihood solutions.
Our Journey
A young company built for rural adoption
SURE began in 2024 as a field-led startup building women-powered market access for climate-smart products. Its focus is practical: help useful solutions move from promising pilots to trusted adoption.
Milestones
2024 — Today-
2024
SURE begins
Sakhi Unique Resource Enterprise was established as a new company built to take the Sakhi model into more rural markets. Its early work included rural brand promotions with Britannia.
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2025
The operating model expands
SURE added project implementation, NGO services, food initiatives and value chain development to serve more rural-market needs.
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Today
Building for adoption at scale
SURE is bringing innovators, Sakhis and farmers into one field-led system that helps climate-smart solutions move from pilot to lasting adoption.
Management
Leadership grounded in rural markets
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Prashant Mandke
Co-founder & CEO
Prashant brings more than three decades of experience in rural marketing, business development and inclusive enterprise. He leads SURE’s work to connect useful products with rural communities through women-led distribution.
Rahul Hude
Chief Operating Officer
Rahul leads operations, product portfolio management and institutional sales. He works with partners and suppliers to strengthen product-market fit and deliver the Sakhi model effectively.
Governance
Board of Directors
Upmanyu Patil
Managing Director
Prashant Mandke
CEO & Founder
Ratnamala Hude
Director
Priyanka Patil
Director
Sunita Hude
Director
Dr. Mamata Kalyani
Director
What’s next
Help the Sakhi model reach more communities
Work with SURE to bring useful climate-smart products and livelihood opportunities closer to rural families.