Graam

Team Members

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD P

Head - Community Consultation

Dr. Rajendra Prasad is a head-Community Consultation at GRAAM.  He holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and a PhD in ‘Community Participation in the Development of School Education’. He has over 23 years of experience working with NGOs and the education sector. His professional expertise includes Universalization of Equitable Quality Right to Education, Child Rights, Community Mobilization, Community Development, Rural & Urban Development, Career Guidance & Personality Development, Teaching, Participatory Research, Policy Formulations & Legal Reforms, Networking & Advocacy and Lobbying with the State and other agencies. At GRAAM, he is engaged in various Participatory Research and   Action Researches.

Projects Handled

Sl.no Name of the Project Assignment Partner Thematic Area Project Type Assignment Period
1 A study on School Development and Monitoring Committee PAGE Industries Limited Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Dec 2019
Jan 2020
2 Understanding the Presence of SDMC and the Challenges that Schools Pose to the Effective Functioning of SDMC. PAGE Industries Limited Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Sep 2019
Dec 2019
3 Is School Mapping a Good Way to Bring in Stakeholders PAGE Industries Limited Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Jan 2016
Apr 2021
4 Sugamya Shiksha PAGE Industries Limited Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Jan 2016
Apr 2020
5 Community Need Assessment for CSR Intervention of Asian Paints Limited Asian Paints Limited Governance and Democratization Community Consultation Dec 2019
Feb 2020
6 Midline Evaluation of Prerepana Project NR Foundation, SVYM Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Dec 2018
Mar 2019
7 Formative Evaluation of the Programs Supported by ABFRL across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) and Partner organizations Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Apr 2018
Sep 2018
8 Feasibility Study for the Implementation of Education CSR intervention at Selected Govt. Schools of Hassan Himatsingka Foundation Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Nov 2018
Jan 2019
9 School Toilet Requirement – Need Assessment Study Toyota Public Health Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Oct 2018
Dec 2018
10 JIGSAW Method of Learning Aarhus University, Denmark,Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru, Karnataka,Kendriya Vidyalaya Regional Office Bengaluru Region, Bengaluru. Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Jul 2017
Apr 2018
11 Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) Baseline Survey: Karnataka Assembly Election, 2018 Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru Governance and Democratization Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Jan 2018
Apr 2018
12 Policy for Procurement of Land for Residential Sites in Karnataka Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Governance and Democratization Policy Engagement May 2015
Oct 2016
13 Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) Government of Karnataka Governance and Democratization Community Consultation Mar 2015
May 2015
14 Study of Health Need Assessment in the selected Graam Panchayat of Ramanagara District, Karnataka Toyota Public Health Impact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON) Sep 2015
Nov 2015
15 Field study in Semi Urban and Rural Areas of Mysuru District to Understand the Needs, Motivations and Aspiration of Adults in Low Income Communities Sattva Media and Consultating Pvt Ltd Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Dec 2015
Mar 2016
16 Orientation and Felicitation of Tribal Gram Panchayat Members Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Community Consultation May 2015
Jun 2015
17 Building Human and Social Capital at the core of CSR Strategy for PAGE Industries (Jockey) PAGE Industries Limited Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Community Consultation Jun 2015
Dec 2015
18 A Project to study Suitability of Prema Vidya Audio-Visual material for Teaching of Science, Math and Social Science at the secondary level in Yadgir District of Karnataka SVYM Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Jun 2014
Dec 2014
19 COVI Reach Aris Global Software Pvt ltd Governance and Democratization Development Research May 2021
Aug 2021
20 A Study to Understand the Activities Engaged by Rural Government School Children at home due to COVID lockdown Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Jul 2021
Aug 2021
21 Navigating through the Dynamics of Indigenous Communities Acquisition and Safe-Guarding of Forest Rights Soliga Abhivruddi Sangaha, Hanur Indigenous Community Development Development Research Feb 2020
