Geographic Information System
Adrija Seth
Development Practitioner
Mohgaon, Mandla
Summary
A believer of affirmative development as a process for gender based transformative actions, possible by individual initiatives and institutionalized collective efforts.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Executive
PRADAN
Mandla
9 2022 - Current
- Responsible for gender-responsive comprehensive livelihood development plan and execution in 30 villages of two blocks of Mandla district, MP
- Capacitating pool of women community leaders working resiliently around Gender-responsive livelihood practices, Justice, Equity-Equality.
- Using GIS and Google Earth Pro softwares for creation of Resource Maps of 38 Gram Panchayats of Mohgaon block in assistance to MGNREGA for Gram Panchayat Development Plans.
- Capacity Building of community resource persons of tribal communities around regenerative agricultural practices, agroecology-based landscape management, strengthening of community-based institutions, local sustainable development goals, natural resource management, carbon sequestration and youth empowerment.
- Anchored and facilitated in collaboration with MGNREGA ,MP-DAYSRLM and Gram Panchayats on grounding of horticulture activities in more than 250 acres of land area coverage towards carbon sequestration, diversified livelihood and increased green coverage.
- Capacity Building of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions towards Gender Transformative action plan aligning with LSDG- 1, 4, 9(towards poverty free-water sufficient and women friendly village).
- Model prototype and execution of Community Nutrition Gardens in 7 villages with 7 Self Help Groups (85 women farmers) towards nutrition security, livelihood enhancement of marginalized communities through landscape management (fallow lands).
- Lead district-level coalition movement of model Community Nutrition Gardens under MGNREGS with Women-led collectives, Panchayati Raj Institutions, MPSRLM and CSOs.
- In collaboration with MP-SRLM carried out awareness drive against gender-based violence through mass mobilization in 19 Gram Panchayats.
- Facilitated Capacity Building sessions of Samta Samanvayaks of the Lok Adhikaar Kendra of 14 districts promoted by MPSRLM.
- Institutional Strengthening of Women led federations through Gender Responsive Action Plans with Gram Panchayats as implementing Agency through socio economic interventions.
- Project Anchorship and Execution- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Green Transformation Pathways (IKEA-GTP), UN Women- Credit Offsetting Rice Emissions (CORE) National Westminster Bank (NatWest), Schneider, Axis Bank Foundation, Randomized Controlled Trial- Gender Equality, Access to Water for Rejuvenating Rural Economy (AWARE)
- Thematic Expertise- Gender and Governance, Health and Nutrition, Integrated Natural Resource Management, Community Nutrition Gardens, Skill Development- Youth, Climate Action, Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Development Apprentice
PRADAN
Mandla
09.2021 - 08.2022
- 3-month Immersion Phase- hands-on experience in understanding the rural context by living with primitive Gond tribe of a remote village, Khairi Raiyat
- Jointly explored with the community and Gram panchayat actors, notions of “development” through PRA activities.
- Co-created one-year road map through integration of gender and livelihood to achieve identified milestones of development with community based institution approach.
- Grounded action plans to reduce drudgery of women and burden of water through convergence initiative by setting up of solar based micro lift irrigation set up through the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, TADP Project.
- Jointly led women led community initiative to instigate Gram Panchayat's responsiveness around MGNREGS work in the forest village, Jarga of MP
- Facilitated community mobilization for empowerment of under MP-SRLM's three-tier system of women collectives.
- In depth understanding of PESA Act at Gram Panchayat level through Gram Sabha's and capacitating women in PRI spaces.
Social Worker and Data Integrator
AVA Creations
Chandubi
3 2021 - 04.2021
- Developed first hand learning of existing human-animal conflicts at the elephant corridor of the Himalayan Range, impacting livelihoods of the indigenous tribes.
- Conducted 15-day base line study through participatory rural appraisal with the community to develop comprehensive assessments and tailored livelihood intervention plans.
- Populated detailed proposal with quantified data on diverse livelihood avenues for the community through its socio-economic aspect.
Public Health Professional and Data Analyst
Piramal Swasthya
Guwahati
01.2021 - 01.2021
- Engaged at the base of healthcare systems; the CHCs and PHCs through Village Health and Nutrition Days to understand the triangulated health care system operations.
- Populated comparative analysis of NFHS 4 and NFHS 5 data focussed on non-communicable diseases in Kamrup (Rural), Assam through real time data validation.
Social Worker and Data Analyst
SAHAYOG INDIA
Lucknow
11.2020 - 12.2020
- Community Mobilization for Covid-19 Awareness along with Health and Sanitation Awareness campaign in Jugoli and Puraniya railway line settlements.
- Data Analysis of 255 distress calls made under the SAKHI Helpline initiative to provide support through telephonic services to communities.
Social Worker
Centre for Holistic Development
New Delhi
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Worked as human rights advocate to displaced communities impacted by the Delhi Development Authority Project to claim rehabilitation compensation and shelter provision.
