This document provides biographical information about N. Raghunathan, an Indian social entrepreneur and impact accelerator. It outlines his educational background and over 25 years of experience founding and leading various social organizations focused on poverty alleviation. Some of the initiatives he has helped scale include models targeting over 120,000 farmers, 150,000 vulnerable communities, and 500 women-owned businesses. The document also lists some of his awards and publications and provides details on his work evaluating social programs, establishing social enterprises, and advising other organizations.

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Date of birth: 14 May
1967
Nationality:Indian
Contact:
raghu@cms-india.org
raghu@vrutti.org
+91-9342468310
Career
1994-present
Founder Director, Catalyst
Management Services
(http://www.cms.org.in);
Founder, Governing Board
Member and Chief
Functionary in Vrutti
Livelihood Resource Centre
(http://www.vrutti.org)
Founder, Governing Board
Member, Swasti Health
Resource Centre
(http://www.swasti.org);
Founder Director, Fuzhio
Health and Business
Services Pvt. Ltd.
1991-1994
Assistant Project Manager
Karnataka Cooperative
Oilseeds Growers’
Federation, a State-level
farmer's cooperative
Education
1989-91
Post Graduate Diploma in
Rural Management
(PGDRM); Institute of Rural
Management, Anand
(IRMA), India
1984-89
Bachelor of Agricultural
Engineering – B.E. (Agri);
Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University (TNAU),
Coimbatore, India
N. Raghunathan
(SocialEntrepreneur,ImpactAcceleratorand Integrator)
As a social entrepreneur, Raghunathan’s passion is to facilitate sustainable
solutions at a scale that eliminate inequities, marginalisation, hunger and
poverty. Guided by his 25 years’ experience in the social development sector, he
strongly believes that an integrated and people-centric ecosystem is a must, with
a strong and sensitive private sector, to bring sustainable change at scale. The
DNA for this change and transformation is to create an eco-system that integrates
four elements – Capacities of the Communities, Efficiency of the Market, Reach
and Vision of the Facilitators, and the Power of the State. Towards this, he strives
to design scalable models and approaches, test them, nurture partnerships to
reach scale and engage with policy to create enabling space, across multiple
domains that affect the lives and livelihoods of the vulnerable and marginalised
communities. The models that he initiated have touched over 120,000 farming
households, 150,000 communities vulnerable to health issues, 40,000 households
affected by water-related issues and over 500 women-owned businesses (details
laterinthe document).
With the connected passion as a Impact Accelerator, Raghunathan is a strong
proponent of building evidences and guiding development. Facilitating Theories
of Change and Intervention Modelling, Building Rigorous Evidences, Participatory
Learning and Action Approaches, and Establishing Efficient Project Management
and Learning Systems are his passions. To him, “there is nothing as practical as
good theory”, and “every action feeds back to improving theory”. He believes
that rigorous and robust insights and evidences are critical to scale and
transformation, even though it might look complex and difficult to balance
‘action’ and ‘research. He advocates and promotes plurality of methods and
approaches to generate and analyse evidences; uses a number of management
principles and learning approaches that focus on results and impact to ensure
high efficiency and value for money in any social investment. He has undertaken
more than 400 assignments across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Cambodia,
and supported large numbers and variety of development partners details later in
the document).
Given the level of depth of development challenges, Raghunathan strongly
believes that there is a need to collaborate, network and build alliances to share
ideas, learn, achieve scale and shape policies. As a connector and integrator, he
has been involved in supporting/ managing networks in various domains/ settings
– Founding institutional member and managing secretariat of Community of
Evaluators, South Asia (IDRC supported); Taaras – a coalition of women in sex
work, India Hub for Centre for Education Innovation (DFID-R4D supported); LIFE-
TN network Tamil Nadu (DANIDA Supported); Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture
Network (RRA Network – Ford Foundation and Hivos Supported), Producer
Enterprises Catalytic Incubation Fund (ProCIF, Hivos Funded) and Centre for
HealthMarket Innovations(DFID-R4Dsupported).

