Advisory Board 

Prof. Ruma Bawikar

Qualification: M.A. , M.S.W

Current Responsibility: Senior faculty member at the Karve Institute of Social Service, Consultant in various consortiums in partnership with international organisations for Rural Drinking Water Schemes for the Govt. of Maharashtra. She has extensive experience of working with networks involved in child rights and has conducted various researches funded by the UNICEF and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of Maharashtra

Dr. Vrushali Deshpande

Dr. Vrushali (Vasanti) Deshpande

Qualification: M.S.W, M Phil, PhD

Current Responsibility : Member, Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Worked as a Resource Person National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development, New Delhi & Worked as Central Adoption Resource Authority, Govt. of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, New Delhi

Dr. Nisha C. Waghmare

Qualification: B.Sc., MSW, Ph. D. SET, NET

Current Responsibility : Head, Dept. of Social Work, Walchand College of Arts & Science, Solapur And Chairperson, BOS ( Social Work), P.A.H. Solapur University, Solapur

Dr. Deepak Walokar

Qualification: B. Com, M.S.W. (CCA & LWPM), M.A. (Sociology), M Phil, (Social Work), Ph d.( Social  Work), CSR- Certified Trainer of IICA, Ministry of Corporate affairs, GOI

Current Responsibility : Former Director, Karve Institute of Social Service, Pune Former Director: Research & Consultancy Cell, And CSR Cell of Karve Institute of Social Service, Pune 

Doctoral Research (PhD):  A Study of Women Entrepreneurship

Mr. Anil Valsangkar

Current Responsibility : Director at Swanil Foundation, COO at AIC MCU Samvaad Bharati Foundation, Ex CEO – Maharashtra education society, Social Entrepreneur

Vijay Jani Akola

Mr. Vijay Jani

Current Responsibility : Treasurer, Gayatri Balikashram

Jayashree Prakash Moghe

Jayashree Prakash Moghe

Current Responsibility : 4 decades of experience in social and educational field.

Dr. Vasanti Patwardhan

Qualification: M.S.W. Ph.D

Current Responsibility : Gynecologist and obstetrician in practice since 1986

Sony Adhav

Ms. Sony Adhav

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