Our Team

Shruthi currently works with FMCH as the CEO. Prior to this, she was an independent consultant in the development space focusing on strategy, fundraising and business model development. Before this, she was working with Mentor Me India, an NGO based out of Mumbai in the capacity of the Executive Director. As the ED, she led fundraising, oversaw programme operations and team management. She also worked with Hippocampus Learning Centres in Bangalore managing the Teacher Training vertical for early childhood education. She is an engineer from VTU, and worked with Infosys before doing the Teach for India Fellowship. She is also an Acumen Fellow.

Sukhbir’s background is in maternal, child and adolescent health. She is a medical graduate with post graduate diploma in hospital and healthcare management. She heads FMCH’s Project Poshan.

My experience of two decades of being involved in community health care motivated me to join FMCH’s work, aiming to bring a meaningful impact for the future generations, wherein they can develop to their full potential and bring in a progressive perspective in the society

Sarita has a Master’s degree in Social Work, working for more than an one and half decade with various reputed NGOs in Mumbai in the education, health and nutrition sector. She is a specialist in implementing community-based nutrition programmes and achieving the expected outcomes under her leadership. She has a vast programme knowledge in implementation methods, developing, monitoring tools, reporting formats and bring to table the best suited methodologies for running the programme. She started her journey at FMCH as a Health Educator in the year 2012, piloting two programme components that have now been adopted into the core intervention. At present Sarita Heads the Community Nutrition Initiative.

Anandita is Post-Graduate in from Indian Institute of Forest Management, with over 8 years of experience in this sector. Her expertise lies in conceptualizing partnership models, developing communication materials, training modules, behaviour change communication, developing MIS systems, knowledge management etc. Core sectors that she has worked in include Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition, Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Skills and Livelihoods with hands on experience in states of MP, UP, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Ruchi was in the corporate sector in banking. Before moving into the non-profit sector, Ruchi worked for about 9 years at Exim Bank as a Chief Manager in their Lines of Credit Group and has also worked with their Project Finance and SME Groups. During her stint, she managed large value projects, and relations with stakeholders like the Government, Ministries, Embassies, Corporates, among others. She moved into the non-profit sector at Teach for India as their National Development Fundraising Manager. She came to FMCH out of her passion for the work we do with mothers and children. Ruchi will also be overseeing the scaling of our social media presence.

Anjali is a post graduate in Public Health and has previously worked in the challenging rural remote areas of Chhattisgarh.

“Being a Public Health specialist I have always believed in ‘Prevention better than Cure’ which forms the very base of the community interventions undertaken by FMCH, thus giving me an opportunity to achieve in what I believe. India has a vast pool of pro-active human resources that are yet unreachable and untrained, and therefore FMCH aims at building a team of such enthusiastic healthcare professionals equipped with correct and actionable knowledge.”

Lao Tzu “Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Built with what they have.”

Shubhangi’s background is Social Work. She brings 8 years experience in addressing maternal and newborn health. She joined the FMCH team in 2016 wanting to specifically focus on the issue of malnutrition and working with SAM and MAM children.

“The work is very effective because we work with the community at the grass root level. FMCH doesn’t just do the usual clinic work like give supplements, but also provides education and counselling. Not a lot of organisation teaches practical things like a practical nutrition course, 'Achha Baccha' sessions.”

Sharad has a Master’s degree in Social Work, with over 13 years of experience in child rights, education, health and nutrition. He joined FMCH in 2016 at Bhiwandi supervising overall programme implementation, reporting, organising training and largescale community engagement events.

He has capacity to work creatively, constructively and effectively with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to address individual and social problems. The qualities that make an effective social worker.

Namita joined FMCH with 6 years of experience in managing administration for non-profits. Presently earning a diploma in finance management, she decided to join FMCH in 2016 in hopes of advancing her learning in finance.

“I enjoy learning new things every day and developing myself. I like the cause of this organisation and the work they’re doing for mothers and children, especially in areas where they need that support.”