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Key Awards and Recognitions:
 Awarded the prestigious Indian Council of Agricultural Research National award for his multi-
disciplinaryactionresearch(inagriculture andalliedsciences) onTraditional DairySector,2008
 Awarded the World Bank Development Market Place 2013 for the innovative Social Enterprise
Initiative called ‘Agricultural Enterprise Facilitation Centre’ designed and successfully tested for
scale up. The same model is also supported and financed by NABARD under their Rural
Innovation Fund(RIF)
 Awarded for the NGO founded by Raghunathan for its initiative – Best Urban Micro Enterprise,
2012, by Citi Foundation for the initiative on financial inclusion for the marginalized sex workers.
This initiative also was awarded the “Best State-Level Cooperative 2012” by the Karnataka State
Federal Cooperative
 Institutional and Founder member in Community of Evaluators of South Asia, focusing on
improving the theory and practice in evaluations, supported by the IDRC, bringing together
evaluatorsfrom5 Countriesof SouthAsia
 Have presented papers related to ‘usingevidences to inform development policy’ in South Asian
Evaluation Conclave, ‘impact evaluation – lessons for excellent designs, effective
implementation and enabling impact’ for 3ie. Has presented papers in many evaluation related
conferences/workshops.
Papers and Publications:
1. Gayathri C Jayaraman, N. Raghunathan, et al.; 2013; Demographic Changes and Trends in Risk
Behaviours, HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections among Female Sex Workers in
Bangalore, India, involved in a Focussed HIV Prevention Intervention (Sex Transm Infect published
onlineSeptember 17, 2013;doi:10.1136/sextrans-2013-051203)
2. Kallan Gowda; Anjini Kochar; Closepet Nagabhushana; N. Raghunathan; 2013; Curriculum
Change and Early Learning: An Evaluation of an Activity-Based Learning Programme in
Karnataka,India(forthcoming)
3. Kallan Gowda; Anjini Kochar; Closepet Nagabhushana; N. Raghunathan; 2013; Compensating
Policies for Small Schools and Regional Schooling Inequalities: Class size and multi-grade
teachinginIndia,(forthcoming)
4. Raghunathan, N.; Joseph, A.K. Dr., Kulkarni, S. Dr., 2006; Towards Accelerated Growth in Dairying
– An Action Research to Improve Traditional Milk Sector; Capitalisation of Livestock Program
Experiences in India (CALPI); available at
http://www.intercooperation.org.in/images/icindia/Informal%20milk%20mkt.pdf;27 Nov09.
5. Raghunathan, N., Kumar Ravinder., 2008; Downward Accountability Review; Oxfam
International; summary available at
http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/tsunami_down_acc_summary_web.pdf
6. Raghunathan, N., Shiv kumar, N., Peter, B., 2007; Understanding the Effect of the Tsunami and
its Aftermath on Vulnerability to HIV in Coastal Area; Oxfam International; available at;
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/files/HIV-research-summary.pdf;27Nov2009
7. Raghunathan, N., Shiv Kumar, N., Kumar Ravinder., Mankad. S., 2007; Monitoring, Evaluation
and Learning System (MEAL): a Manual for Civil Society Organisations; DFID Supported Poorest
AreasCivil Society Programme
8. Raghunathan, N., Kumar Ravinder., 2006; The role of information exchange in disaster response:
ExperiencesfromNGOCo-ordinationandResource Centre inNagapattinaminTamil Nadu

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Raghunathan’s Initiativesin the Market-basedand Social Enterprise Models:
 Ideated, Invested and scaled up ‘Farm Enterprise Facilitation Centre (FEFC)’ to reach 120,000
smallholder farmers in improving their wealth (recognised/ supported by DFID-Global Poverty
Action Fund, World Bank Development Market-Place, Rural Innovation Fund of NABARD), Azim
Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI), EdelGive Foundation. Engagements with corporate for
market linkages – such as TATA Rallies, Big Basket, National Commodity Exchange, etc. and also
withbankers.
