I’m Kiran Rawat, originally from Kirtinagar Tehri Garhwal. I pursued my Bachelor’s in Arts in 2019 from Sri Devi Suman University Tehri Garhwal, followed by a Master’s in Social Work in 2022 from HNB Garhwa University Srinagar Garhwal. Additionally, I hold a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Govt Polytechnic Sringar Garhwal in 2018.

My professional journey began in 2018 as a Diploma trainee at TATA Motors Pantnagar, where I spent a year in the production department’s BIW shop. During this time, my responsibilities included updating standard documents such as WIS, 5S, and the skill matrix of operators. I resolved punch issues of operators and forwarded zero-defect data to superiors.

After completing my internship, I transitioned to work at a BMW automobile showroom in Gurgaon. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I left my job and decided to continue my studies. I pursued post-graduation in social work and, since December 2022, have been preparing for government exams while working part-time as an LDC in the Minor Lift Irrigation division in Srinagar Garhwal.

My greatest strength lies in my honesty and belief in teamwork, essential for executing tasks efficiently. Recently, I joined MVDA as a Project Coordinator, and I am dedicated to contributing my best for the excellence of the organization. I intend to utilize my knowledge, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to achieve the organization’s goals.

I have an MBA from DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad. I have more than ten years of experience working in the corporate sector and have held a variety of positions. I worked for a health insurance company as a senior manager of business development. However, satisfaction—which is essential for sustainability and growth in the corporate sector—is always overlooked. I left the corporate world and entered the development field because I was looking for fulfillment. I am a poet at heart and a lover of nature. I joined MVDA as Manager- Business & Development

He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Calcutta University and a Masters degree from HNB Garhwal University. With over 5 years of experience as an Assistant Professor and State Learning and Development Head, have acquired extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of education and professional development.An enthusiast and seeker with 5+ years of experience as an Assistant professor in the Agro-Sciences department and Training Development (Learning & Development). Have been a driving force for degree students and corporate teams in implementing new businesses in diverse sectors. Made significant contributions through a targeted strategy, motivating people and directing learning programs meant to improve workers’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior in relation to their jobs. Solid training experience.

Yogendra Singh is passionate about promoting and supporting education in rural area through the strong community participation and practical intervention. He also passionate to strengthen youth and women’s sustainable livelihood initiative through collectivization. He has 8 years of experience in education sector. Prior to join as Project Coordination he worked with MVDA as a Senior Supervisor and with (CBM Trust India as Block coordinator under Livelihood domain.

 He completed Post Graduation and B.Ed. from HNBG University. He likes singing, writing Hindi poems and travel mountains.

Sandeep Rana is an energetic & ambitious person who has developed a mature & responsible approach to any task & situation that he undertakes. He joined the MVDA as a Finance Officer
Previously he worked as an Assistant Accountant at Vardan and also worked as a Senior Accountant at a Chartered Accountant firm.
He has over all 10 years experience mainly in Bookkeeping, Reporting, Tally Accounting & other Accounting work Etc.
He pursued his post graduation in MBA finance from Shobhit University Meerut. He loves Reading Books, music & Swimming.

Yogendra Singh is a post graduate in horticulture science from VCSG, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar. Prior to becoming a part of MVDA, he worked with Himalayan Action Research Center (HARC) as an agriculture/horticulture advisor for 2.5 years. At present, working as a Programme Manager of holistic rural development and responsible for monitoring and evaluating of the project by providing necessary guidance, training support to staff, resource mobilization, coordination and facilitating field level planning and implementation. He desires to work for the needy people by living in the midst of nature, it gives him happiness and inspires him to become better every day. He loves hiking in the mountains, photography, living with limited resources in the lap of nature and meeting new people.

Sanjay joined MVDA in 2016, and currently working as a project coordinator. Sanjay is working in education sector for more than two decades. He has completed M.Sc. from H.N.B. Garhwal University. He desires to see the youth of the Uttarakhand working for the mountains and not migrating to the cities. Sanjay believes education can play a major role in this. He likes reading about new topics and make his students aware of it.

Navprabhat holds a Masters in Social Work from Delhi School of Social Work (University of Delhi). He was the first recipents of Martha Farrell Scholarship awarded by Martha Farrell Foundation in collobration with National Association of Professional Social Works in India. He worked with Society for the Promotion of Women and Child welfare as a Project Officer.

At MVDA he is associated as Strategy & Planning Manager and is responsible to provide new inputs for the organization. His works are mainly the strategic planning for organization and the programs. He also supports the administration for smooth functioning.

He loves trevelling new places, is a nature lover and likes to make new friends.

Mahaveer Singh Mehra holds Master in Commerce from Hemvanti Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. He joined MVDA in 2008 as an Accountant. He currently leads organization’s Finance section and lead and manager finance and Administration team. Prior to MVDA he worked as an accountant in Delhi.

Mr. Avtar Singh Negi is the Founder and was Secretary since its inception till the end of August 2023.