Ms Bhagyada Jamsandekar is currently working as Manager of Poshan Program, at FMCH. She holds a Master’s degree in Food Science and Nutrition from SNDT Women’s University. She has been working on health in development sector in both Urban and Rural areas from past 3 years. She has worked in the Rural areas of Mokhada Block, Palghar District of Maharashtra, with Fight Hunger Foundation Organization.

I believe in sustainability and using the vast knowledge of nutrition to address global health problems and help society at large. The future can be better than present and we have the power to make it so.

Shweta has worked in hospitals for 6 years before FMCH, and later wanted to work for another non-profit in order to help underprivileged families. She joined our team in 2013.

"I like how we all work as a team; the work here doesn’t stop. If one person is busy, another person can help. Everyone is understanding of each other’s needs. I also learn a lot here by having to give healthcare advice to people’s different situations."

This is Monali’s first job after completion of her RANM nursing course, which makes her the youngest member of the FMCH team. She was introduced to FMCH during her internship and decided to apply when a position opened up.

“I like the way FMCH works for the community and help them by providing critical information.”

A recent addition to the Powai team, Leena joined the FMCH team in 2016 as a clinic officer after hearing about the organisation from a coworker and became interested in FMCH’s goal in reducing malnutrition for children.

"What’s great about FMCH is that we go to people’s homes and try to bring awareness and care for family members. What I like about my work is that I received so much knowledge about malnutrition and not only do I use it in my personal life but we can also educate others. "

Sarita Gupta joined FMCH as a field officer in 2014. One of our youngest team members, Sarita brings with her an energy that is hard to match

"I didn’t know about malnutrition and didn’t know the importance of the first 1000 days prevention, but because of FMCH I know more about child development and I like bringing that awareness to others."

Savita joined the FMCH team in 2014 as a part time field officer and became a full-time clinic officer in 2015. After hearing about FMCH, she was interested in working with mothers and children, especially from her own community.

"What I like is that anyone can benefit from FMCH. By giving mothers and children useful information, we can educate them. I like how the training we receive is used to educate others."

Roobina has recently joined the FMCH team and has prior work experience in teaching. Roobina joined our team in hopes of gaining more experience in social work and helping the community.

“I like how FMCH works with pregnant women and children and I also enjoy being part of the unique activities such as pregnancy club, nutrition course, and Achha Baccha.”

Nanda joined FMCH in 2012 as nutrition assistant for our program and with her knowledge in nutrition and experience in the community she was promoted to field officer in 2015.

“FMCH is a small NGO but our work has a big impact”

Sarita Powar joined FMCH as a community support volunteer in 2014. Due to her knowledge, hard work, and passion for the community, she was later employed as a field officer.

“I like my work because I enjoy bringing awareness about malnutrition and through awareness we can save their lives and give children a chance to grow and be well.”

Usha joined the FMCH-UNI team in May 2015. She has experience delivering healthcare and providing vaccine injections to communities in Bhiwandi. She joined our organisation in hopes of learning and working in a different sector of healthcare.

“Before this program, malnutrition was all new for me, so I learned a lot. I like convincing people to come to our programs and providing them information. Because of us, they know about malnutrition and about our program. Sarita Madam and Kiran Thorat gave us so much information and because of them we have moving forward."

Iram joined the FMCH-UNI team in 2015 and hoped that through this organisation she can broaden her knowledge on malnutrition and provide others with the same information.

“What I like about this program is that I’ve gained so much knowledge and everyone is very helpful. Even if you don’t understand something, everyone will explain kindly and sweetly. I enjoy talking to others, answering they’re questions, and hearing the stories they share with us. They respect us."

Rehana has previous experience working with computers and data analysis and joined the FMCH-UNI team in 2016 to further develop her skills in computers and data analysis.

“I was interested in computers and data entry and with UNI I can help people. We refer people to healthcare resources and teach them how to use healthcare facilities. People are either scared, shy or don’t know about the healthcare resources around them. I like how this NGO is helping people. As I read people’s information and enter the data, I can live vicariously through the community organisers. "

Santosh joined the FMCH team in August 2016. His previous work experience includes working for non-profits. He is also an electrician by training.

“I feel FMCH is like a family where we work together, enjoy and there is no discrimination between anyone.”