 Ideated, Invested and currently running ‘Community Drinking Water Plant Cluster’, a social
enterprise reaching about 30,000 households through 10 Drinking Water Plants and Delivery
Vehicles,linkedtothe GramPanchayat,CSR initiatives,Local EntrepreneursandCivilSociety
 Ideated and currently advising a community-led social enterprise, Swathi Jyothi Financial Inclusion
Cooperative, reaching out to 8,000-odd women in sex work, with more than 100% financial and
operational self sufficiency. This initiative was awarded Best Urban Micro Enterprise, 2012, by Citi
Foundation for the initiative on financial inclusion for the marginalized sex workers; was awarded
the “BestState-Level Cooperative 2012” bythe KarnatakaState Federal Cooperative
 As a strategic consultant with ‘Centre for Excellence of Market Based Partnerships for Public
Health’ supported initiatives for developing sustainable pathways – Community Water Plants,
Smokeless Cook Stoves, Village Health Champions under ITC E-Choupal, WASH Alliance, SHG-based
health products delivery - Shakti, Family Planning Help Desk, etc. reaching out to large number of
unreachedcommunities.
 As a strategic consultant, helped 8 agencies to set-up/scale up ‘community based micro financial
institutions’ (CBMFI) to become sustainable micro finance institutions, reaching over 800,000
households across different states of India. Support included strategic/business planning, business
modelling,pitchtoinvestors,operational planning,capacitybuildingandmentoringandadvisory.
 Investor in Fuzhio Health and Business Services, a social enterprise which builds models and
approaches and takes to scale in health, livelihood supply chains and education sectors. Currently
working on Fruits and Vegetables, Syndicated Distribution, Seed Production, Agriculture Input
Supply,GreenProducts,andhealthfoods.
 As a strategic consultant, helped Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) to set up two large
social enterprises – a 80-bed hospital in tribal area and a Centre for higher education in the
development management in Mysuru. Support included strategic and business planning, selection
of sites,businessmodelling;bothare runningassocial enterprisesforover10 years.
 Currently in the process of setting up a ‘Multi-State Health Cooperative’, a large member-owned
institution of the women in sex work who are vulnerable to HIV, covering about 100,000 members
infive statesof India
 People and Panchayat-led Water Governance Model (Sujal Samithi), across 55 locations covering
30,000 households in three states in India; with an aim to develop a grass-root level institutional
model for effective implementation of National Water Policy, treating water as a common
resource,while ensuringlivelihoodsandhealthoutcomes.
 Ideated, Invested and testing out ‘Integrated Community Health and Wellbeing (ICHW)’ to deliver
affordable prevention, primary care, tertiary care, using a combination of technology, health
financingandcommunityledapproaches;intwolocationsinIndia.
 As a Manager, run production, product development and marketing operations for a State Level
Oilseed Farmers’ Cooperative, for over three years covering over 100,000 farmers; and as a

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consultant and on the job trainer for ‘Women Dairy Cooperative Federation’ for three years,
covering about 20,000 women. Similar support provide for fisheries cooperative, owned by
artisanal fisherfolk.
 Part of an innovative and effective ‘NGO Coordination and Resource Centre’ (famously known as
NCRC), a civil society-government-people platform for addressing the relief, rehabilitation and
development issues post tsunami in 2014. This model gets a mention in the World Disaster Report
of 2015 bythe InternationalRedCross.
