63 Donations from 16 Donors:
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Project Personnel
Indira Jena - Executive Director, Nirnaya
Indira is an economist with 20 years experience in the women’s movement, including heading a funding agency’s women’s department. She specializes in networking female employees in rural grassroots NGOs, and providing training on project management and monitoring. She is the author of Herstory, a book on the role of women in the Indian Independence struggle in the states of Orissa and Bihar.
Uma Maheshwari - Founder, Nirnaya
Uma is a sociologist with 20 years involvement in the women’s movement, including working for a rural NGO. In her role as Program Coordinator at Nirnaya, she visits grantees and reviews their projects. She also co-authored a book on the role of women in the Telengana Peasant Struggle.