Starting with his first project along with government on Joint Forest Management, his hard work and determination bought goodwill to the organization as well as gained popularity and trust of the locals. During initial period he worked closely with youth for awareness on social stigmas like gender violence and liquor consumption and further moving to promoting and facilitating literacy, preventive health and environment awareness. At present he is at advisory role for the senior management of the organization. His love for his community and the betterment of the oppressed people dedicated him to work through advocacy to eliminate atrocities of local community and work religiously for improvement in lives of the rural community.

He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in History from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. His enthusiasm for reaching out to communities, protecting nature and traditional practices is same as to the time when he first sow the seed of the organization. His passion and hobby lies in his work for his people and their empowerment.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (2018) from Shri Dev Suman University, Tehri Garhwal, and a Master of Science in Horticulture (2020) from Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. After my post-graduation, I started my career as an Agriculture expert at the Peoples Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research and development organization based in Dehradun. Since November 2020, I have been part of the development team as an Agriculture expert in the CSR- Mahindra & Mahindra project (Holistic village development through watershed Approach) in the Haridwar district. I have also worked on other projects where I was responsible for agri-business establishment, promoting liquid organic manure and pest controllers, farm demonstration training, plantations, and other related tasks. My diverse experience includes projects like Holistic Village Development Through Watershed Approach Project (CSR-Mahindra & Mahindra 2020-2021, Haridwar, Uttarakhand), Co-creating Sustainable Agri-Water Use in the Hindon Sub-Basin (A Multi-Scale participatory Approach, Muzaffarnagar & Saharanpur Districts of Uttar Pradesh), and Livelihood Initiative for Financial Empowerment Project (CSR-LIC Housing Finance 2021-2022-2023, Nainital, Uttarakhand). Apart from my technical knowledge, my other area of experience includes mobilization, participatory approaches, and micro-level planning. I have recently joined Mount Valley Development Association as an Agriculture associate.

Supervisor

Kailash joined MVDA in February 2022. He is from Chamiyala, Tehri Garhwal, and works as an academic facilitator under the GCEP project. He likes singing and reading books. He worked for 2 years in Hindustan Computer Limited. After that, He worked for 10 years as a coordinator at Himalayan Little Angel Public School, Beleshwar.

Satye belongs to Bhilangana, his educational qualifications includeM.A. Economics and B.Ed. from Central University, Garhwal. He is working in ESI program as a Facilitator since 2020, previously he was associated with Sharda Coaching Institute where he worked as a teacher. Reading philosophical books keep him motivated to do better in his life. “We become what we think about” is his favorite quote.

Ravindra joined MVDA in February 2021. He is from Jaunpur, TehriGarhwal and works as a supervisor under GCEP project. He has completed his Graduation in 2017 from SridevSuman University. He enjoys walking in the mountains and exploring new places. He has done many treks while doing this. Ravindra loves reading about the great personalities especially those who brought changes in our society, getting to know about them inspire him a lot.

Meena has been associated with MVDA for more than a decade now. She works as a community mobilizer under FIWE project. She is a post graduate in Sociology and likes to motivate the women of the community to empower themselves. Meena is a highly motivated personality and always tries to learn something new.

Manoj is graduate in Hindi from Shri DevSuman University, and belongs to Uttarkashi. Heworks as Assistant Project Coordinator under GCEP project. He is associated with MVDA since 2014. Previously, he has done social surveys and training program for the same. Apart fromwork, he never misses a chance to play some sports.

Kunwar is a post graduate in Sociology and works as a community mobilizer under FIWE project. He is a part of MVDA for more 15 years. He possesses a lot of experience of the field and helps in smooth execution of the project. Kunwar enjoys watching war movies and never misses a chance to read about the Indian Army.

Dinesh is a post graduate from Mathematics and have also done BSc. He is associated with MVDA since 2021 and works as a supervisor under GCEP project. Prior to that, he was a teacher in Gyan Ganga Modern School. He enjoys solving puzzles and play mathematics games during his free time.

Dheerandra is a Post-graduate M.Sc (Maths) from Garhwal University and B.Ed. from Kashmir University. He also holds a one year diploma in computer application. He joined MVDA in the year 2008 as a Computer Operator and worked till 2015. He has also worked with Paryavaran Jan Vikas Samiti as a computer teacher from March 2015 to March 2021. At present, he joined MVDA as Community Mobilizer under holistic rural development project. He is a driven person who wants to contribute to community development and loves to play cricket and read books.

Anita has been associated with MVDA since 2018, she is a keen learner and shown a nice transformation in herself. She works as a community mobilizer and tries to motivate others with her own example. She likes working with the community women. Anita is quite passionate about her work.

Amrish started working with MVDA from 2018. He is working as a supervisor under GCEP project.His educational qualifications are B.Sc. and B.Ed. Previously;he has worked in Pratham Education Foundation for three years. He likesdoing social service, reading books and playing cricket.He feels contented while working for the community and that’s his passion.