Affiliations and Achievements:
? Initiated programs to promote Agriculture and allied activities, Nutrition Security – Reliance Nutrition Gardens, health – Arogya Shala, education – Night School, participation – Masik Ektha Sabha, communication – community radio & de-risking – community relief fund under the program’s Pancha Sutras.
? Established the Daan Mahotsav initiative to strengthen the rural transformation program.
? Implemented Taaza Sabzi which connected farmers directly to consumers through delivery of fresh vegetables to the consumer’s doorsteps.
? Managed projects in 2 states – Karnataka & Tamil Nadu – and delivered all targets as per plan for 4 consecutive years.
? Conducted training & capacity building programs for BIJ team members across India based on the Outward Mindset Model of the Arbinger Institute.
? Developed manuals in English & Kannada and trained 50+ social Engineers working for various VAs in providing rural transformation support.
? Developed information education & communication (IEC) materials & a thematic documentary on all functional areas and ensured effective utilization in awareness & capacity building programs, reaching 160,000 members across Karnataka & Maharashtra states.
? Improved community outreach & communication in the rural areas by forming a folk arts team and organizing folk events including street plays & folk songs.
? Collaborated with GFSPL and provided financial assistance through 15, 000 no. of loans for construction of toilets & access to water reaching a total of 60,000 beneficiaries.
? Facilitated construction of low cost & durable toilets with required quality standards by training 3000 masons in the construction of WATSAN modular units.
? Brought the project back on track by addressing & resolving issues and ensured achievement of all project milestones & objectives.
? Managed project funds of over INR 5 crore ensuring on time & optimum utilization.
? Designed an album on water & sanitation showcasing issues, needs, challenges and usage modes.
? Secured license under the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act – FCRA – for the Navya Disha Trust enabling mobilization of foreign funding for projects.
? Wrote & submitted proposals for projects to Water.org and received sanctions for 5-year projects.
? Built water & sanitation structures that benefited 10,000+ families in period of 2 years. Conducted management development programs for project managers working with FINISH on promotion of community institutions.
? Designed, coordinated & conducted training programs on Water resource conservation, Mutual Insurance microfinance, disaster risk reduction & gender issues.
? Conducted & taught in programs related to microfinance & tank-based watersheds covering 100+ personnel working on related projects
? Designed & taught 3 courses on communication & environmental topics for postgraduate students.
? Conducted management development programs on promotion of people institutions for project managers working with Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha (JSYS) – the nodal agency for community based tank management in Karnataka
? Provided guidance on field work & research 6 students of the Postgraduate Program on in Development Management (PGDM) in the areas of natural resource conservation & program management
? Taught Marketing of Development concepts (MODE) to professionals of DHAN Foundation under DHAN Development Professionals Program (DDPP)
? Documented & prepared 100+ case studies on project implementation process, rural transformation initiatives, transformation of marginal families and mutual insurance
? Coordinated activities of the Academy’s Advanced Centre for Skill and Knowledge on Mutual Insurance, ASKMI and designed & conducted training programs on aspects of Micro Insurance, Mutuals and social security.
? Participated in the in-house editing of publications of DHAN Foundation
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