“M. Santosh Kumar Patra has over 20years of experience in the field of social and rural development, public health, education, poverty alleviation program. He has extensively worked with NGOS, INGOs, UN Agencies, Government and Philanthropies. ”
“For last 22years he has been fighting against injustice to laborers’, peasants in word and deeds. A man of literature quite sometimes he has associated with Odia Newspaper cum magazines. He has been relentlessly working for development of primary education in rural area.”
“She has 17yrs of experience in Academic, and developmental sector. She has expertise on Maternal and child health, Adolescent health, Tuberculosis especially DRTB patients’ issues, FRA, RTE, RTI, Disability issues, Women issues, SHG promotion, Monitoring and evaluation, Community monitoring, research and documentation, PRA and social mapping, Social audit/public hearing, good governance etc. ”
“Mr. Mallick has been working throughout his life for the rights of Dalits As a lead farmer he took the initiative and formed Farmer’s Cooperative Society. Mr. Mallick has always available for rescue and rehabilitation work in his disaster prone area. ”
“Mr. Mahapatra has 22 years of functional experience in the field of sustainable Agriculture (Organic Farming, IPM, Seed-Production, Vermi-Compost etc.), Disaster Management, Micro-Finance, Health & Sanitation, Science Promotion, Rural Livelihood, Forest Survey, Good Governance, Capacity Building of PRIs, Rural youths, PRA activities etc.). He has left remarkable footsteps in different agencies he served like Bilateral, multilateral agencies, NGOs and Governments sectors.”
“ Physical disability never stopped the courageous person. From tri cycle he took care of family, agriculture field. A village health practitioner and private tutor by profession Mr. Swain organized Satyasai Bhinnakshyam Sangathan in Nimapada Block to work for the right of person with disability relentlessly for last 20 years. ”
“Mrs. Sahoo a young educationist by profession and passion started her career as a social worker covering wide spectrum of programmes in different NGOs in preparing training module, pedagogy for tribal children, community capacity building, maternal & child health, child right and research in social issues. ”