Raghunathan’s Assignments – under Impact Acceleratorand DevelopmentEnabler(Sample)
Impact Evaluations:
 Impact Evaluation of Breakthrough's programme on addressing early child marriage through
media and training strategies. The study aims at assessing the relative effectiveness of the
intervention packages and their impact in raising awareness about child marriage and reducing
the practice. The design is quasi-experimental, with a mixed methodology approach. Supported
by the International InitiativeforImpactEvaluation(3ie) (2012 – 2014)
 Impact Evaluation of community based approaches to improving the quality of learning among
students in government schools – a three year impact evaluation study, using a experimental
design (randomized control trial); covering 30,000 students and their communities across 11
Districts in Karnataka. This work is being undertaken in collaboration with Stanford University,
US, for The WilliamandFloraHewlettFoundation(2009, ongoing)
 Impact Evaluation of DFID supported Poorest Area Civil Society Programme (PACS) in six states
of India, using Difference in Difference Method with principles of Regression Discontinuity
Design for the identification and comparison of treatment and control groups; this assignment is
being carried out in collaboration with HTSPE Limited, UK and University of Reading, UK. CMS is
the leadinstitutioninthe assignment.(2010– Ongoing)
 Impact Evaluation of the ‘Activity Based Learning System’ of the Government in Primary
Schoolsacross11 districtsof Karnataka,usingCOHORTdesign,forthree years.(ongoing)
 Impact Evaluation of the IFC supported Sugarcane Productivity Enhancement Project using a
quasi-experimental design, using mixed-methods. Involved in three stages of this initiative –
Pilot (in two factory locations in Uttar Pradesh, covering 2,000 farmers); Company-level Scale-up
(four factory locations in Uttar Pradesh, covering 20,000 farmers); and now National-level Scale
up (14 factory locations across give states of India, covering 200,000 farmers). The lead firms are
– DSCL, EID Parry and Olam International with funding partner Solidaridad. The study aims at
assessing the effectiveness of the intervention packages (training, input subsidies, mentoring
support and service linkages) and their impact in improving the productivity of sugarcane and
reducingthe costof production. (2009-ongoing)
 Impact Evaluation of a large-scale program to improve the quality of life of children and
communities in Andhra Pradesh – a three year impact evaluation study, using a COHORT
method among 2,500 children and their care takers in three districts of the state. This is being
undertakenwithRoyal Tropical Institute,Netherlandsforthe BalsahyogaProgram.
 Impact Evaluation of an Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Programme
supported by European Union in about 60 villages across three agro-ecological zones; covering
water for different uses and sanitation practices. The design uses difference-in-difference
approach with matching of villages using PSM methods. The areas of assessment includes
various practices related to health, hygiene, sanitation, WASH, agricultural practices, water
conservation, source protection, etc. – covering the entire range from source to sink with
differentsourcesanddifferentuses(2010– ongoing)

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 Impact Evaluation of the Pratham-Vodafone initiative to promote ICT in low-cost private
schools for improvement of learning outcomes of students in secondary levels – through a
difference in difference method; with mixed method using a quantitative dominant, sequential
design. The project coverage is 6 and 7 class Maths and Science courses of 110 schools across
the 5 urban/semi-urban centres (Mumbai, Mysore, Gauhati, Dibrugarh and Jaipur). The
evaluation will assess changes in learning outcomes of about 5,000 students across these levels
through pre and post competency tests at baseline and endline and also take data of student,
teacher and school profile; Webbox usage; attendance; and scores on regular academic tests. In
addition, it will collect qualitative data through key informant interviews and focus group
discussionswithteachers,students,parentsandheadmasters(2012)
 Impact Assessment of Jharkhand Tribal Development Programme, a ten year long agriculture
based livelihood development initiative supported by International Fund for Agriculture
Development (IFAD). This work is being taken at the end of the project, using a quasi-
experimental design, andusingmixedmethodapproach. (2012)
 Impact Evaluation of Jain Irrigation Supported Project on Comprehensive Capacity Building of
Farmers on Global Agricultural Practices, for International Finance Corporation, using a COHORT
for three years
 Impact Assessment of Agricultural Interventions in the Tribal Areas of Madhya Pradesh, for the
State Planning Commission, Government of Madhya Pradesh. This uses both quantitative and
qualitative methodology and data; to enable the Commission to recommend policy and
programmatic changes based on the evidences related to impact of interventions. Covered 4,000
householdsandtheircommunitiesacrossthe State.
