Email: amrita_17@hotmail.com/amrita_17@yahoo.com
Objective: To work in a leadership capacity for a social service organization with national/global reach
Diploma in Management of Voluntary Service Organizations
Emergence and growth of VSO Sector, Fundamentals of Socio-Economic Development and Development Administration, Regulatory and Legal framework, Financial Management and Accounting systems, Social engineering and Project Management, Resource mobilization, Strategic and Human Resource Management, Social Marketing, Micro-Enterprise Development and Micro-Finance Development
Masters in Social Work- Major: Family and Child Welfare
Human growth and behavior, Child Development, Social work practice with children and families, Families in India, Women’s issues, Social policy and planning, Counseling, Community Organization, Social Welfare Administration, Law and Social work, Quantitative and Qualitative research
Bachelor of Arts: Major: Sociology Minors: Anthropology & Ancient Indian Culture
Major: Urban Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Women and Society, Social Research, Sociology of Education, Social Change and Development
Sociology Honors Programme (Concurrent with BA Degree): Volunteer work with Akanksha; Seminar presentation on ‘Inner World’; Seminar presentation on ‘50 Years of Indian Film Music’; Feminist study group & Library Data base.
Work Experience
Aangan Trust, Mumbai, India
Use of movement/dance based therapy with children in vulnerable situations
Committed Communities Development Trust, Mumbai
Overall guidance and management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, documentation and research.
In partnership with SDIPA, the project uses dance as a facilitatory medium for therapeutic interventions with children at risk/ affected by HIV/AIDS.
Fieldwork Experience
Project CHILD – working with families affected and infected with HIV/AIDS: Casework, Group work, fund raising, workshop organization, was the host for the inauguration of the Crisis Intervention Centre (CIC), Legal work for the clients.
Year 2 – Stree Mukti Sanghatana, Mumbai, India July 00-Feb 01
Casework, Family Life Education Programmes, Fund raising, Social action, Organizing health camps for the rag pickers and their families.
Year 1 – David Sassoon Industrial School, Mumbai, India Aug 99- Mar 00
Case Work, Group Work, Fund Raising, Workshop organization on sexuality, HIV/AIDS, vocations, career counseling, confidence building, Reiki, art therapy, stone carving, painting etc.
MS WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT, OUTLOOK, ACCESS, CORELDRAW & ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
English, Hindi & Marathi