Our Founders
Joy Daniel - Founder Director
Joy Daniel - Founder Director
Joy Daniel - Founder Director
Joy has played an active role in several national and international networks to promote policies and regulations in favour of small farmers and peasants who practice organic farming. He has been associated with International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) for close to two decades in addition to other networks such as
Joy has played an active role in several national and international networks to promote policies and regulations in favour of small farmers and peasants who practice organic farming. He has been associated with International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) for close to two decades in addition to other networks such as URGENCI International, PGS Organic Council (India), and Biodynamic Association of India (BDAI). Joy Daniel has earlier worked with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and GiZ in some other countries of Asia prior to his grassroots work in India.
Ruma Daniel - Founder Director
Joy Daniel - Founder Director
Joy Daniel - Founder Director
Ruma Daniel comes from the pristine Northeast India known for the rich biodiversity, distinctive but varied cultures, and traditional organic farming practices. She has years of experience in management and enterprise development, and knowledge on gender and grassroots context.
Ruma Daniel has a brain in creativity and a heart for the ma
Ruma Daniel comes from the pristine Northeast India known for the rich biodiversity, distinctive but varied cultures, and traditional organic farming practices. She has years of experience in management and enterprise development, and knowledge on gender and grassroots context.
Ruma Daniel has a brain in creativity and a heart for the marginalized sections of the community. Her experience in communications and creativity in tactfully organizing space and contents to win the eyes, hearts, and minds, are what she brings.
Our team
Sachin Gore - Programme Manager
Sanghpal Ingle - Project Coordinator
Sanghpal Ingle - Project Coordinator
The saying, “water is life,” holds more truth in the life of Sachin. His passion for access to water for the last person is evident among his many daily actions. He has facilitated communities in 75 villages to undertake voluntary actions for water conservation and management and improvement of livelihoods. He is a walking encyclopedia of
The saying, “water is life,” holds more truth in the life of Sachin. His passion for access to water for the last person is evident among his many daily actions. He has facilitated communities in 75 villages to undertake voluntary actions for water conservation and management and improvement of livelihoods. He is a walking encyclopedia of practices and solutions in community-based water management.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and has vast experience in monitoring and surveys to assess enviro-socio-economic status and track progress towards outcomes.
Sanghpal Ingle - Project Coordinator
Sanghpal Ingle - Project Coordinator
Sanghpal Ingle - Project Coordinator
Sanghpal strongly believes that water, sanitation, and basic human rights should be disassociated from the social scale. He has enabled equitable access to sanitation and safe drinking water in several villages of Marathwada region in Maharashtra. He holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and a Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication and Jo
Sanghpal strongly believes that water, sanitation, and basic human rights should be disassociated from the social scale. He has enabled equitable access to sanitation and safe drinking water in several villages of Marathwada region in Maharashtra. He holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and a Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication and Journalism.
His apt skills in Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) has transformed many villages to embrace good practices for social and environment transformation.
Lest we miss out on the last person, Sanghpal has a keen eye on the impact of development interventions on different stakeholders – in the social scale of caste, wealth, and education.
Sharda Shinde - Business Development Coordinator
Sharda Shinde - Business Development Coordinator
Sharda Shinde - Business Development Coordinator
Shardha is an excellent trainer and among the first certified b|u|s (farmer entrepreneurship training) trainers of India. She has a special ability to mobilize youth, particularly women, for entrepreneurship. She has demonstrated these skills as evident from the numerous stories of transformation.
At Lipok, she identifies budding rural ent
Shardha is an excellent trainer and among the first certified b|u|s (farmer entrepreneurship training) trainers of India. She has a special ability to mobilize youth, particularly women, for entrepreneurship. She has demonstrated these skills as evident from the numerous stories of transformation.
At Lipok, she identifies budding rural entrepreneurs to journey with them till their enterprises are up and running. She is best at translating business lingua - market portfolio, assets and liabilities, depreciation, et al - to local lingua spoken in village huts, trails along barren lands, and farms.
Besides, she is a woman farmer herself and constantly learning the nuances to deal with pests, diseases, and soil management, in organic ways. She makes these simple for the farmers to grasp.
Scores of Volunteers
Sharda Shinde - Business Development Coordinator
Sharda Shinde - Business Development Coordinator
Lipok has a sound team of volunteers dedicated to make a positive impact in the communities.Each of the volunteers have vast knowledge and skills in organic farming, water conservation, livelihoods, and micro-enterprise development. The team works together on an open and flat platform, with less of hierarchy and where skills and resources
Lipok has a sound team of volunteers dedicated to make a positive impact in the communities.Each of the volunteers have vast knowledge and skills in organic farming, water conservation, livelihoods, and micro-enterprise development. The team works together on an open and flat platform, with less of hierarchy and where skills and resources are shared for the common welfare of the communities at stake.
Advisory team
Anand Jesudas
Subiksha Vivekanandan
Subiksha Vivekanandan
Anand shed his $$$$$ pay checks and his geeky image to get on the ground and grow peas, millets, and veggies for a sustainable living. By doing so, he learned about what it takes to eke out a humble living from farming alone. He has a scientific temperament (No wonder, he holds a PhD in Electronics from Nanyang Technological University –
Anand shed his $$$$$ pay checks and his geeky image to get on the ground and grow peas, millets, and veggies for a sustainable living. By doing so, he learned about what it takes to eke out a humble living from farming alone. He has a scientific temperament (No wonder, he holds a PhD in Electronics from Nanyang Technological University – among the top-ranking universities of the world!!) and rejects the norms of food production and consumption for good reasons. He is constantly striving to figure out ways to make farming and markets positively impact the lives of small farmers and peasants. Anand helps the Lipok team in building capacities of farmer groups and mobilizing partnerships in South India.
Subiksha Vivekanandan
Subiksha Vivekanandan
Subiksha Vivekanandan
Armed with a certificate in Mass Communication from Oklahama City University, USA, alongside various other degrees, and years of experience in the virtual world, Subiksha decided to barter her comfortable life in Singapore to live and work with the tribal folk in Southern India. Adapting to a sustainable lifestyle, she has devoted her lif
Armed with a certificate in Mass Communication from Oklahama City University, USA, alongside various other degrees, and years of experience in the virtual world, Subiksha decided to barter her comfortable life in Singapore to live and work with the tribal folk in Southern India. Adapting to a sustainable lifestyle, she has devoted her life to make life better for the ones who are growing our food while also conserving our forests, rivers, and the natural ecosystem. She is in Lipok team advising and supporting our interventions with the tribal folk in Southern India.