Sudhansu Sekhar Rath

Sudhansu Sekhar Rath is a Field Expert for Sanitation & Health thematic, currently working in the CROPS Project in Rudhapadar FCO, Ghumusur. He mobilises communities to establish nutrition gardens using grey water. Before joining Gram Vikas in 2015, he spent 12 years at People’s Rural Education Movement (PREM) on health, education, and livelihood programmes. He […]

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Subin Das

Subin Das is a Thematic Coordinator for Water. He is the Project Manager, for SBI Foundation-supported Gram Saksham Project, and the InterGlobe Foundation-supported Furthering Water Secure Gram Panchayats project in Lanjigarh block, Kalahandi. He brings over a decade and a half of experience working with rural communities, with expertise in community mobilisation and WATSAN infrastructure […]

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Subash Gamango

Subash Gamango is a Thematic Coordinator for Livelihoods in Gumma FCO, Gajapati district. He supports water user group formation, collective farming, organic farming training, and animal vaccination through government convergence. He joined Gram Vikas in 2019. He completed Intermediate in Arts from Rushikulya College, Surada.

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Sitaram Mohanty

Sitaram Mohanty is a Thematic Coordinator for Water, currently associated with the Spearhead team in Berhampur FCO, Ganjam district. He facilitates community introductions to the Gram Swabhimaan initiative, leads demand collection, and supports the formation of village Action Committees. Before taking up this role, he was responsible for supervising construction of piped water supply systems, […]

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Siba Kumbhar

Siba Kumbhar is a Thematic Coordinator for Sanitation & Health in Surada, Ghumusur district. He has been at Gram Vikas since 2015. He runs community sessions on menstrual health, nutrition, and waste management, and supports communities in setting up backyard grey water gardens. He completed Intermediate in Arts from Radhakrushna Adivasi Mahavidyalaya, Dasamantapur.

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Shivtahal Singh

Shivtahal Singh is a Field Expert in WATSAN Infrastructure in the Water thematic, at Gumla FCO, Jharkhand. He joined in 2016. He supports the construction of piped water supply systems, including water tanks, toilet and bathing rooms, and pipe connections, and trains communities on infrastructure maintenance. He completed Class 10 from St. Peter High School, […]

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Shanti Kujur

Shanti Kujur is a Field Expert for Sanitation & Health thematic in Gumla FCO, Sundergarh district. She joined Gram Vikas in 2018. She helps communities set up nutrition gardens and adopt good health and hygiene practices. She completed Intermediate in Arts from S.S High School, Gumla.

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Sasmita Jena

Sasmita Jena is a Thematic Coordinator for Livelihoods in Baliguda FCO, Kandhamal. She facilitates training and awareness programmes on health and hygiene for adolescent girls and Self Help Groups. She brings over a decades’ experience in community mobilisation. She joined Gram Vikas in 2009. She holds an MBA in Human Resources from Biju Patnaik University […]

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Sarita Majhi

Sarita Majhi is a Field Expert for Livelihoods thematic in Baliguda FCO, Kandhamal. She works with producer groups on good farming practices, organic fertiliser training, and crop planning based on water availability. She joined Gram Vikas in 2020. She completed Matriculation from Government High School, Gunupur.

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Santosh Kumar Patra

Santosh Kumar Patra is District Coordinator for the Resource Mobilisation Support Group (RMSG) in Mohuda, Ganjam district, providing liaison support. He mobilises communities and oversees construction work in his district. He has been at Gram Vikas since 2002. He brings nearly two decades of experience working with rural communities across Odisha and Jharkhand. He holds […]

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