 Impact Assessment of Basix Group’s Livelihood Triad Strategy (Livelihood Financing, Agri
Business Development Services and Institutional Development Services) across the country;
using a mixed-method (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods), covering over 2,000
respondents; (2010)
 Impact Assessment of Post-Harvest Fisheries Project (PHFP) - India (Orissa, Andhra Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu), Bangladesh and Sri Lanka; the objective of the assignment was to assess the
results, immediate effects and impact of the development intervention implemented by PHFP in
three countries. The Outputs of the study fed to the strategic plan and designing further areas of
support for the ODA and the respective national governments in the area of post-harvest
fisheries(1997-98).
 Study of the Impact of the Western India Rainfed Farming Project on the net incomes of the
households, supported by the Department for International Development (DFID). The impact
assessment was done along with a team of consultants and project staff, and covered three
states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Main program components included
watersheds,micro finance,enterprises.
 Impact Monitoring of Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Programme (TANLIP) supported by
the DANIDA and Government of Tamil Nadu across five districts. The methodology adopted was
comparison of ‘before-after’ situation of the project supported communities, with 50% samples
through COHORT and 50% samples through new samples. This is a facilitated study, with the
project staff, village level service providers and livestock farmers group involved in monitoring
the impact and learning from there, with CMS facilitating and supporting in framework, analysis
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Program Evaluationsand Organisational Assessments:
 Terminal Evaluation of UNDP implemented Financial Inclusion Project in six UN focused states
of India,implementedwithNABARDandotherorganisations(2012)
 Final Evaluation of “Social Mobilisation around Natural Resource Management for Poverty
Alleviation” Project, supported by UNDP and Ministry of Rural Development, Government of
India(2008);
 Review of Outreach Component of EC assisted SCALE Project in India - Aga Khan Foundation;
SCALE Project focuses on Enhancing rural livelihoods in the semi-arid regions of western and
central India by involving local communities and empowering them to efficiently manage and
improve the productivityof natural resources (2009 – on going)
 Programme Evaluation of the Integrated Rural Domestic Water Management of Arghaym, a
public charitable trust working in water and sanitation sector in India. The evaluation will be
done inthree states,namely,MadhyaPradesh,MaharashtraandKarnataka.
 End-Term Evaluation of the ICCO Alliance Education Programme in India. The programme
includes assessment of partners (Lead and Implementing) and Direct Partners in three states of
India,namely,Odisha,JharkhandandChhattisgarh.
 Assessment of the Innovative Challenge Fund of Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor (KUSP).
KUSP focuses on improving urban planning and governance, strengthening access to basic
services for the poor and promoting local economic growth. It is implemented by Government of
WestBengal and issupportedbyDFID India.
