United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP)

Odisha Millets Mission (OMM): Documenting the good practices of millets mainstreaming

United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP)

Recognised by NITI Aayog as one of the two progressive models for promotion of millets, Odisha Millets Mission (OMM) has been recommended by the Government of India to state governments. In an effort to advance South-South Cooperation, WFP India signed the MoU with OMM for informing national, regional and global policy dialogues on millets as climate adaptable nutri-cereal for sustainable food and nutrition security.

Assessing gender equality and women’s leadership in driving pedagogical reform in higher education institutions
RAJPUSHT: Strengthening Care in the first 1,000 Days Making an Impact 2,45,000+ women received cash benefits for buying nutritious food 1,39,000+ households counselled on the importance of nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and young children 21,000+ Frontline workers trained 2,00,000+ newborn’s weighed accurately through innovative digital weighing machines 23,000+ community meetings conducted
MANZIL: Aspire to Achieve Making an Impact 95,000+ girls trained on market-driven & aspirational vocational skills 28,000+ girls provided with apprenticeships, on-the-job training and job opportunities 1000+ villages across 6 districts reached
UDAAN: A 360 Degree Approach to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy Making an Impact 18,200+ child marriages and 28,000+ teenage pregnancies prevented 52,000+ additional girls enrolled in schools 600,000+ female users introduced to the new Injectable contraceptive method
DFID

Infrastructure for Climate Resilient Growth (ICRG): Promoting climate-smart livelihoods

Providing support to the Ministry of Rural Development, ICRG was a 43-month Technical Assistance Programme commissioned by DFID to ensure that even the most vulnerable geographies are able to tackle climate extremities.

Children's Investment Fund Foundation

Manzil

Enabling access to quality education & economic opportunities, Manzil seeks to empower young girls aged 14-21 years in Rajasthan to take independent decisions, thereby preventing early marriage and delaying the age of first pregnancy.

Children's Investment Fund Foundation

RajPusht

Reducing the prevalence of low birth weight and wasting among children in Rajasthan, RajPusht is improving maternal & child health by championing cash transfers for new mothers to help them avail nutritious diet.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

RANI

Aimed at testing the ability of a norms-based behaviour change intervention to reduce anemia, RANI was a clustered randomised controlled trial.

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Chief Operating Officer

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Partnership Development • Operations Management • Business Development • Project Management • Advocacy • Leadership Development and Change Management

M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.

He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.

 

Abdul Rahim

Chief Knowledge Officer

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Management Consulting • Finance • Governance • Change Management • Knowledge Management • ICT4D • Communications • Business Strategy

Abdul Rahim is a senior development professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse sectors, including urban, health, rural & social development, and IT & e-governance. He has led several large, multi-year, multi-departmental projects such as the Health Systems Development Initiative (HSDI) for the Government of West Bengal; Odisha Modernising Economy, Governance & Administration (OMEGA) programme for the Government of Odisha, and Growth Resources and Opportunities for Wealth Creation (GROW) with the Government of Bihar.

He played a key role as the Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Expert in the DFID-supported Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), Knowledge Management (KM) and M&E Specialist in USAID-supported SAMRIDH and SAMVEG Projects. He has served as the Cross-Learning Platform Expert for the BMGF-supported WeCan programme. He has been an advisor to several government agencies throughout India and internationally across Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Jordan.

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur (India). He is an accredited Management Teacher from AIMA. He’s a a certified Trainer, NLP Practitioner and a member of Toastmasters International & Junior Chamber International.

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