S M Sehgal Foundation
Pawan Kumar is an experienced professional in project management and community development, with a career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as Principal Lead - Project Management at the S M Sehgal Foundation since September 2007, Pawan Kumar provides strategic guidance for national-level program execution and oversees the development of growth plans aligned with the organization's vision for 2050. Previously, as a Program Leader, Pawan Kumar managed over 27 projects across India focusing on agricultural livelihoods, watershed development, and health initiatives. Prior experiences include Project Coordinator at Tata Chemical Society for Rural Development, Training Coordinator at Central Himalayan Rural Action Group, and Team Leader at Society of Professional for Rural Enrichment, where Pawan Kumar specialized in community engagement, capacity building, and natural resource management. Pawan Kumar holds an MSc in Forestry Science Policy and Management from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Agricultural Economics from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, complemented by a BSc in Forestry from the same institution.
S M Sehgal Foundation
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S M Sehgal Foundation (“Sehgal Foundation”) is a public, charitable trust registered in India since 1999. Every person across rural India deserves to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life. With that vision in mind, our mission is to strengthen community-led development initiatives to achieve positive social, economic, and environmental change across rural India. With support from donors and partners, Sehgal Foundation designs and promotes rural development interventions that create opportunities, build resilience, and provide solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in India’s poorest communities. The foundation team works together with rural communities to create sustainable programs for managing water resources, increasing agricultural productivity, and strengthening rural governance. The team’s emphasis on gender equality and women’s empowerment is driven by the realization that human rights are central to developing every person’s potential. As an emerging knowledge leader on rural development issues in India, the foundation team engages in participatory research, impact assessment, interactive dialogue, and community media to take informed actions and achieve sustainable results. The team collects, assesses, and reports qualitative and quantitative data across an array of development outcomes, building an archive of evidence-based research that incorporates the voices and views of rural communities and demonstrates the results.