SoCHers
Advisory SoCHers
Dr. Mehta is veteran agriculture scientist with PhD in plant physiology and plant breeding and M.Sc. in Agriculture. He is one of the lead scientist and is involved in the invention of 15 agriculture crops of cereal, spices and cash crops during his public service career and have 35 years of research, extension and administration experience. His work has been published and acknowledged in form of research, technical articles, and books and guided many students. He is president of Gujarat Association for Agriculture Sciences and ex -Joint secretary of Gujarat Horticulture Association. He was associated as a Penal Expert Member for ICAR and members in agriculture universities research committees, and expert for project of international bodies like IFAD, EU etc. His additional expertise includes natural resource management, rural livelihood, Disaster management and women empowerment. Dr. Rawal has done his M.D. in Preventive and Social Medicine and M.D. in Psychiatry. He has served Department of Health and Family Welfare Government of Gujarat for 37 years in different capacities such as Additional Director Medical Education and Research, Director State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Joint Director AIDS Control Cell etc. He is a public health expert with veteran experience in training, methodology, research and evaluation. He had been instrumental to develop Gujarat State Health Perspective Plan 2010 and recently he contributed to ICMR study on life style and health issues in Gujarat. He has acted as professor as well as Dean in different medical colleges in Gujarat. Dr. Bakre has done MD in Psychiatry and Diploma in psychological medicines. He served in public services in different capacities as administrator, coordinator, academician, advisor and expert on issues related to mental health at state and national level. He has been closely associated with development sector working on mental health issues. He played pioneer role in design and establishment of Mental Health Program of Government of Gujarat and was appointed as Honorary Psychiatrist of Governor of Gujarat. He lead various innovative concepts in disability sector such as half way home, Community based rehabilitation, indoor and day care of patients with mental illness etc. He has represented state government initiatives to World Health Organization as well. Dr. Bakre has 15 years of varied experience in disability sector and is expert specifically in mental health program design, training and research. Dr. Bharat holds doctorate in Disaster Management, Masters in Business Administration and graduation in Agriculture. He is a veteran professional with 35 years of hands on experience in training, teaching, research and documentation. His core sectoral experience is in disaster management, watershed management, rural development, and sustainable development. He has trained more than 20000 government and non government professionals. Bharat has extensive orientation of design, development, and implementation of government developmental programs. He is a renowned faculty at various academic institutions in disaster management and human resource development.
Skills
Associate SoCHers
Elamma has a degree in Psychology from Gujarat University, Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicines, UK. She has had various international trainings which include Household Economic Security, Emergency Market Mapping Analysis, Sphere, Gender and Security management. She has 25 years of national and international experience in the humanitarian relief and development sector with INGOs such as OXFAM, Médecins sans Frontières and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society on bilateral and multilateral cooperation projects in partnership with civil society organizations. She is competent in programme and personnel management particularly in livelihoods, education, mainstreaming gender and inclusion of socially excluded groups of people. Elamma is interested in international trends in humanitarian sector, project and organization management systems besides looking at humane interest stories with people’s participation. DevangAjmera brings 12 years of information technology and software development experience. He is Science graduate and has post graduate diploma in Advance Computing from CDAC. He has worked with various international software development firms in Gujarat and Maharashtra. He is proficient in operating systems, development tools of Microsoft, database systems, latest web technologies and configuration tools. He is one of the leading team members in development and maintenance of various business applications for corporate houses, banking firms for business promotion and client interactions such as health cards. Sangram has a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from CEPT, Ahmedabad. He has worked in various capacities with corporate, government and academic institutions. He has 12 years of experience in all aspects of Architectural design, Execution & Project Management at site for various types of projects, market sectors, and clients in different regions of India, USA and UAE.The key sector expertise of Sangram includes Architectural & Interior Design from concept to completion, Sustainability and Energy Efficiency. He is an expert in Green Building Technology and facilitates numerous buildings for International Green certifications such as LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design). Sunita is a Doctor in Medicine (Acupuncture) and holds fellowship in Leadership Development Mechanism . She has worked with many international organizations as a Manager and Technical resource person UNICEF and Plan India across various states in India. Sunita has sectoral experience in education, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS sector. She has thorough knowledge and skills of project management cycle especially project planning, monitoring and evaluation. She had lead and facilitated large scale training programs especially in education and Health sectors. Sunita has sound understanding and knowledge of community based communication approaches and strategy development. Veena is an executive and a specialized Women Leadership Transformation Coach and is Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by Erickson Art and Science of Coaching and Six Sigma Certified trainer from GE Medical Systems Asia (GEMSA), Singapore. She is expert in capacity building for enhancing self-awareness among leaders. She has more than 20 years of experience of working with some of the best fortune 500 companies of the world such as GE, WNS, Whirlpool, UST Global and Manufacturing, FMCG,BPOs and IT industries etc. She led many roles ranging from Business HR to Leadership coaching and mentoring.Her areas of expertise include Effective Conflict Management, Effective Decision Making Skills, Team Leadership/ Organisational Leadership, Effective Stress Management, Executive Coaching and Mentoring, Coaching to Enhance Communication, Law of attraction, Emotional Intelligence, Creative Visualization and lateral thinking etc.
