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Sheila Drona
Freelancer,Consultant , ‘International non-profit’, ‘Development Bank’, ‘Government agency’ and so on)
South Delhi, Delhi
Associated with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur as a project associate on a socio-economic project undertaken for National Thermal Power Corporation -India.
April 1981-June 1995:
Coordinator for a Women’s Organization called Women’s Front(Mahila Manch- India). This organisation looks into the problems/counseling related to women/children such as psychological disturbances caused due tosocial factors and environment.Another wing of the organization called Sakhi Kendra had five proje
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Area of Expertise:
  • Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:
Associated with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur as a project associate on a socio-economic project undertaken for National Thermal Power Corporation -India.
April 1981-June 1995:
Coordinator for a Women’s Organization called Women’s Front(Mahila Manch- India). This organisation looks into the problems/counseling related to women/children such as psychological disturbances caused due to social factors and environment.Another wing of the organization called Sakhi Kendra had five projects namely;
Shelter Home for disturbed women and children,
Workshop to train and make women and children,psychologically and economically self contained and independent.
This included great amount of counseling and encouragement, vocational training, sale of lunch packets at market places and factories, manufacturing of jute bags,dolls,herbal shampoo and other enterpreunial endeavours.
The Organization also had a library to keep the inhabitants informed and aware of the surroundings. This was mainly to inculcate an interest among women and children towards execution.
General awareness and consciousness raising programme.
Here we conducted meetings and conferences of women/children to discuss their related problems, day to day working constraints and remedial measures. This also accompanied street plays, video films, seminars and meetings accompanied by legal counseling and medical aid. The Organisation has link coordination with other national and international autonomous organizations and NGOs (OXFAM, NORAD etc). On every possible occasion I represented the organisation at the district, state and national levels in workshops, seminars and conferences.
Education:
Post Graduate Degree (Master of Arts. –Social Sociology) from University of Bombay, India. Bachelor of Arts from University of Bombay, [ St. Xavier’s College, Bombay (Social Psychology)].
Available for:
  • Consulting assignments

    Years of Experience:
    More than 20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English
    Nationality:
    Indian
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