Jun 2020
22 Preparation of district human development reports – Kodagu and Kolar Human Development Division, Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Development Research Jul 2013
Jun 2014
23 Public Engagement meetings for Urban CPHC Karnataka Health Promotion Trust ( KHPT) Public Health Community Consultation Dec 2021
Sep 2022
24 A Study of Tribal Livelihood, Karnataka National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Indigenous Community Development Development Research Mar 2022
Dec 2022
25 Community Need Assessment Stelis Biopharma Limited Public Health Impact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON) May 2022
Sep 2022
26 India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2022-23 National Council of Applied Economic Research Governance and Democratization Development Research Nov 2022
Mar 2023
27 Evaluation of Samagra Shikshana Karnataka from 2018-19 to 2020-21 Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA) Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Jan 2023
Jun 2023
28 Tracer Study for Technical Vocational Education and Training TVET Employment Outcomes of Graduates from ITIs in Karnataka Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA) Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation Jan 2023
Nov 2023
29 Employment Status and Needs of PVTG (Jenu Kuruba and Koraga) Youth in Karnataka Government of Karnataka Indigenous Community Development Development Research Sep 2023
Jan 2024
Name of the Project
Assignment Partner
Thematic Area
Project Type
Assignment Period
PAGE Industries Limited
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Dec 2019
Jan 2020
PAGE Industries Limited
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Sep 2019
Dec 2019
PAGE Industries Limited
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Jan 2016
Apr 2021
PAGE Industries Limited
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Jan 2016
Apr 2020
Asian Paints Limited.
Governance and Democratization
Community Consultation
Dec 2019
Feb 2020
NR Foundation, SVYM
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Dec 2018
Mar 2019
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) and Partner organizations
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Apr 2018
Sep 2018
Himatsingka Foundation
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Nov 2018
Jan 2019
Toyota
Public Health
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Oct 2018
Dec 2018
Aarhus University, Denmark,Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru, Karnataka,Kendriya Vidyalaya Regional Office Bengaluru Region, Bengaluru.
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Jul 2017
Apr 2018
Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru
Governance and Democratization
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Jan 2018
Apr 2018
Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation
Governance and Democratization
Policy Engagement
May 2015
Oct 2016
Government of Karnataka
Governance and Democratization
Community Consultation
Mar 2015
May 2015
Toyota
Public Health
Impact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON)
Sep 2015
Nov 2015
Sattva Media and Consultating Pvt Ltd
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Dec 2015
Mar 2016
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Community Consultation
May 2015
Jun 2015
PAGE Industries Limited
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Community Consultation
Jun 2015
Dec 2015
SVYM
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Jun 2014
Dec 2014
Aris Global Software Pvt ltd
Governance and Democratization
Development Research
May 2021
Aug 2021
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Jul 2021
Aug 2021
Soliga Abhivruddi Sangaha, Hanur
Indigenous Community Development
Development Research
Feb 2020
Jun 2020
Human Development Division, Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Development Research
Jul 2013
Jun 2014
Karnataka Health Promotion Trust ( KHPT)
Public Health
Community Consultation
Dec 2021
Sep 2022
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Indigenous Community Development
Development Research
Mar 2022
Dec 2022
Stelis Biopharma Limited
Public Health
Impact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON)
May 2022
Sep 2022
National Council of Applied Economic Research
Governance and Democratization
Development Research
Nov 2022
Mar 2023
Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA)
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Jan 2023
Jun 2023
Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA)
Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood
Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Jan 2023
Nov 2023
Government of Karnataka
Indigenous Community Development
Development Research
Sep 2023
Jan 2024

