Our Team

Arindam Paul
Chief Functionary
Arindam Paul or Paul as he is lovingly referred to by his colleagues is one of the greatest assets of GIDF. Armed with a Masters degree in Disaster Management, he is the corner stone of GIDF and has been instrumental in setting up GIDF as a charity in India in 2002. A self-starter of rare kind, he solely initiated, implemented and supervised complex projects including the e-SHIKSHA, Humari Gudiya and Mobile Health Outreach. His passion has seen GIDF through some very hard times to emerge as a unique organization touching the lives of millions. He continues to be the Chief Functionary with GIDF in India while supporting the GIDF in UK and USA. Although a leading member of the GIDF team, he continues to have the modesty to maintain gratitude for having the opportunity to affect millions of disadvantaged Indians positively.

Ajit Kumar
Sr. Accounts Officer
He has done CA(Inter) with experience more than 10 years. He has worked with Planman consulting pvt ltd as a senior executive accounts & finance , worked with Saveena Enterprises pvt ltd as a Accounts Manager , Libra Hotels pvt ltd as a Account Manager , Kangroo India pvt ltd as a Account executive and Prakash K.Prakash as Audit assisstant.

Arun Raju
Project Executive
Worked as a counselor and as a psychiatric social worker trainee.

Gajendra Kanjolia
National Coordinator- Skill & Training
An MBA (Finance) with more than 5 years of qualitative experience in Program Management and implementation, Micro-credit, Social Mobilization & Community Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, Women Empowerment and Team Management with leading Organizations. Worked with Confederation of Indian Industry (Deptt. BYST) as Cluster Head –NR.

Sachin Kumar
Executive - Admin
He has a Good Experience in Administration Dept with 3 Years Experience with the key skills - Implement service excellence standards, including coaching and educating administrative support staff on the Client Experience best practices.Manage branch administration, including branch facilities and provide administrative support.

Wamika Sinha
Executive - Corporate Communications
She has done MBA in HR/Internatinal Marketing from Indian Institute of Planning and Management,Delhi and has more than three years of experience. She has worked with Everest Wealth Solutions Pvt. Ltd as a Training and Human Resource.

Adarsh Kumar
UI Designer & Developer
He has more than 4.2 Years Experience in the Designing and Developing field. He is from a User Interface background which enables him to pay special attention to typography,color and usability.

Shada Ansari
Research Associates
She has worked as a programe manager in ABHAS .She worked on implementation ,managing ,monitoring and evaluation of education project in South Delhi with ABHAS.

Prateek Negi
Project Executive - Livelihood
He has done a project with Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development, Sidhbari,Dharamshala,Himachal Pradesh and also done a 2 months project on Local Governance in Kangra District with Chinmaya Organization of Rural Development , H.P.

Sushma Singh
HR & Placement Executive
She has more than 1.5 Years Experience in KSD India Pvt Ltd as a "Sr. HR Executive". She has sourcing, shortlisting Cv's and end to end recruitment skills.

Nupur Taluja
Project Executive
She has completed her Masters in Social work and from past three years she has undergone training/internships with various organizations like National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Child Rights and You (CRY) & Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre (JAC) Society.

Sweety Shrivastava
Asst Project Officer
Worked as a state coordinator thereby performed the tasks of planning and execution, financial arrangement. Lastly she has also held the position of a programme director.

Mona Sharma
State Coordinator
Has worked as a project officer and a programme coordinator in organizations work ethics include ability to take up challenges, sincere work for quality.

Prashant Chhirolya
State Coordinator
Over seven years of association with development sector specially in community development and community organization programs.

Vipin Nayak
Project Executive
Field training in shri sobhgyamal saklecha charitable trust.

Sumit Tembhare
Project Executive - Livelihood
He has done a 2 months project on Governance System & Credit Planning in Cooperatives with State Co-operative Bank, Bhopal and also done a 1 month project on Concept of PPCP under MPRLP with State Government M.P at Mandala District.

Amit Namdev
Project Executive
He has done his training with IPCA Lab ltd. (indore) , also into Tally Accounting and as a trainee with Community development sector.

Somendar Singh
Sr. Project Executive
Has an experience in the Development Sector for more Then 3 years. During which he Has been a field Supervisor,a Project executive And a project Manager.

Neelam Kumari
Project Executive
She has worked with Pratham as a supervisor and Livelihood specialist with SAWS.