- Advocated for their rights with the National Human Rights Commission, Delhi
- Conducted midnight drives on the streets of Delhi along with midnight monitoring drives of shelter houses initiated by the Delhi Urban Improvement Board.
Social Worker
Action Aid
Lucknow
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Focus on distress migration- Conducted baseline survey of 200 dropouts from schools, affected by displacement through urban development projects.
- Curated a report on distress of displacement and its impact on livelihood of communities living in the slums of the urban region of Lucknow.
Social Worker
EHSAAS- Railway Childline
Lucknow
12.2018 - 01.2019
- Engaged in dialoguing with stakeholders- enhanced conditions and services to shelter houses through documented recommendations for the Railway Childline, 1098
- Co-created avenues for teenagers in the ChildLine to explore opportunities for higher education and scholarships.
- Organized a one-week awareness drive around the railway childline services on the streets of Lucknow.
Social Worker
HelpAge India
Lucknow
07.2018 - 09.2018
- Exposure to Geriatric Care and systematic functioning of the elderly care shelter houses (urban settings)
- Case Work assistance through rehabilitation of rescue cases of the elderly in Lucknow.
Education
MA. Social Work (Public Health) - Social Work in Public Health
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Guwahati 06.2019 - 07.2021
BA. (Psychology) - Psychology And Political Science
Isabella Thoburn College
Lucknow 08.2015 - 07.2018
Intermediate (Humanities) - Humanities
La Martiniere Girls' College
Lucknow 04.2013 - 03.2015
Matriculation -
La Martiniere Girls' College
Lucknow 04.2012 - 03.2013
Skills
Project Management
Gender Responsive Systems
Gender Transformative Approach
Institutional Strengthening
Stakeholder Management
M&E
Impact Assessment
Community Organization
Livelihood Development
Proposal Writing
Primary and Secondary Data Analysis
Participatory Digital Attestation Tools
Skill Sets
- Project Management
- Gender Responsive Systems
- Gender Transformative Approach
- Institutional Strengthening
- Stakeholder Management
- M&E
- Impact Assessment
- Livelihood Development
- Nutrition Security through Livelihood Enhancement
- Localized Sustainable Development Goals
- Gender Sensitization and Integration
- Participatory Rural Appraisal
- Community Organisation and Development Practice
- Facilitation and Stakeholder Management
- Women led institutions and Governance
- Cross-Cultural Competence
- Facilitation and Capacity Building
- Primary and Secondary Research
- Data Analysis and its integration
Leadership And Teamwork
- Leading the UNWOMEN- Carbon Offsetting Rice Emission project with 1000 rice value chain farmer of Mandla district towards a climate resilient farming technique towards women's economic agency enhancement.
- Technical lead to 70 Gram Panchayats of Mandla to curate Gram Panchayat Development Plans and Village Prosperity and Resilient Plans through digitalized mechanisms.
- Representation of the Agroecology-based prototype of PRADAN, Mandla at the National Convention on World Soil Day in Delhi organized by GIZ and CEEW.
- Elected Member of the Women Gender Development Cell of TISS Guwahati.
- Representative of the WGDC Cell at the Student Council of TISS Guwahati, 2019-2020.
- Student Representative of the Internal Complaints Committee of TISS Guwahati, 2019-2021.
Research
- Presented a study on"The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst: Mainstreaming of Mental Health Narratives in India" at the National Association of Professional Social Workers (NAPSWI) Congress, 2021.
- "Breaking the Silence on Maternal Mental Health from Conception to Postpartum: Perceptions of Healthcare Practitioners", MA Dissertation Thesis, 2021.
- Presented a study through secondary data analysis on "Digitalization Unwrapping the Diversity in Gender Identity" at the International Conference on Science, Technology and Society, 2019.
Software
Participatory Digital Attestation Application
CLART- Composite Land Assessment and Restoration Tool
Timeline
Development Apprentice
PRADAN
09.2021 - 08.2022
Public Health Professional and Data Analyst
Piramal Swasthya
01.2021 - 01.2021
Social Worker and Data Analyst
SAHAYOG INDIA
11.2020 - 12.2020
MA. Social Work (Public Health) - Social Work in Public Health
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
06.2019 - 07.2021
Social Worker
Centre for Holistic Development
06.2019 - 07.2019
Social Worker
Action Aid
01.2019 - 03.2019
Social Worker
EHSAAS- Railway Childline
12.2018 - 01.2019
Social Worker
HelpAge India
07.2018 - 09.2018
BA. (Psychology) - Psychology And Political Science
Isabella Thoburn College
08.2015 - 07.2018
Intermediate (Humanities) - Humanities
La Martiniere Girls' College
04.2013 - 03.2015
Matriculation -
La Martiniere Girls' College
04.2012 - 03.2013
Executive
PRADAN
9 2022 - Current
Social Worker and Data Integrator
AVA Creations
3 2021 - 04.2021
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