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Name: N. Raj Jeba Durai
Address: No: 4, 7th Main Road, 2nd Avenue, Dhandeeswaran Nagar,
Velachery-42
Mobile Number: 9840340244,044-22432558(Resi)
E-mail: jeba_com@yahoo.com
Academic Background:
M.A. Public Administration, Madras
University, Chennai, Major: Administrative Law; Bachelor of Arts, Guru Nanak
College Chennai, Major: Economics
Role & Responsibility:
Jeba is fully committed to over 20 Asha projects with impact across several states of India. He has participated in Asha conferences in Timabaktu, Andhra, Assam, Chennai, and Raja Talab. His many contributions to social change in India include conducting site visits for Asha Colorado to Sebama Foundation overseeing the construction of classrooms for children with disabilities; organizing weekly and monthly Asha worldwide telecon meetings; being a part of the organizing team for the Asha conference in Chennai in 2003; organizing the blind students college meet on world disability day; providing hospitality to visiting Asha volunteers from India and Abroad.
Jeba has site-visited several villages in Kanyakumari, Nagapattinam and Chennai districts with an ultimate objective to visit all 386 coastal villages affected in Tamilnadu and learn first hand the grass roots realities. His special role is to engage closely with the Government, especially the Relief Commissioner C.V.Sankar I.A.S, and bridge the gaps wherever necessary and possible between village communities and the govt officials. Jeba is an Asha Honor Academy Fellow supported by Asha Yale.