Pankaj Raman Srivastva

27 years of experience in child care, child protection, programme management, monitoring, and holistic child development.

Former Assistant Director, SOS Children’s Villages of India, with extensive work experience in Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

Core expertise: Child Rights & Protection, Programme Planning, Budgeting, MIS & Reporting, Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Building, and Government/NGO Coordination.

Pooja Kandula

I am an accomplished Strategic Project Manager with a demonstrated history of success in managing complex projects and fostering collaboration across diverse sectors. Specializing in Child Protection and Social Impact, I thrive in high-pressure environments and excel at addressing challenges proactively.

My career spans extensive work with grassroots organizations, government bodies, and funding agencies, providing me with a unique perspective to design and implement programs that drive sustainable social impact.

Nirupama Singh

20+ years of hands-on experience with the District Child Protection Unit, Varanasi.

Recognition: Rajpal Award for outstanding contribution to child protection.

Core work: CWC/JJB coordination, rescue, rehabilitation, restoration, community awareness, training and inter-departmental coordination.

Preetesh Kumar Tiwari

20+ years of rich professional experience and technical expertise in Child Protection and Social Development.

Core work: System strengthening, policy implementation, advocacy and campaign management, government coordination, capacity building and programme management.

His work focuses on translating policies and legal frameworks into effective field-level action, strengthening inter-departmental convergence, and improving child protection systems. He has also contributed to policies, protocols, guidelines, training resources, monitoring frameworks, implementation strategies and system-strengthening initiatives.

Umesh Kumar Gupta

20+ years of technical and managerial experience in project management and grant management with non-profits and international development agencies.

Core competencies: Project Management, Communications & Campaigns, Government Partnerships, Policy Advocacy and Media Management.

Issue areas: Child Protection, Anti-Human Trafficking, Livelihood, Social Finance, Disaster Risk Response and Women in Emergencies.

Nimisha Tiwari

15+ years of professional experience in mental health, psychosocial support, counselling, and women and child rights, with extensive experience supporting children, women and other vulnerable individuals facing emotional, psychological and social challenges.

Areas of professional support: Trauma, violence, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self-harm concerns, low self-esteem, family distress and other stress-related conditions. Her work includes psychosocial assessment and support, crisis intervention, family counselling, rehabilitation and strengthening support systems.

Professional engagement: Member of the Local Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She has also been facilitating at the 1090 Women Power Line under the Women and Child Security Organization, Uttar Pradesh, as a Psychological Practitioner/Tele-Counsellor.

She has additionally provided mental health and psychological services through Sambal Drug De-Addiction and Psychiatric Hospital, Lucknow. Her professional approach focuses on trauma-informed counselling, psychosocial care, emotional well-being, family support and capacity building for women, children and vulnerable individuals.

Mustaque Ahmad

30 years of experience in livelihood and community-based development.

Livelihood: Three decades of hands-on experience strengthening rural household economic resilience through participatory, community-driven models.

Goat Rearing: Expertise in designing, training and implementing goat-based livelihood models for small and marginal farmers and landless families.

Health & Nutrition: Contributions in maternal and child health, malnutrition reduction and community-based nutrition programmes.

Himanshu Srivastav

5+ years of experience in Rural development, agribusiness strategy, value-chain development, market linkages and rural livelihood initiatives. Proven experience in strengthening farmer institutions, developing sustainable FPO businesses, facilitating commercial partnerships and supporting various enterprises.

Experienced in implementing EU, NABARD and Walmart-funded projects, supporting 5000+ farmers and working with FPOs, government departments, development organizations and other stakeholders to translate agricultural opportunities into sustainable farmer enterprises.

Amal Raj Dubey

5 years of dedicated experience as Consultant with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.

Strong expertise in Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI), preparation, monitoring and review of GPDP, SDG localization, data collection, validation, analysis, dashboards and reporting.

Also brings knowledge of child protection systems and their integration into local governance and planning.

Shahnaz Bano

7+ years of experience across child protection, education, health and livelihood programmes.

Expertise includes project management, stakeholder engagement, monitoring frameworks, data analysis, research-based advocacy and capacity building with government agencies, NGOs and communities.

She has worked with WCD, Education, UPSRLM, Health, CWC and Anti Human Trafficking Units and has designed training modules for DCPU, CWPO, SMCs, PRIs and CPCs.