 Independent Institution to Conduct the Evaluation of the Program to Enhance Capacity in Social
Accountability (PECSA) in Cambodia: The programme is being financed by The World Bank
(Bank) and the Bank intends to evaluate the programme through an independent agency. The
assignment is being carried out in collaboration with Economic Institute of Cambodia (EIC),
which is the Lead Organisation. CMS provides technical support to CMS in design, execution,
data analysisanddocumentationof the end-termevaluation(2008-10)
 Sustainable Supply Chains – Evaluation of extent of adoption of Global Agricultural Practices to
look at how far Better Cotton Initiatives projects of IKEA were compliant with the latest
production principles, criteria and overall better cotton system; captured lessons and best
practices in implementation of BCI projects that can support the transformative journey; and
provided recommendations towards implementation plan. Projects covered across Punjab `(5
districts) andMaharashtra (2 districts),coveringauniverseof more than26,000 farmers
 Involved in many evaluations across the country–Kudumbashree, UNDP–Urban Development,
INGO-CSOfunded,EUco-financed,corporate fundedprojects(Completed)
 Concurrent Evaluation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), as a South India Regional
Agency involved in design, monitoring and quality assurance of field study in five states to feed
intonational level impactevaluation
 Evaluation of the Disaster Risk Reduction Programme funded by DIPECHO to Danish ChurchAid
inCambodia,implementedbytwopartners
 Evaluation of a Programme to Support Vulnerable Children through Residential Hostels in
India. Tracing of the students, their profiles, current changes, key changes and extracting
learning for future programming in the space of long-term residential care, for Kindernothilfe,
Germany
 Mid-term and End of Project Evaluations of Child-Focused Community Development Projects
across South India, for Churches Council for Child and Youth Care and Kindernothilfe. The
programme included 67 Community Based Projects, 120 Day Care Centres, 16 Projects for the
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 Study of Teachers Absenteeism and Students Attendance in Primary and Upper primary
Schools of Karnataka. In this study a sample survey of 2450 schools was carried out across all
the districts of Karnataka State to estimate the teacher absenteeism rate, factors affecting
teacher absence, students attendance and students performance. Descriptive and inferential
statistics was used to assess the cause and effect of teacher absenteeism vis-à-vis teacher
personal factors,school relatedfactors.
 Evaluation of the ACCION-Muthoot Training Programme of micro and small entrepreneurs.
ACCION International is a microfinance and micro-lending organization, giving people the
financial tools they need to work their way out of poverty. In India, ACCION has provided
training to 9000 women micro and small entrepreneurs through Muthoot, one of its partners.
The impact assessment looks at the impact of the training provided to the women in the three
statesof Karnataka, Tamil Naduand Kerala.
Establishingand Operating Monitoring,Evaluationand LearningSystems:
 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning System for the Poorest Areas Civil Society Program
(PACS-I) across six states of India; designed, implemented and supported the entire system –
input to impact; for about four years; among 300-odd civil society organisations in India (2002-
06)
 Design development and implementation management of Formative Evaluation and Outcome
Monitoring System for the Royal Government of Cambodia: The study is an initiative of The
National Committee for the Management of Decentralisation and Deconcentration Reform,
Ministry of Interior, RGC under the Project for Support to Democratic Development through
Decentralisation and Deconcentration (PSDD). PSDD is an initiative of the RGC under its broader
governance reforms workin the country. The said study is being carried out in collaboration with
Economic Institute of Cambodia, a leading NGO in the country. It involves capacity building and
handholding of the partner staff in implementing and managing a process oriented formative
evaluationsystem(2008-09).
 Design, development and Implementation of MIS for Oxfam supported Rights based
livelihoods (Inland Fisheries) Project in Bundelkhand region of India. CMS supported OXFAM
supported NGO Vikalp in design, development and implementation of Management Information
System. MIS helped the project in quality assurance, planning interventions and in streamlining
its information and knowledge for evidence based advocacy. The MIS also provided mechanism
to understandthe impactsof the workof the projectusingrightsbasedapproaches.(2007-08)
 Designing and implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning System for 16 Child-
focused community development projects in South India. The system was designed for The
Churches Council for Child and Youth Care. The components of MEAL system included, Input-
Activity Monitoring, Process Quality Monitoring, Output Tracking, Annual Reflection and
Learning and Institutional Assessment. A performance Index was prepared for each of the
projectusingvariouscomponentsof the M&E system. – 2007.
