10 years of experience in disability sector as program manager for community based rehabilitation program; responsible for grass root level capacity building from screening developmental delay, facilitating intervention, raising awareness and advocacy for inclusion. Also responsible for writing proposal, monitoring the project activities and preparing reports and documents. |
Contact Navamani Venkatachalapathy
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Area of Expertise: |
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition
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Professional Experience: |
Worked as coordinator of Community based rehabilitation program, Vidya Sagar Chennai for 6 years; In this position I have worked with the capacity of administration (analyze the need for the project intervention, writing project proposals and reports to donor organization, monitoring project activities and funds etc) of projects as well as technical resource person for disability rehabilitation. Volunteered as special needs trainer in 2 years of volunteering experience with VSO in Mongolia as special needs trainer in Association of Parents of Disabled Children; In this position I have enriched the mentor parents (community key workers) training, conducted this training in 3 provinces as well as prepared the documents- Mentor parents program guide towards raising funds for the sustainability of the program. Worked as program officer of community based initiatives of CARENIDHI, Newdelhi for 2 and half years; My role in carenidhi was guide community workers in the intervention for children with disability as well as overall in-charge of various activities like skills training, education and extra curricular activities. Worked as clinical tutor in Annai nivetha paramedical institution in sivagangai for one year where my role was to tutoring physiotherapy subjects to Diploma physiotherapy students. Worked as physiotherapist in Yousuf Zulaika medical centre in kilakarai for 6 months
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Education: |
MBA in Project Management (Distance education-Alagappa University); PG dip in developmental therapy from Delhi University; Bachelor degree in physiotherapy from Dr. MGR medical university.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Member of Indian Association of Physiotherapists; Member of Rehabilitation Counsil of India
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