Sireesha is a Architect, Environmental Planner and Development Finance Professional above 15 years (since 2008) of experience in Habitat Finance such as WASH, Affordable Housing and livelihood. Her experience range from providing advisory services, fund management, allocation of resources, strategic operations, research and analytics. She has worked with National and International level NGOs and advised and financed Microfinance Institutions for this segment. She has facilitated various Capacity Building and Training programs and supported research and analytical findings for a Solar phone survey conducted in Haiti, Uganda and India. She has worked with Friends of Women's World Banking, Development Alternatives, Arc Finance, SEWA Mutual Benefit Trust -promoter arm of SEWA Grih Rin Ltd, Sister entities of Habitat for Humanity International (Affordable Housing Technical Assistance Center and Habitat Micro Build India Housing Finance Company Pvt Ltd) in providing technical advisory services to financial institutions who provide credit to BoP segment of the society. She is currently posted in PMU-Housing for All division for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. She supports equitable access of resources for women in availing credit and credit plus services such as good access to water, toilet, habitable living conditions, livelihood support-market linkages, health, technology and education. She believes, woman are nurturers and given the opportunity to grow, they shall pass on the same benefit to their family. Hence she volunteers for institutions like Adith, Medsugar, Water initiatives etc working in this space. Issues related to climate change and its impact on family especially woman and habitat also draws her interests. Specialties: Micro-finance, affordable housing finance policy, Project Planning, social enterprises, Implementation and Management, co-ordination with clients and Funders. Design development and strategic planning. Partner Rating and creation of SOPs. Credit line for loan recommendation, disbursal and followup with the partners. Internal audit and compliance on systems and processes.