The 7th Annual South Asia Conference organised at Dublin City University invited Project Manzil to present the paper “On Her Way to Work: Forging an Enabling Environemnt fo Women’s Mobility though Skilling and Jobs with Project Manzil in Rajasthan, India”. The paper is co-authored by Srijita Majumder, Saima Hussain, and Shaurya Garg. Srijita Majumder presented the project there, highlighting the empowerment of girls through skilling.
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.
