Prakarsh Diwaker Email & Phone Number

Designed project plans and implementation strategy for policy & welfare scheme implementation by the Union Govt. ministries namely Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs

Teaching assistant for the course- "Indian Ecosophy" for the Young India Fellowship, batch of 2020-21.

Teaching assistant for the course - "Global Ecosophy" for the Young India Fellowship batch of 2020-21.

Sonipat, Haryana

Designed a Social Mapping Toolkit based on Human-Centric Design, for mapping social norms in Sonipat, Haryana that contribute to discrimination against adolescent girls with respect to their education & mobility. The toolkit was developed in collaboration with Breakthrough India. The project aimed at uncovering deep-rooted social norms in the concerned community and further at facilitating conversations about alternative norms & their adoption.

Shillong Area, India

Worked as a Resource Mobilization coordinator, Bethany Society, Shillong, an NGO working for the mainstreaming and inclusion of persons with disabilities and promoting sustainable rural livelihoods. The key responsibilities included fundraising, communications & documentation (including website & digital content creation & management), strategy, data management & partnerships. Highlights: Fundraising: Raised INR 7 lakhs from over 110 donors in three weeks as part of Global Giving September 2019 Accelerator program which established the organization as permanent members on GlobalGiving. Conceptualization & Design: Conceptualized the plan and architecture of a new MIS for Bethany Society to enable informed decision making based on robust information & actionable insights Partnerships: Involved in establishing new partnerships with Govt. of Meghalaya, Asian Development Bank, Dasra, GiveIndia, GlobalGiving, Guidestar India, Google for Non-Profits. Communication & Documentation: Set-up the organization website & social media accounts. Established organization’s digital presence & credibility alliance with Guidestar India. Created multi-media success stories & impact reports for donors Facilitation & Training: #Tech4Goodx resource person for Northeast India and lead for #Tech4Goodx Shillong chapter held in September 2018. Also conducted a session on Crowdfunding for representatives of 20 non-profit organizations from across 5 states of Northeast India

Shillong Area, India

Developed theme based case studies, articles, annual report and organization profiles under the initiative to enhance the quality of education for children with disabilities in government/ government supported schools in selected districts of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland & Tripura. Published two articles on Inclusive Education in the regional newspaper (Shillong Times).

Cochin Area, India

As a Management Trainee, I was associated with the Manufacturing department of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Kochi Refinery. My work involved process monitoring, troubleshooting and end-to-end operation of the Distributed Control System (DCS) of the Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU). Besides, it also involved communicating and coordinating with other units and departments of the refinery to ensure smooth and synchronous functioning of the entire process.

Young India Fellowship- Post Graduate Diploma In Liberal Studies, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: Member: Experiential Learning & Development (ELD) Committee

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering, 8.1

Activities and Societies: Society of Chemical Engineers, IIT-BHU, Varanasi. Udbhav'13, the Annual Fest of Department of Chemical Engg. &.

Senior Secondary Education, 92.2 %

Secondary Education (High School), 91.4 %