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Yugesh K

​Professional Social Worker, 

Life Skills Trainer, 

Mental Health & CSR

I'm working as a Senior Project Manager at THE ENERGY PROJEKT – Sports CSR. Making a difference through passion funding. The Energy Projekt helps aspirants keep their passion for the sport alive, and Sports Infrastructure Aid includes establishing a Children’s Play Area for Terminally Ill Children in Government Hospitals, Renovating Government school sports grounds, and Supporting Education Aid for Underprivileged Children.

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I got associated with Y. R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) as a student Intern while doing my Master’s degree in Social work (Medical & Psychiatric) in Mar Gregorious College, Chennai. I joined YRG CARE in 2015 to work with adolescents and children in schools and colleges to provide them with Lifeskills Education. I worked for Endrum Punnagai (ever smiling) – a project of YRG CARE that aims to provide life skills education for disadvantaged boys and girls studying in government schools in Chennai, South India. I have experience of more than 5 years in training teachers, women, youth, and adolescents.

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My last innovative work is an interactive psychosocial program called Camp Rainbow for Children living with HIV. I've worked as a project associate for India Partnership Initiative (IPI) supported by Serious Fun Children’s Network to provide camp experiences for children living with HIV and other serious illnesses. 

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Qualifications

Certifications

  • Master of Social Work (Medical & Psychiatric)

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Secretaryship)

  • Child Counselling 

  • Psycho-Social Therapies

  • NIH online certification on Bio Ethics

  • First Aid certificate from Indian Government

  • Leadership Team Training by Serious fun, US.

‘The Energy Projekt’ is a non-profit organization dedicated to its vision ‘pursuance of passion irrespective of the odds’. We work to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children with exceptional passion towards sports by providing them with training opportunities, funding, and other resources. Giving wings to their talent helps bring a small yet perceptible change in their lives and satisfaction in ours.

THE ENERGY PROJEKT

Experience: since 2019

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·         Organizing Committee Meeting, Monthly Reporting to CEO.

.          Technically maintaining reports, Documentation, newsletters, Performance Tracking,               Home visits and candidate testimonial videos.
.          Quality study (Small Reach) for Candidates Performance Assessment in 2024 - 2025.

.          Prepared Policy and procedures for Candidates' enrollment, MOU (Memorandum of
           Understanding) for candidates, Beneficiaries Chart, Social audit, staff & candidate
           Travelling Policy, maintain website updates and Candidate Data management.
.          New initiative for Children's Illness (Children's Play Area) Beneficiaries reached 10059
           In one and a half years with the Sustainability Project.
.          Prepared a project proposal and budget. I started focusing on a new initiative & follow-             ups
.          Accounts maintained, bill documentation, GST filing, Tally entries and payments for                 The Energy Projekt.
.          Prepared promotional materials for the energy Projekt. We are trying to motivate our
           existing candidates with Sports counseling and they are practicing with limited                         resources and innovative ideas.

Camp Rainbow - Newman’s Own Foundation Follow up Grant for children collaborated with Serious fun children’s network, USA. The YRGCARE and Serious fun Children’s Network since 2011 Continue their partnership with a goal to bring the magic of camp to children living with HIV in India. Together the two organizations provide a psychosocial intervention for children living with HIV through the vehicle of camp. YRGCARE’s mission is to respond to the needs of people who are not receiving care, support, education, and/or information about HIV awareness and prevention.

Camp Rainbow

Experience: 3 Yrs. 9 Months (2015 to 2019)

 

·         Staff mobilization, Training coordination, logistics management and  finance                            coordination

·         Documentation of project  processes, steps, and lessons learned to follow up the                         program so as to create the core resources of the program

·         Contact with volunteers, assign volunteers and plan the working schedule for                             volunteers; Observe, support, and supervise volunteers Preparing monthly reports,                     review activities

·         Camp Rainbow Logistics coordinator 2016 to 2018and Batlagundu 2017 (Group leader             coordinator).

Endrum Punnagai– Life skills session for the classes VIII & IX in 10 Chennai corporation schools&Govt. Schools. As a part of the programme school libraries were refurbished to new more student friendly ambience for the students to increase their thirst for learning. Under the Endrum Punnagai program we conducted many events to improve the students’ Skills and bring out their talents.

Endrum Punnagai

Experience: 3 Yrs. 9 Months. (2015 to 2019)

 

·         Life Skills- Trainer, baseline & end line Assessment,Creating new lesson plans for Life            Skills & activities,

·         Centric Techniques to handle children, Volunteer’s mobilization,

·         Sourcing books for library, inventory, book drive 

·         Coordinator of the special events, budget for events, planning & executing.

·         Supervisor of 5 social workers at 5 Government schools.

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