Our People
The People Behind V Cares

Our People

The professionals, social workers, doctors, trainers and field-workers powering V Cares programmes.

Kshitij Gavande

MSW, Rajiv Gandhi Youth University

Specialised in youth development. Built the youth leadership and youth employment generation programmes for the organisation. Energetic communicator with civil society and a successful programme implementer at rural and urban setups.

Dr Kailash Sahare

BHMS · MA Clinical Psychology · MA Population Sciences (IIPS Mumbai)

15+ years of experience in women, child and youth mental health. Developed tools and methodology for handling youth mental health. Led three projects on youth and women & child mental wellbeing across rural and urban Nagpur.

Veena Shinde

IT Trainer · 20 years

IT trainer and instructor for over twenty years, delivering computing courses to an exceptional standard with deep IT knowledge and an ability to engage students at any level.

Dinesh Dhande

IT Trainer · 15 years

Superb instructor across general IT, software, graphic design and NetApp. Available for non-academic schooling and skill upgradation programmes for dropout students at Khoba, Katni, Kohmara, Kokana and Manditola villages of Gondia district.

Shashikant Jambhulkar

Secretary · 25 years experience

Engaged in skill development for youth according to need and market demand. Plays a vital role for the organisation as Principal Investigator and oversees Renaissance College of Computer Science and Renaissance Institute of Technical Education, Nagpur.

Amit Malkawade

Pathologist · Medical Trainer

Associated for seven years. Under his leadership the organisation runs one- and two-day medical camps and free medicine distribution at rural and urban slum areas of Nagpur, reaching up to ten thousand people.

Shashikant Raut

MBA Agriculture · PG Packaging Science · PG Agriculture Policy

Leads all socio-eco and environmental projects: tree plantation, organic farming and medicinal-tree awareness. Experienced in community development of farmers through FPOs in the Vidarbha region.

Pallavi Malkawade

Women & Child Health

Runs counseling centres and leads women health and nutrition training, pregnancy and child-care awareness programmes. Currently serving Khoba village and urban slum areas of Nagpur.

Pallavi Jambhulkar

MSW · Counseling Lead

Handles institutional and centre counseling offices using impact-counseling methodology. Trusted point of contact for youth and young girls sharing their problems and issues. Currently leads the urban institutional counseling centre.

Chandrashekhar Parodkar

MBA · Placements

Heads tie-ups and corporate communication for skill development. Has facilitated 15,000+ placements for rural and urban students across the organisation's 30+ skill courses.

Triveni Tayde

Accounts

Handles the accounts department since the organisation's inception. Multi-tasker maintaining track records and day-to-day inter-departmental communication.

Pitambar Tembhurne

Bamboo Master Trainer · 20+ years

Master trainer and ground mobiliser in the bamboo industry. Designs methods that allow participants to absorb more in less time. Currently working at the Khoba centre, Gondia district.

Dr Shashi Jambhulkar

PhD Microbiology, Nagpur University (2018)

PhD on antibacterial activity of Lactobacillus and Propionibacterium against drug-resistant Salmonella. 10 years teaching B.Sc. Microbiology students; remarkable contribution to V Cares student progression.

Anita Meshram

BA · SHG Mobiliser

Women social worker contributing to SHG mobilisation, formation and capacity building. Set up 50+ SHGs by transforming groups into income-generating activities. Currently handles women mobilisation across Gondia district villages.

Pritish Madan Rao Ambhore

Delhi School of Social Work · 12 years

Engaged in community work, social enterprises and multi-state projects. Environment enthusiast — won the VSO Green Fellowship twice for biogas projects at Delhi University and Aman Biradri shelter homes. CNN International featured his work at the Rio 2012 Earth Summit. Works with NABARD, Ministry of MSME, Jal Shakti, Education and Social Justice.

Alka Tembhurkar

MSW · Women Mobiliser

Combines social work and mobilising skills to broaden centre work as a major implementer in strategic planning. Successfully completed two programmes on women skill development and women health & nutrition.

Kartik S. Jambhulkar

TISS Mumbai · Independent Consultant · 10 years

Engaged in education, health, community work and multi-state projects. Plays a pivotal role in research, financial-literacy campaigns, youth empowerment, skill training and community awareness on social inclusion.