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Sl. NoProject NameAssignment PartnerThematic AreaFunctional AreaAssignment Date
1Need Based Assessment at Sandur Essential to understand the Community needs An initiative for “Suvarna Sandur”SCODWES ( Sahyadri COmmunity Development and Women Empowerment Society )Governance and DemocratizationDevelopment ResearchDec 2024
Mar 2025
2Aspiration-Inspiration-Motivation (AIM) Career planning for the students of Government High SchoolWurth Electronics Services India (P) LtdLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodAcademic ProgramsMar 2024
Mar 2025
3AIM – Career planing for the students of Government High Schoolr Process Outsourcing Pvt ltdLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodAcademic ProgramsMar 2024
Mar 2025
4Evaluation of Learning Outcomes of 10th standard students during 2023 in KarnatakaKarnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority (KMEA)Learning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationApr 2024
Jul 2024
5Employment Status and Needs of PVTG’s (Jenu Kuruba & Koraga) Youth in KarnatakaDepartment of Social welfare, KarnatakaIndigenous Community DevelopmentDevelopment ResearchSep 2023
Apr 2024
6Tracer Study for Technical Vocational Education and Training TVET Employment Outcomes of Graduates from ITIs in KarnatakaKarnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA)Learning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationJan 2023
Apr 2024
7Public Engagement meetings for Urban CPHCKarnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT)Public HealthCommunity ConsultationDec 2021
Sep 2022
8Community Need Assessment for CSR Intervention of Asian Paints LimitedAsian Paints LimitedGovernance and DemocratizationCommunity ConsultationDec 2019
Feb 2020
9Community Need AssessmentStelis Biopharma LimitedPublic HealthImpact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON)May 2022
Sep 2022
10Study of Health Need Assessment in the selected Graam Panchayat of Ramanagara District, KarnatakaToyotaPublic HealthImpact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON)Sep 2015
Nov 2015
11Employment Status and Needs of PVTG (Jenu Kuruba and Koraga) Youth in KarnatakaGovernment of KarnatakaIndigenous Community DevelopmentDevelopment ResearchSep 2023
Jan 2024
12A Study of Tribal Livelihood, KarnatakaNational Commission for Scheduled TribesIndigenous Community DevelopmentDevelopment ResearchMar 2022
Dec 2022
13Navigating through the Dynamics of Indigenous Communities Acquisition and Safe-Guarding of Forest RightsSoliga Abhivruddi Sangaha, HanurIndigenous Community DevelopmentDevelopment ResearchFeb 2020
Jun 2020
14India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2022-23National Council of Applied Economic ResearchGovernance and DemocratizationDevelopment ResearchNov 2022
Mar 2023
15Evaluation of Samagra Shikshana Karnataka from 2018-19 to 2020-21Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA)Learning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationJan 2023
May 2024
16Tracer Study for Technical Vocational Education and Training TVET Employment Outcomes of Graduates from ITIs in KarnatakaKarnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA)Learning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationJan 2023
Nov 2023
17Sugamya ShikshaPAGE Industries LimitedLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchJan 2016
Apr 2020
18A Study to Understand the Activities Engaged by Rural Government School Children at home due to COVID lockdown Learning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchJul 2021
Aug 2021
19Is School Mapping a Good Way to Bring in StakeholdersPAGE Industries LimitedLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchJan 2016
Apr 2021
20A study on School Development and Monitoring CommitteePAGE Industries LimitedLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchDec 2019
Jan 2020
21Understanding the Presence of SDMC and the Challenges that Schools Pose to the Effective Functioning of SDMCPAGE Industries LimitedLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchSep 2019
Dec 2019
22Midline Evaluation of Prerepana ProjectNR Foundation, SVYMLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationDec 2018
Mar 2019
23Feasibility Study for the Implementation of Education CSR intervention at Selected Govt. Schools of HassanHimatsingka FoundationLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationNov 2018
Jan 2019
24School Toilet Requirement – Need Assessment StudyToyotaPublic HealthSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationOct 2018
Dec 2018
25Formative Evaluation of the Programs Supported by ABFRL across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and MaharashtraAditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) and Partner organizationsLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationApr 2018
Sep 2018
26Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) Baseline Survey: Karnataka Assembly Election, 2018Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), BengaluruGovernance and DemocratizationSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationJan 2018
Apr 2018
27JIGSAW Method of LearningAarhus University, Denmark, Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru, Karnataka, Kendriya Vidyalaya Regional Office Bengaluru Region, Bengaluru.Learning, Skill Development and LivelihoodSocial Impact Assessment & EvaluationJul 2017
Apr 2018
28Field study in Semi Urban and Rural Areas of Mysuru District to Understand the Needs, Motivations and Aspiration of Adults in Low Income CommunitiesSattva Media and Consultating Pvt LtdLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchDec 2015
Mar 2016
29Building Human and Social Capital at the core of CSR Strategy for PAGE Industries (Jockey)PAGE Industries LimitedLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodCommunity ConsultationJun 2015
Dec 2015
30Orientation and Felicitation of Tribal Gram Panchayat Members Learning, Skill Development and LivelihoodCommunity ConsultationMay 2015
Jun 2015
31A Project to study Suitability of Prema Vidya Audio-Visual material for Teaching of Science, Math and Social Science at the secondary level in Yadgir District of KarnatakaSVYMLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchJun 2014
Dec 2014
32COVI ReachAris Global Software Pvt ltdGovernance and DemocratizationDevelopment ResearchMay 2021
Aug 2021
33Policy for Procurement of Land for Residential Sites in KarnatakaRajiv Gandhi Rural Housing CorporationGovernance and DemocratizationPolicy EngagementMay 2015
Oct 2016
34Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)Government of KarnatakaGovernance and DemocratizationCommunity ConsultationMar 2015
May 2015
35Preparation of district human development reports – Kodagu and KolarHuman Development Division, Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring and StatisticsLearning, Skill Development and LivelihoodDevelopment ResearchJul 2013
Jun 2014

Articles: – ನಗರದ ತಲ್ಲಣಗಳು – ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ರಾಜ್ – ಗ್ರಾಮ ವಿಕಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸೋಪಾನ