Arin Kar holds post-graduate degrees in Economics and Population Studies. He has over 15 years of experience in the monitoring and evaluation of public health programs. At KHPT, he supports in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for intervention projects. Prior to joining KHPT, he worked with the Technical Support Unit of Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society as Strategic Planning Team Leader and at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, as a research officer.
Ambuja Kowlgi has a PhD in Anthropology with a Specialization in Medical Anthropology. As an anthropologist, she has been involved in research and analysis and assisted many qualitative studies as an anthropologist and qualitative research consultant, specializing in health, gender and education. She has worked with national and international research teams and organizations, including Sambodhi Research Communications, The Hunger Project, Jeeva- a research initiative, over the past decade.
Teaching:
International Diploma in Reproductive Health Management, Karnatak University, Dharwad
Transdisciplinary Center for Qualitative Methods, MAHE, Manipal
Publications:
Searching in The backyard: Kunabi Child Care from an Ethnopediatric Perspective Ambuja Kowlgi and C. G. Hussain Khan, Manipal University Press, May 2017
Ethnopediatrics: an emerging field Karnatak University Journal Vol 1Dec 2009
Practices of evil eye in rural Karnataka Eastern Anthropologist 2004
Open courts: Child Labour: Report and a short documentary, UNICEF: 2006
Ethnographic Profile of Sex Workers of Dharwad (Prostitution and Beyond: Sage Publications) 2008
Vidyacharan is a science graduate, holding a post graduate diploma in epidemiology and also in computer science. He has experience of 17 years in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation, having held the position of a Documentation Officer at ActionAid in Shivamogga and then Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at KHPT’s Sankalp and Samastha projects in Bellary and Bangalore Districts. He was also Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at a Technical Support Unit, supporting the Targeted Intervention programme for Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS).
His core competencies are developing monitoring and evaluation plans, handling issues related to MIS/CMIS, analyzing data, strengthening the quality of data through supportive supervision and monitoring visits, and building the capacities of project teams for in-house analysis using the data for programme planning and service delivery. He has implemented screening, mapping, validation and research surveys among the general population, at-risk populations, and vulnerable populations in urban and rural areas.
5 years of work experience in health, nutrition, policy evaluation and Tuberculosis in collaboration with international agencies. She has a Doctoral Degree in Population Studies from International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai. Skilled in social science research, handling large scale data and scientific writing, Atreyee has presented her works at numerous national/international conferences and has a number of publications to her credit. Her areas of research interest include (but are not limited to) gender studies, sexual & reproductive health and rights, social aspects of TB and HIV/AIDS, and Mental health.
She currently plays the role of Monitoring and Evaluation Lead for the USAID-funded Breaking the Barriers Project at KHPT.