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Amrutha Girish

Amrutha Girish

Name : Amrutha Girish

MGNF district : Shivamogga, Karnataka

amrutha.girish20@iimb.ac.in

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrutha-girish/  

Educational Qualification

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Accountancy), 2015-18, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru  

  • Master of Arts in Development Studies, 2020-22, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi 

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Yogic Science, 2021-22, Mangalore University 

  • Certificate in Public Policy and Management, 2020-22, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B)

Professional Appointments/Work Experience

  • Investment Banking Analyst, 2018-2019, Verity Knowledge Solutions (Affiliate of UBS), Hyderabad 

  • Educator (volunteer) in English and Soft Skills, 2020-21, City Municipality School, Madikeri, Karnataka 

Projects led/ initiated in district

  • Creation of first self-help group (SHG) for distressed transwomen for skill development and self-employment 

  • Organized the first workshop in the district for sexual minorities to liaise with key stakeholders  including the Police Department, Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Women & Child Welfare Dept, Dept of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood and local non-profits

  • Coordinator for Shivamogga district in the upskilling and export market linkage programme by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)  

  • Co-creator of ‘Kaushalya Sampada’ – a bilingual compendium of key initiatives published on Karnataka Skill Development Corporation’s website 

  • Organized skill development workshop for youth to promote and guide in self-employment in the tourism sector 

  • Instrumental in making Shivamogga the first district in Karnataka to formalize and activate the District Skill Committee’s Sub-committees  

  • Actuated non-profits and industry partners to register as training partners for bringing in demand-driven diversity in skill development  

  • Organized credit linkage for a co-operative of potters and clay artists

  • Organized training for SHG members at the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru  

  • Worked on organizing upskilling programmes for SHG members and artisans, and e-commerce presence and market expansion for their products

  • Working on e-commerce presence and expansion for SHG products 

  • Conducted the Shivamogga Youth Aspirations and Skills Survey, and Survey of Aspiring Nano-entrepreneurs

  • Shivamogga Youth Aspirations and Skills Survey 

  • Survey of aspiring micro-entrepreneurs  

  • Composed District Skill Development Plan 2020-21 under the mentorship of the Deputy Commissioner, Shivamogga 

  • Setting up Skill-Cells in schools and reactivating Entrepreneurship Cells in colleges  

  • Proposals sent to state and national bodies for job role development in  

i)  Hasechittara, a local art of Shivamogga and  

ii) Areca Nut Farmer / Entrepreneur for integrating innovative product development  

Skills

  • Policy research and analysis

  • Academic writing 

  • Monitoring and Evaluation  

  • Project design and management 

Achievements/Awards/ Policy and Context Blogs

  • Led the team from IIM-B that secured first place in a national-level monitoring and evaluation case competition organized by EvalYouth; Represented India at the global level 

  • Secured the highest grade ‘A’ in assessment of first year of the MGNF programme 

  • Volunteered with Teach for India as an online educator in English for students of X grade in a public school in Mumbai 

  • Secured 90% in the Quantitative Methods online course from University of Amsterdam as part of the Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences specialization.  

  • Completed the World Bank’s online course titled ‘Future of Work: Preparing for Disruption.’ 

  • Presented papers on 'Socially Responsible Investing' and 'FinTech for Financial Inclusion in India’ at the national-level research conferences organized by Mangalore University.  

  • Selected as one of the 850 participants out of 20,000 applicants to participate in the Jagriti Digital Yatra 2021-22, a confluence of changemakers for nation-building through social enterprise.

  • Completed an online course in social entrepreneurship from the University of Michigan.