The Team

Aarvind Kumar (President)

Arvind Kumar is a 23 years experienced development professional with high level analytic, conceptual and strategic planning skills. He has hands on work experience from grassroots to strategic level in international & grassroots non-government organizations in India. He is a self-driven individual and a natural team player with excellent team building and leadership skills. He is a humanitarian, gender sensitive, people friendly and highly motivated individual with well-honed personal and professional skills. He gained considerable experience in resource mobilization and Accounts & Finance Divisions in the Development Sector. He worked with many well- known organizations like Path nder International, NRHM, HLFPPT, Udayan Care, Cankids…Kidscan, Human Rights Law Network etc.


Akhilesh Sharma is a Management professional holding MBA (Master In Business Administration) from Dr. C V Raman University, Bilaspur,(C.G.),M.P.P.(Master In Personnel Management) from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, M.P.

Akhilesh Sharma (Secretary)

Akhilesh Sharma having more than 27 Years of rich Experience in Programme, Planning, Implementation, Community Mobilization, Trainings, and Advocacy on various issues, RCH,(Reproductive, and Maternal Child Health) FP(Family Planning) Safe Abortion (MTP) AIDS/HIV, Gender issues, & Adolescent health(RKSK) ORS & Nutritional Programme, Immunization, Pulse Polio Campaign & Social Marketing. Women Empowerment village Library,& Research and Impact study of Rajya Shiksha kendraand Various Private, Public and NGOs (NGO management), PPP (Public private Partnership).

My Diverse experience ranges from working close in HLFPPT( Hindustan Latex Family planning Promotion Trust),UN based project e.g. IPDP (RCH) project Assisted by UNFPA (United Nation Population Fund), SIFPSA (state innovations in family planning services project agency) and other National NGO’s, development organisations and liaisoning with State Government Dist. Administration, Health depts and various departments and partners.


Parshant Kumar(Treasurer)

Parshant Kumar brings extensive experience in the development sector for more than 2 decades with substantial knowledge in financial management & systems, project accounting & budgeting, audits, taxation, FCRA matter, sub-grants management, funded by government, corporate and international donor. Parshant is a commerce graduate from Delhi University and MBA Finance from Symbiosis Pune.

Parshant is currently working with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation and managing financial functions of grant. Prior to joining Shakti, Parshant has worked with CARE India, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust at Managerial capacity. During his carrier, Parshant has handled projects of well known donor like Williams and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Macarthur, Swiss Development Corporation (SDC), Macarthur, OAK Foundation, Good Energies Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, DFID, Plan International, MacArthur, BMGF, USAID Global Fund etc.