Subhash Kumar Pandey
Project Executive
Associated with GIDF from past three years. Coordinates SGSY Agra project.

Dharmendra Pandey
Project Executive - Livelihood
He has done a project on Synergy between One Stop Shoppers and Market Access with Premium Farm Fresh Produce Ltd., Delhi and also done a survey on different One Stop Shoppers (Hariyali Kissan Bazaar, Godrej Aadhaar) in Maharashtra ( Nasik) & Karnataka.

Hemant Sachan
Project Executive
Worked on Skill development program as a Team leader in KJSS(NGO),Kanpur and Worked as a Team Member in BIG BAZAAR, Rave Moti, Kanpur.

Ankit Kumar Yadav
Accounts Executive
He worked as a Chartered Accountant with LALJI Associates.

Jyoti Bikash Nath
State Coordinator
10 years of work Experience in the Development Sector through national and international organizations.

Pavitra Yonzon
Project Executive
She has done a one month project to know the main interest of the under privileged school dropouts with Hayden Hall, Darjeeling and from Darjeeling Mary Ward Social Centre , Siliguri for a month project on Right to Food Campaign also Helped for the fund raising.

Shankar .S
Sr. Project Executive
His strengths lie In being hard Working, resource mobilization, good programme management counseling. He also has a one year field training in HIV/AIDS project and six Month field Training in Medical and Psychiatric Social work Department.

Wasim Manzoor Kema
Sr. Project Executive
Has work experiences in the following Fields, Client interaction Supply Chain Management, Managing a sales Executive Team Strengths Lies in being target oriented.

Adil Ashraf Tanki
Project Officer - Livelihood
Over 5 years Experience of Development, Issues in the areas of participatory Development Programme development and implementation. Ability to function As ateam leader And a team Member across Professional,Status boundaries And nationalities.

Ufera Nabi
Project Executive
Underwent training in understanding agency management,HR policies and research consultancy.She has good communication skills,adjustable and hard working.

Sankar Barik
Project Executive
He has worked as Farm Assistant with MC pvt ltd , worked with Adult Education Gram Panchayat.

Saikat Sutradhar
Project Executive - Livelihood
He has done a one month project on AHVY project from Amar Kutir Society. And a month project on Child rights , health and livelihood from Development Action Society.Also worked as a surveyor in ASER - 2010 and one year field work in rural setting.

Sukanya Nath
Asst. Project Officer
Underwent 3 Months field Placement in Rural Community Development and Another 5 montha in psychiatric Social work.during which she got the Palatform to sexecute the Management plans in terms of screening the Psychiatric Patients.

Debashis Paul
Accounts Executive
Worked as a Cashier , Accountant with PEERLESS , General Fiancne & Investment Company.

Sonali Gandrola
Project Executive
she has an experience as a office Assistant.

John Bose
Project Executive
Worked as a project coordinator and as a training officer in evangelical social forum. He has also managed and coordinated programmes.

Alexander P. J
Project Officer - Livelihood
Worked as a project coordinator whereby the key responsibility was to organize feasible study and facilitating training for community based organization, planning, monitoring. He was also a community health coordinator and a Micro Insurance programme coordinator .

Sharwari Choudhary
Project Executive
Has excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills and held the position f a project coordinator and a senior research fellow.

Vinod Nehra
Project Executive - Livelihood
He has worked as a Regional coordinator of Swaumadhopur Region in the project of Financial Inclusion with Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank from SCOPE , worked as a project coordinator from SCOPE in the project of Target Intervention and Village water security.

Prasun Jain
Project Executive
He has done a project on Kaaryashala for labor welfare , done training on Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Amer Block.

Ila Gandhi
Project Executive
She has done training in Gene Campaign, Delhi and written a paper on Role of Agriculture, Poverty, Hunger and Malnutrition also worked with CHINH INDIA.

Shweta Gupta
Project Executive
She has worked in NGO - Surya Welfare Foundation

Krishan Pal
Accounts Executive
He has worked with with Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas.

Smita Singh
Project Executive
She has done Master's in Social work and done her Internships at Oxfam and HCLT Foundation, attended workshop on Commonwealth Secretariat Regional Human Rights Training Of Youth Trainers, done training at FICCI Aditya Birla CSR-Center of Excellence.