Elango

To work in my chosen field of Social Work to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable children and families through education and health promotion. Results-oriented development professional with experience in teacher training, community engagement, public health, and program implementation.

Guided by the belief: "Learn to do good; seek justice."

Resource Person Project Implementation Unit at Save the Children (Bal Raksha Bharat) TN (2026-01 – Present)

• Working on government school education programs focused on teacher capacity building and classroom improvement
• Facilitating teacher training sessions on experiential learning, 21st-century skills, and child-centred pedagogy
• Supporting project implementation, monitoring, and reporting across assigned schools and blocks
• Coordinating with government stakeholders, school leadership, and field teams for effective program delivery
• Conducting school visits, classroom observations, and teacher mentoring to support the adoption of training practices
• Assisting in training design, content adaptation, and documentation aligned with project goals
• Contributing to improved student engagement and learning outcomes through structured interventions

Programme Senior Associate at Bhumi NGO, Chennai TN (2023-01 – 2025-12)

• Project implementation of the Whole School Transformation Program in Chennai Corporation Schools
• Monitoring and Evaluating STEM Lab and Academic classroom regular class observations & HM interactions with documentation
• Facilitating English, Maths, STEM, SEL, and ECO champs training-of-trainers & L&D Training Sessions
• Managing stakeholder relationships, including vendor coordination for mathematics manipulatives
• Planning & executing events like STEM Expo, Math Expo & Dhaanutsav
• Collaborating with internal teams in Bhumi Fellowship, STEM Programme, ECO Champs and SEL initiatives
• Leading the recruitment and onboarding of new trainers
• Connecting weekly with trainers for the smooth functioning of the program

Project Manager at Agape Foundation Dharmapuri, TN (2012-01 – 2023-12)

• Project Coordinator for Project Axshaya, NTEP, CHAI, REACH, as well as Anti-Human Trafficking Project with StoptheTraffick, UK AID; and CFCS (Challenge Facility for Civil Societies) WHO (World Health Organization) Project for TB
• Organized and Presented Awareness Meetings in Villages throughout Dharmapuri District and Krishangiri on the issues of Tuberculosis, Human Trafficking, Child Marriages, and Health & Hygiene Identification, Prevention, and Treatment of TB
• Counseled TB Patients and their families
• Represented Agape Foundation as Vice President in the District TB Forum; Represented Dharmapuri in the State TB Forum
• DOTS (Direct Observation Treatment Short-term) Provider for TB Patients under NTEP
• Counseled youth and identified/assisted Drop-out Students in re-entering schools/colleges
• Documented & reported activities to the Organization and the Government

Masters of Social Work in Social Work – Don Bosco College of Arts & Science (2010-01 – 2012-12)

Community Health Training in Community Health – Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore (2012-01 – 2013-12)