Year

Institute/University              

Course

Pursuing

Since January 2006

Institute of Chartered and Financial Analyst of India (ICFAI), Hyderabad

Master in Public Policy

June 2004

University of Humanistic, Netherlands

Certificate in Human Development and Human Rights

1998-2000

Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi

Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development

Elective: Forestry and Wasteland development

Dissertation: Concurrent Evaluation of SHG approach in Natural Resource Management

1994-1997

Faculty of Science,

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Graduation –Mathematics (Hons.), Statistics, Physics

Year

Organization

Position held

Key Responsibilities

August’2005-Till now

Center for World Solidarity, Secunderabad

(CWS is a grant making organizations for grass root organizations in Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Orissa on core area of Governance, Human rights, Dalit, NRM, Gender and Tribal issue)

Project Coordinator, Human Rights Program

·   To facilitate program partners   on protection of civil and political rights in Five States (Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand) and manage the overall Human rights desk.

·   Capacity building of partners and individual fellows

·   Review of new submitted project, approval, monitoring, evaluation, planning, project cycle assessment, technical support to program partners.

·    Communication with partners, Donor and  other forums,

·   Documentation and report writing

·   Mainstreaming Human rights approach in all CWS program desk.

·   To organize Workshop, Training. 

·   To promote new initiatives for horizontal growth of desk.

January’2003-July’2005

JUDAV, Jharkhand

(Judav is a advocacy and network promoting organization in Jharkhand work on governance, Education, livelihood and women’s related issue)

Project Facilitator-ABHIYAN (Abhiyan is a network of more than 60 grass root organizations on governance and livelihood)

·    To Manage Ranchi office, maintain day to day management and communication with network partners.

·    Project planning and monitoring of Tribal Self Governance initiatives in 20 Districts of Jharkhand.

·    Monitor 20 independent fellows.

·    Training and capacity building to network partners, community leaders and fellows.

·    Documentation and report writing

·    Fund raising and related communication

·    IEC material development and organizing programs

February’.2002-December’ 2002

Gram Swarajya Abhiyan, Ranchi

(Gram Swarajya Abhiyan is a network against Hunger and coordinating Right to Food Campaign in Jharkhand)

Research and Documentation Coordinator

·    Documentation on Hunger and Drought situation in Jharkhand.

·    Strengthen Right to Food Campaign in Jharkhand

·    Support to state advisor, Food commissioner appointed by Supreme Court of India.

·    Media advocacy

·    Strengthen partners on social audit process

June’2000-January’2002

Free Legal Aid Committee (FLAC), Jamshedpur

(FLAC is a legal and advocacy oriented organization)

Communication and Documentation Coordinator

·    Coordination of Anti Witch hunting campaign in Four districts of Jharkhand

·    Documentation of Witch hunting related atrocities and report writing.

·    Linkage of campaign with other organizations and women networks

·    Advocacy on witch hunting issue with media, MLAs and Government officials

Organization

Performance

Center for World Solidarity, August’2005-Till now

·   Technical support and input to six human rights partner organizations and five individual fellows to address civil and political rights issue.

·  Making a documentary film” Nirmala” on rights of HIV/AIDS infected peoples.

·  Developed system of monitoring using RBM approach for partners and fellows.

·  Started Human Rights school education with ten schools in Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa.

·  Initiated Campaign on National Rural Employment Guarantee Act with sixty organizations in Orissa and Jharkhand.

·  Developed MIS for all the fellowship program of CWS.

·  Developed alliance with NCAS, Pune, Social Watch group and B.M. Thakur Law College, Purnia (Bihar) on people centered advocacy.

·  Initiated Prisoners right and Prison reform aspect in Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.

·  Published booklet titled “Lok Adalat & Public Interest Litigation”.

·  Developed IEC material on Witch hunting issue

JUDAV / ABHIYAN, Ranchi January’2003-July’2005

·  Developed Project proposals and detailed planning on Self-Governance for livelihood support.

·  Conducted study on “Self governance System among indigenous communities in Jharkhand”

·  Oriented 20 fellows to strengthen 200 traditional Gram Sabhas towards managing village resources for livelihood promotion.

·  Prepared training modules on Self Governance

·  Part of organizing committee during  World Social Forum’ Mumbai

·  Organized seminar on Tribal Self Governance theme at WSF’ Mumbai.

·  Organized State level rally on  community control over natural resources and PESA

·  Developed IEC materials including music cassette on Tribal Identity, Right to Education, Displacement and Self Governance.

·  Campaigns on community control natural resources, displacement and regional issue through “Bisthapan Mukti Manch”, “Campaign for Right to Education in Jharkhand” and “Jharkhand Hulgulan Manch”.

·  Conducted social audit on people’s entitlement related to food related social security schemes in 20 districts of Jharkhand.

Gram Swarajya Abhiyan, Ranchi

February’.2002-December’ 2002

·  Conducted Study on “Status of Food related Social Security Schemes in Jharkhand” during Februry-December, 2002.

·  Conducted Social Audit in Palamu, Ranchi and Godda District.

·  Edited booklet on “Right to Food” and “Midday Meal Scheme” in Jharkhand

·  Publication of Bi-monthly newsletter “Gram Swarajya”.

·  Organized a mass rally on Right to Food in Ranchi on December 21, 2002.

·  Managed network on Right to Food consisting 25 partners.

·  Liaison and Coordinating with Government officials and Departments.

Free Legal Aid Committee (FLAC), Jamshedpur

June’2000-January’2002

·  Worked for Enactment of Law against Witch Hunting in Jharkhand.

·  Conducted study on “Branding of women as Witches in Jharkhand”.

·  Prepared training modules against Witch Hunting practice

·  Media advocacy on Witch hunting.

·  Monitoring of project “Awareness campaign against branding of Women as Witches” in four districts of Jharkhand.