Bhisma Kumar Bai is a Junior Manager for Strategic Communications at Gram Vikas. He manages intern and volunteer mobilisation from colleges and universities and leads media outreach. He joined in 2021 after nine years at OXFAM India in Bangalore, Jaipur, and Bhubaneswar, where he worked on public engagement and fundraising. Bhisma holds an MBA in […]
Bhagya Laxmi Puhan is an Engineer in the Holistic Rural Development Project in Keonjhar district. She develops engineering plans and designs using AutoCAD and QGIS to support piped water supply systems, and other land development work undertaken in the project. She joined Gram Vikas in 2018. Bhagya holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Ramarani […]
Tusharkanta Behura is a Thematic Coordinator in Livelihoods in Karadasing FCO, Gajapati district. He mobilises communities to form local committees and supports residents in accessing government entitlements. He joined Gram Vikas in 2015. He holds a Master of Social Work from Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar.
Trinath Pradhan is a Thematic Coordinator for Water Source Sustainability work in Rudhapadar FCO, Ghumusur. He mobilises communities and supports water initiatives on the ground. He joined Gram Vikas in 2001 and brings over two decades of experience in social development. He completed Matriculation from Project High School, Kolab Nagar.
Susanta Kumar Pradhan is a Thematic Coordinator for Water in Daringbadi FCO, Kandhamal. He joined Gram Vikas in 2002. Over the decades he has built deep expertise in community mobilisation and water and sanitation initiatives. He holds a Master in Social Work from Binayak Mission University.
Sunil Kumar Sahu is a Thematic Coordinator for Sanitation & Health in Kumudabahal FCO, Kalahandi. He joined Gram Vikas in 2015. He builds and supervises toilet and bathing room construction, and works on Water Quality Management in communities. He completed Intermediate in Arts from Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Tribal College, Kalheipali, Sambalpur.
Sumati Devi is a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions in Gumla FCO, Jharkhand. She joined Gram Vikas in 2017. She creates awareness on water, sanitation, and hygiene at the household level, drawing on seven years of earlier experience working with rural communities and women’s groups in Jharkhand. She completed Class 10 from Government Higher Secondary […]
Sumanta Raita is a Thematic Coordinator for Water in Surada FCO, Ghumusur. He joined Gram Vikas in 2020. He supervises the construction of piped water supply systems and trains communities on maintenance. Before joining, he was a Teacher at the Centre for Child and Women Development in Mohana block, Gajapati, for seven years, and a […]
Sukadev Swain is a Thematic Coordinator for Water at Gram Vikas. He works in the Holistic Rural Development Project in Keonjhar. He supervises construction of piped water supply systems, including water tanks, toilet and bathing rooms, and pipe connections, and trains communities on system maintenance. Before joining in 2008, he worked as Production In-charge and […]
Sujit Swain is a Thematic Coordinator for Water Source Sustainability work in Karadasing FCO, Gajapati district. He joined Gram Vikas in 2019. He supports springshed work and provides technical support for soil and water conservation structures, including trench formation. He completed Intermediate in Commerce from Chidananda Saraswati (Junior) Mahabidyalaya, Bamokoi.