 Monitoring and Program Coordination of Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation Program of South
Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS); Facilitating design and development of an
information system to understand the level of damages, relief and rehabilitation work being
undertaken by SIFFS in these areas, facilitating field and project level reflection exercises to
monitor progress and incorporating changes based on field realities. Program components
include relief during the disaster, rehabilitation in livelihoods (mainly fisheries, agriculture and
alternative livelihoods),habitatandshelter,andvillage infrastructure.(2007-08)

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 Support to NGO Coordination and Resource Centre (NCRC) on design and management of
Information Exchange and Communication Systems. NCRC was a public-private partnership
established in the aftermath of Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 to coordinate and support various
efforts in tsunami response at Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India. CMS was involved in managing
the outsourced system in the relief, rehabilitation and development phases and was responsible
for conducting studies and publications in various sectors – agriculture, fisheries, shelter,
children, women, etc. The assignment included information sourcing, analysis, synthesis,
communicationandresearchstudies.(2005-07)
 Design development and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation System for Western
Orissa Rural Livelihoods Project (WORLP) for Orissa Watershed Development Mission,
Government of Orissa. WORLP was being funded by DFID India. The system included baseline
analysis, input-activity monitoring, process quality monitoring and Output monitoring using the
logical frameworkof the project.(2005-06)
 Designing, development and implementation support for comprehensive monitoring system
for Madhya Pradesh Women in Agriculture Project (MAPWA) and general extension system of
Department of Agriculture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The system included monitoring
of input, activity, processes and outcome. As a part of system implementation, capacity
developmentof keystaff onimplementationof the systemwasdone.(2006)
 Design and Development of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems for Karnataka Watershed
Development Programme (KAWAD), financially supported by DFID – India and implemented
through Government of Karnataka. The assignment included participative development of a
comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system for the three watersheds, implemented
through different institutional mechanisms. The scope included situation assessment,
development of information needs of various stakeholders, development of information
systems,capacitybuildingandimplementationsupport.
 Development and Implementation Support for Computerised Monitoring System for Tamil
Nadu Livestock Development Project (TANLIP), Department of Animal Husbandry,Government
of Tamil Nadu. The project was being supported by DANIDA. Role included understanding
information needs of different stakeholders, developing systems overview, formats, and pilot
testing and implementing systems. This also included participatory development of effective
and simple output, outcome and impact indicators. This was followed by detailed
documentation of outputs and processes. CMS also developed a user manual and training
manual. CMS team, conducted training on monitoring systems, and use of Information
Technologyinmonitoringsystems.(2002)
SpecificExperiencesinLivelihoodSector:
Experience in agricultural, livestock, fisheries, non-land based activities, industrial and consumer
products; sectoral studies, value chain analysis, market research, action research, needs
assessments,handholdingsupport,evaluationandimpactassessments
– Intervention modelling and taking to scale – Agricultural Enterprise Facilitation Centre
(AEFC), Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Community Managed Water
Plants(CWPs), etc.
– Developing market knowledge, opportunities, market feasibility – through research,
online audits, environmental scanning, channel management, product design and
development,concepttestingandproducttestmarketing
– Design, feasibility, business plan development – identification of technologies, markets,
financial and economic feasibility, legal requirements, project implementation plan –

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outlining enterprise plans, develop simple feasibility studies for communities tailored to
differententerprisesandproducts
– Value chain assessments – has undertaken VC analysis for salt, dairy, paddy, groundnut,
blackgram, weaving, metal ware, bamboo/ cane, cashew, mango and floriculture across
India– mappingVC,identifyingopportunitiesfor
– Taking enterprises to communities; organisation of producer/ activity groups,
enterprise-supportunits;institutional development
– Financial services and management – accessing formal credit for enterprises through
variouschannelsandtypesof financial institutions,riskassessmentand management
– Market access and improving competitiveness – value addition, products/ services
development,promotion,measuringcustomersatisfaction,pricing
– Production operations – systems, costing, human resources development, legal and
environmental requirements, qualitycontrol (systems,certifications)
– Monitoringsystems,use of informationtechnologyforimprovingefficiency
– Business incubatory support – enterprise institutional strengthening through capacity
buildinginitiatives,handholdingsupport
– Social value assessmentof rural businessmodels –marketbasedinclusive approaches
Detailsof assignmentsinVrutti Website –http://www.vrutti.org