Core SoCHers
Arvind has done MBA with specialisation in HRM and graduation in Forestry. Since 21 years he has worked as senior manager of large scale programs in development sectors with international and national NGOs and consultancy firms like Handicap International ( Gujarat State Manager), Raman Development Consultants (SMT consultant), Community AID & Sponsorship Program ( Project Support Unit – Project Manager), Oxfam ( Project Officer) and All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (Project Coordinator). He is a techno- manager with expertise in Strategy Development, Capacity Building, Organisation Development, Project Management Cycle, System Development and Partnership Management. He has worked in Disability, HIV/AIDS & Public Health, Disaster Management, Natural Resource Management with focus on civil society and community led perspective to developmental issues. Shivangi has done her Masters in Social work. She has been trained in community mobilisation,capacity building, research and documentation. She has managed various training program related to quality standards in health sector. Along with this she has been trained in Gender Resource Center and Janpath and has sound understanding of working with vulnerable communities through participatory approaches. Neha has Masters Degree in Psychology and have 26 years of technical and managerial experience in development sector. She has served various national organizations such Self Employed Women Association, Community Aid and Sponsorship Program (Project Support Unit for HIV/AIDS), and Consumer Research and Education Center. Her core expertise includes management of research studies, module development, methodology and imparting training, and project evaluations. Along with this she has extended her services to national and international organizations for documentation and development of communication tools. She has in-depth knowledge and understanding of issues related to HIV/AIDS, women empowerment, disaster management and community based approaches. Kiran has graduated in science and undergone many international training programs on program management. He owns years of experience in large scale program management especially in disaster relief, rehabilitation and community base approaches with international organizations like Oxfam and Care. He has strong research and documentation experience with international universities on socio-economic aspects on issues like poverty in urban and rural India, human rights and scientific temperament. He has also rendered services on projects related to gender, diversity and equal opportunity. He has more than 32 years of experience in development sector. Subhalaxmi is a development professional holding Master Degree in Social work and combining it with Diploma in Human Resource management, Industrial relation and Personnel management. She has 9 years of rich experience of managing large scale projects with international and national organizations like Handicap International, Center for Environment Education and Self Employed Women’s Association in the sectors of disability, environment, energy, health and women empowerment. She has expertise in training, community mobilization, and corporate management with a tinge of community based approaches. Dr. Bharat is a veteran development sector professional with Bachelor in System of Ayurvedic Medicine. Dr. Bharat has more than 32 years experience in development sector in fields like health, HIV/AIDS, Child rights with core strengths of developing resource mobilization strategies, capacity building, research and documentation. He has served international organizations such as Help Age, Child Relief and You ( CRY), Agakhan Health Services and national organizations like Community AID & Sponsorship Program. He rendered expert services to government, corporate and civil society organizations. Rajesh is an active social development workers with IT back ground. He has worked with many developmental and academic organisations like Indian Institute of Management, Unnati etc. He has actively participated in development of various publications and visibility tools. Along with it, he is an expert in data analysis using different analysis packages including SPSS. Jaysukh has Masters Degree in Psychology. He has worked in disability sector since 8 years at grass root level. Jaysukh has managed various projects related to disability specifically for intellectual disability and autism and managed schools for special children. He has facilitated implementation of disability component in Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, managed Abilympics(special Olympics) and other sports and cultural programs for children with disabilities. He has been instrumental in coordinating with NGOs to spread awareness on disability issues in South Gujarat. Jaysukh has also worked as lecturer as well.
