Masters in Social Work with 15 years of working experience with various national and international NGOs donor agencies in area of programme implementation, donor management, fund raising, campaigns, advocacy and policy, strategy development and team management. Areas worked included; policy and advocacy, inclusive education, natural resource management, disability, bio-diversity, health, child rights and child protection, HIVAIDS, livelihood, gender and youth empowerment.
Management of residential children homes in NCR region with focus on long-term holistic development of orphaned, abandoned, traumatized and abused children as per Juvenile Justice Act. Ensuring education of such children as per RTE Act and SSA mandate. Coordinating research, legal and statutory compliance relating to children homes, capacity building of staff, organizing fund raising events, donor database management, reporting and documentation, proposal writing. Advocacy with government and private schools for inclusive education and girl child education in government and private schools.
Coordination of Bio-Diversity Strategy and Action Plan, Sub-State, Ladakh Region project funded by UNDP and Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India in Leh, Ladakh with multi stakeholders engagement. Managing portfolio of NGO partners, monitoring evaluation in India under the Central Rural Sanitation Programme, Rural Technology Mission supported by CAPART, under Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
Independent Consultant
Identifying new NGO partners and managing project partner’s portfolio in India and south Asia region. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting of big donor funded projects, developing strategy for partner capacity building, budgeting, project appraisals and documentation. Facilitating NGO project partners in areas of community based rehabilitation, Inclusive education, livelihood. Policy and advocacy with central and state government in areas of education, livelihood, disability inclusion.