Chinmaya Kumar Singh

Programme Manager, Orissa Regional Organisation For Social Action
India
Chinmaya works as a Program Manager for Orissa Regional Organisation for Social Action, where his responsibilities include enhancing the capacity of the 5 Dioceses of Odisha by providing technical support and professional guidance, and building alliances, lobbying and networking with church, secular and government bodies for policy changes. He is currently working on promoting self-governance of tribal communities in Kandhamal district of Odisha, especially concerning their rights in relation to industrial companies in the region. By participating in this training program Chinmaya expects to gain knowledge and skills concerning self-governance, land and culture in order to more effectively work on the issues of Indigenous people. Further, he is particularly interested in learning of the rights of those impacted by displacement and loss of land and property, and the areas of protection under UN treaties.

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