Young Anupama lives in the tribal belt of Assam

Young Anupama lives in the tribal belt of Assam where livelihood options are hard to come by. The community itself has many issues and faces high rates of youth unemployment and migration. Tdh supported Project SATRA has been working in

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Curious Creator: Anand

Dariya Pur Village, Munger District, Bihar Meet the curious 13-year-old-boy, Anand from Dariya Pur Village, Bihar. Drawing inspiration from Greta Thunberg, Anand is a young creator who wants to help his community live sustainably while being environmentally aware and conscious.

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Babita: A force to reckon with!

Chaukhutiya Block, Almora District, Uttarakhand Meet 22-year-old Babita, a ferocious young activist from Uttarakhand. Born to farmer parents and fourth of five siblings, Babita is a force to reckon with. It is said that coming events cast their shadows, Babita

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Dr Sunil Kaul – The ANT

“To us in the ant, tdh Germany is more than just a funder. It is a partner with a commitment to child rights like no other. Through its processes, it keeps expanding our standards of care for children and youth, their participation and of their rights. Our partnership is part of their recent foray into the northeast of India, but the depth of our relationship is of matured partners ready to walk the extra mile for a shared vision of a world that is worth bequeathing to the next generations, for whom we hold it in precious trust!”

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Sachin Kumar Jain – Founder Director, Vikas Samvad

Partnership for us is not only financial support, but actually a humane agreement of co-creation and collective responsibility for universal wellbeing. Our partnership with tdh-GIP, is a set of actions for framing dreams and goals together; we have witnessed debates, arguments, and collectiveness at different times. Tdh is an institution with empathy and that is the reason it allows us, as a partner, to think and act comprehensively and act accordingly. Why it matters? It matters, because, in Vikas Samvad we intend to design interventions not only to conduct activities but also to create a thinking base around the issues and subjects by discussing 5 Ws and 1 H (What, Where, Wo, Why, When, and How) and Tdh-GIP provides this space for collective thinking.

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Ingrid Mendonca

Regional Coordinator, South Asia – A social scientist by training and a development activist dedicated for close to forty years to advancing the rights of marginalised children, women and their communities. A veteran social worker, with practical familiarity of concrete situations, she has an extensive experience in strategic leadership and humanitarian and social development programme management in cross-cultural settings.

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Gwenita Pereira

Finance Coordinator – With over 20 years of experience in Finance and Administration, Gwenita is a perfectionist and has been instrumental in ensuring legal and statutory compliances, monitoring and managing budgets as well as looking after the operational financial issues. She has been an integral part of the organization and has been leading the Finance department for the last 7 years.

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Ritu Mishra

Programme Co-ordinator, North Zone – With two decades in human rights as a journalist, editor and development activist, Ritu has confronted issues of domestic violence, sexual harassment, gender and sexuality to help bring about reforms for vulnerable populations. This gives Ritu powerful insights into all kinds of discrimination and violence against marginalized sections, and a passion to work for a society free from oppression & inequality.

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Sampat Mandave

Program Coordinator, West Zone – A social development professional with 15 years of experience with grass root and international NGOs, Sampat is Programme Coordinator at terre des homes Germany-India Programme. With a decade long association with the organization, he currently leads and manages projects in 5 states in West Zone.

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Koel Chowdhury

Program Coordinator, East Zone – With close to a decade’s experience, Koel is a motivated social development professional with special focus on education and sponsorship programmes. Working extensively in the rural districts of eastern and north eastern India, she currently helms the activities of terre des homes Germany-India Programme’s East Zone as Program Coordinator.

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