Consultancies 2015

Participated in interface and collaboration meetings involving implementing partners and government agencies / departments – Act for Peace, Christian Aid, Save the Children, ADRA, Church of Sweden, ESP (Germany), CRS, and other agencies.
Resource person for protection, GBV, Child safeguarding and protection and participate in inter-agency protection working group.
Incharge of internship programme in OfERR – India and Sri Lanka
Training of management staff, finance and admin staff, volunteers and councilors: project management, documentation and reporting, M&E, GBV, child safeguard, protection and income generation activities
Involved in Flood Relief Work carried out jointly by OfERR, a Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Organisations and Nadigar Sangam, Chennai.
Senior Consultant for a Project “Strategic Communication Campaign to dissuade refugees from undertaking risky illegal boat travel to Australia,” funded by DIBP, Australia
Advisor to OfERR in India and Sri Lanka. Monthly review meetings, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation system, promoting self-help, skill development, entrepreneurship, policy advocacy, MIS and documentation

Initiated activities to set up business ventures to build capacity of OfERR in setting up and running social enterprises in India and Sri Lanka – Have prepared business plans, identified investors, and start the ventures
Carried out a market assessment for setting up business enterprises for BoP in northern and eastern provinces in Sri Lanka
Supported the programme team in preparing proposals, reports and annual reports – OfERR Sri Lanka
Technical Assistance: Strengthening OfERR, Sri Lanka for implementing a large rehabilitation programme in northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Consultancy provided for Act for Peace, Australia.
CKP Centre supported implementing partner OfERR for a return and rehabilitation programme for Sri Lankan refugees.

Project Advisor for a needs assessment study for BMGF Global Libraries Programme pilot initiative in India. Conducted by Ipsos and funded by BMGF (2015)
Endline Evaluation of Quality of Care and Patient Satisfaction in secondary hospitals of Tamil Nadu. Conducted for Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project funded by World Bank (2014-15)

Developing a concept note outlining vision, mission, proposed activities at CKP Centre, approach, expected outcomes (over a three year horizon), reconstitution of advisory board and formation of working group.
Preparing Business Plan for Setting up of Loyola Inclusive Innovation and Impact Centre for Loyola College Society
Prepared presentations and supplementary information (for Fr. Jayapathy, LCS Council, Campus Directors Meeting - Non-Jesuits, Campus Directors - Jesuits)

Renewed contact with Associates of Educators from India on US Campuses (AEIOU).
Collected information about roof garden farming initiatives in India and in Bangladesh. The idea was to see if we could incubate roof top garden at CKP centre as a full fledged business.

Two workshops on “Sustainability”: System thinking for Sustainability. The Sustainability Platform, Bangalore in association with Sustainability Asia.
Incorporation of TSP Consultancies Private Limited

SAWRP Household baseline survey implemented by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). Dr. A. Xavier Raj designed quality assurance protocol.
SAWRP Household midline survey implemented by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). Dr. A. Xavier Raj designed quality assurance protocol.
Technical Advisor for a study on Brand Perception for British Council implemented by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).