Varsha V
Educational Qualification
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MA ( Politics : International Studies), 2016-18, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
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B Tech (ECE), 2008-12, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.
Professional Appointments/Work Experience
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Youth For India Fellow, 08/2018 - 11/2019, SBI Foundation.
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Co- Founder, 01/2018, Avishma Pvt Ltd.,
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Intern, 07/2018 - 08/2018, National Health Agency, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi.
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Intern, 12/2016 - 01/2017, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi.
Projects led/ initiated in district
Projects & Initiatives:
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Community Sibling Program – Promotion of Urban Youth entrepreneurs to bridge the gap between the buyer and the rural producer community in convergence with Line Departments.
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Daribokgre Model Village Program – Sustainable Livelihood initiatives to augment supplementary income of the 35 households of the buffer village in Nokrek Biosphere reserve.
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Promotion of Ginger, Pineapple, Aromatic rice and Sticky rice trade in the District through PRIME hubs in convergence with BAKDIL, NGO.
Policies & Proposals:
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Formulation of District Skill Development Plan.
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Formulation of Block Action Plans for Meghalaya State policy, FOCUS (Farmer’s Collectivization for Upscaling Production and Marketing Systems).
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Drafted Garo Hills Livelihood Promotion Proposal for Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) as a 2-member team - Promotion of investments across 5 districts while targeting 2500 direct beneficiaries.
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Worked on multiple other policies as a team - Empanelling of Local Skill Providers & Standardization of Skilling across Meghalaya, Operationalization of Rural technological PRIME (Promotion and Incubation of Market-driven Enterprises) hubs and Meghalaya State Youth Policy.
Skills
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Project implementation
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Grassroot mobilization and Stakeholder management
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Drafting Business Proposal and Policy analysis
Achievements/Awards/ Policy and Context Blogs
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https://yourstory.com/2021/04/sbi-youth-for-india-fellow-helped-dehalbagans-garo-women/amp
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Biz Gyan Tree Award (Agri Entrepreneurship), 2017, Jagriti Yatra.