Bhagwani Bai

Lalwani House, North Colony, Mithi 69230, District Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan,
bhagwani.rathore@gmail.com
Cell No# 901 2659024

Education
University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
MS. in Leadership and Policy Studies (ongoing with 3.96 GPA, graduating in May 2017)
Government Degree Collage Mithi, Tharparkar, University of Sindh Jamshoro, 2004
Master of Arts, Sociology, second division
Government Elementary Collage Mithi, Tharparkar, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 2011
Bachelor of Education, second position
Government Ibne-Rushid Girls Collage Mirpurkhas, University of Sindh Jamshoro, 2000
Bachelor of Science, Biology, secured second division

Areas of Expertise
Educational Leadership & Policy studies and Higher and Adult Education. Community Education
Monitoring and Research (Establishment M&E system, Managing Researches)
Child Rights Program (Managing Child Rights Unit of TRDP)
Child Protection in Emergencies (Designing, and Managing, Child Protection Projects in Flood Emergencies

Language Skills
Fluent in Sindhi and Urdu and Good in English

Work Experience

High School Teacher, Government of Sindh Education Department District Tharparkar, February 7, 2014
to date
Class teacher of class 10th at Government Girls High School, Mithi, Tharparkar
Teaching English Language to 10th class, Biology to 9th and Social Study to 7th class.
Assisting Head teacher in school affairs and coordination and networking to civil society organizations
General Manager Child Rights Unit of Thardeep Rural Development Programme 2011 to 2014
Managed, guided and trained four district managers and regional professionals in phasing out 20000
children from Hazardous child labour and access to education and vocational skills with an integrated
approach.
Prepared plans suggest strategies and got implemented in the organization.
Managed budgets and generate resources for child rights programme.
Coordinated with local and provincial government line departments and supported the top management
in strategizing and systemizing the programme.
Developed and promoted strategic networking through involving partners, government line departments
and other NGOs in the process of village development by: a) incorporating and introducing
organizational Child Rights strategy/experience/model of working children in rural context into a
broader setup of civil society and government structure. b) Developing and promoting means/sources for
institutional sustainability.

Manager Operation Child Rights Unit of Thardeep Rural Development Programme 2009 to 2011
Supported core aim of the organizations strategic plan of integrating child protection with a specific
focus on child labor across their program areas, developed child protection as a thematic are cutting
across all TRDP work to help organization to reduce child labour and protect working children from
abuse, violence and exploitation, but also improve their access to education and other services (including
health water and sanitation)
Expanded organization work on child labour from two districts to four districts and form one type to
labour to all major forms of hazardous labour.
Made ensured that the children could access and complete quality primary education with continuing to
secondary education and vocational skills.
Advocated and campaigned to enable children throughout Sindh to benefit from the solution identified
and influence national debates.
Strengthened organizational capacity, expertise, structure and system for effective interventions
especially in the areas of child rights and education.

Senior Programme Office Monitoring and Evaluation of Thardeep Rural Development Programme 2005
to 2009
Monitored and supervised day to day operations ensuring that timely decisions on corrective actions are
made.
Arranged for dissemination of the information from monitoring data, analyzed the impact of the
implementation with focus on ensuring voice of women are children
Made regular reports for management, and facilitated field staff in preparing reports.
Designed ToRs, organized and participated evaluations and research activities by the organization
Programme officer Monitoring and Evaluation of Thardeep Rural Development Programme 2005 to
2009
Collected, analyzed the information and produced reports for stakeholders at different level
Systematically collected and analyzed information in order to ensure its proper use and relevance in
planning and implementation.
Design, prepare and share the monthly. Quarterly, six monthly and annual reports reflecting the progress
against the planning in line with objectives and goals of organization.
Devise, compare and verify the indicators highlighting quantitative and qualitative change in relation to
given inputs and objectives of the programme.

Community development and Volunteer Activities

1. Thardeep Rural Development Programme (2002 to 2014)

Worked on different Professional and Managerial positions in the organization and headed two sections
working for the rights of working children in four districts of Sindh and womens economic
empowerment through craft development programmes.
Played lead role in the process of strategic transformation to a child centred organization at both
programme and organizational levels
Advocated for the rights of educationally disadvantaged working children of Sindh Arid zones areas at
district, provincial and national level through researches and a replicable working models
Lead the child protection projects in emergencies and provided safe educational and recreational spaces
in emergencies to 160000 children in five districts of Sindh
2. Child Rights Movement National and Provincial (June 2012 to October 2013)
Took lead and formed a provincial alliance of civil society organization working on child rights and lead
the secretariat successfully for one year.
3. Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network (2009 to date)
Volunteer member of PDSN and represented Pakistan Dalit women in UN HRC 23rd meeting at Geneva

Training Obtained
Women Leadership Program (One year Diploma Program organized by NRSP-IRM and Iqra University)
ToT Child Rights, Child Participation and Child Protection organized SCUK
ToT Child Rights Programming organized by SCUK
Media Skill Development organized by SCUK
 Child Labor Monitoring System organized by SCUK
ToT Facilitation Skill organized by SCUK
ToT on "organization and modalities of work of the child friendly spaces "organized by UNICEF
Advocacy Training Workshop organized by SCUK
Baseline Survey Quantitative and Qualitative Methods organized by Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
PPAF
Gender and Rights organized by PPAF

References:
Dr. Sono Khangharani
CEO Thardeep Microfinance Foundation
Mithi, Tharpakar