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 | Project Name | Assignment Partner | Thematic Area | Functional Area | Assignment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation Studies on the Impact of the National Health Mission (NHM) | Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority | Health and Wellness | Development Research | Oct 2025 Apr 2026 |
| 2 | Evaluation study on District Planning Committee and Strengthening in compliance with emerging model in the field | Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority | Governance and Democratization | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Sep 2025 Mar 2026 |
| 3 | GRAAM – Community College 2025 | Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Community Consultation | Jun 2025 Aug 2025 |
| 4 | Lok Sabha Elections 2024 – Evaluation of Endline survey of KAP (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice) of citizens | Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority | Governance and Democratization | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | May 2025 Jul 2025 |
| 5 | Third-party impact evaluation of the”Girl Leads Girl: Adolescent Girl Role Model Project for Social Transformation (Sphoorthi)” | Ashraya Hastha Trust | Health and Wellness | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | May 2025 Jul 2025 |
| 6 | Impact Evaluation: ‘Children in Governance’ Project | N/A | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Academic Programs | Aug 2024 Aug 2024 |
| 7 | A study and perspective plan through participatory approach for Suvarna Sandur: 2035 | SCODWES ( Sahyadri COmmunity Development and Women Empowerment Society ) | Governance and Democratization | Development Research | Dec 2024 Mar 2025 |
| 8 | Aspiration Inspiration Motivation (AIM) To build aspiration among students to pursue higher / professional Education | Wurth Electronics Services India (P) Ltd | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Academic Programs | Mar 2024 Mar 2025 |
| 9 | Aspiration Inspiration Motivation (AIM) To build aspiration among students to pursue higher / professional Education | r Process Outsourcing Pvt ltd | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Education and Career Aspirations | Mar 2024 Mar 2025 |
| 10 | Evaluation of Learning Outcomes of 10th standard students during 2023 in Karnataka | Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Apr 2024 Jun 2024 |
| 11 | Employment Status and Needs of PVTG’s (Jenu Kuruba & Koraga) Youth in Karnataka | Department of Social welfare, Karnataka | Indigenous Community Development | Development Research | Sep 2023 Apr 2024 |
| 12 | Tracer Study for Technical Vocational Education and Training TVET Employment Outcomes of Graduates from ITIs in Karnataka | Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Dec 2022 Jan 2025 |
| 13 | Public Engagement meetings for Urban CPHC | Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) | Health and Wellness | Community Consultation | Dec 2021 Sep 2022 |
| 14 | Community Need Assessment for CSR Intervention of Asian Paints Limited | Asian Paints Limited | Governance and Democratization | Community Consultation | Dec 2019 Feb 2020 |
| 15 | Community Need Assessment | Stelis Biopharma Limited | Health and Wellness | Impact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON) | May 2022 Sep 2022 |
| 16 | Study of Health Need Assessment in the selected Graam Panchayat of Ramanagara District, Karnataka | Toyota | Health and Wellness | Impact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON) | Sep 2015 Nov 2015 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | A Study of Tribal Livelihood, Karnataka | National Commission for Scheduled Tribes | Indigenous Community Development | Development Research | Mar 2022 Dec 2022 |
| 19 | Navigating through the Dynamics of Indigenous Communities Acquisition and Safe-Guarding of Forest Rights | N/A | Indigenous Community Development | Development Research | Feb 2020 Jun 2020 |
| 20 | India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2022-23 | National Council of Applied Economic Research | Governance and Democratization | Development Research | Nov 2022 Mar 2023 |
| 21 | Evaluation of Samagra Shikshana Karnataka from 2018-19 to 2020-21 | Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Jan 2023 May 2024 |
| 22 | Tracer Study for Technical Vocational Education and Training TVET Employment Outcomes of Graduates from ITIs in Karnataka | Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Jan 2023 Nov 2023 |
| 23 | Sugamya Shiksha | PAGE Industries Limited | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Development Research | Jan 2016 Apr 2020 |
| 24 | A Study to Understand the Activities Engaged by Rural Government School Children at home due to COVID lockdown | N/A | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Development Research | Jul 2021 Aug 2021 |
| 25 | Is School Mapping a Good Way to Bring in Stakeholders | PAGE Industries Limited | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Development Research | Jan 2016 Apr 2021 |
| 26 | A study on School Development and Monitoring Committee | PAGE Industries Limited | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Development Research | Dec 2019 Jan 2020 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | Midline Evaluation of Prerepana Project | NR Foundation, SVYM | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Dec 2018 Mar 2019 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | School Toilet Requirement – Need Assessment Study | Toyota | Health and Wellness | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Oct 2018 Dec 2018 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | 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 |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | Orientation and Felicitation of Tribal Gram Panchayat Members | N/A | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Community Consultation | May 2015 Jun 2015 |
| 37 | 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 |
| 38 | COVI Reach | Aris Global Software Pvt ltd | Governance and Democratization | Development Research | May 2021 Aug 2021 |
| 39 | Policy for Procurement of Land for Residential Sites in Karnataka | Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation | Governance and Democratization | Policy Engagement | May 2015 Oct 2016 |
| 40 | Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) | Government of Karnataka | Governance and Democratization | Community Consultation | Mar 2015 May 2015 |
| 41 | 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 |
