ShelterBox
Ragu Shanthakumar has an extensive work experience in the field of program funding and management. Ragu is currently serving as the Global Head of Programme Funding at ShelterBox, a position they have held since May 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Plan International UK as a Senior Manager in the Programme Development Team from July 2021 to June 2022. Ragu also served as the Interim Head of Funding and Contracts at AfriKids from March 2020 to April 2021. Ragu has been a part of various other organizations such as Action Against Hunger | ACF-UK, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Action Aid UK, and VSO International, where they held positions of senior management and played key roles in funding and contracts.
Ragu Shanthakumar has a Master's Degree in Business Management from the University of Colombo. Ragu also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences, General from the University of Peradeniya. Additionally, Ragu has a Diploma in Information Technology from Melbourne Polytechnic. The specific start and end years for their education are not provided.
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ShelterBox
ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and vital supplies to support communities around the world overwhelmed by disaster and humanitarian crisis. Since we began in 2000, we have responded to earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, typhoons and conflict, delivering emergency humanitarian aid to communities in need. Simply put, if there are families in need of emergency shelter, we will do everything we can to help them. Our vision A world in which all people displaced by disasters and humanitarian crises are rapidly provided with emergency shelter and vital aid, which will help rebuild their communities and lives. Our mission To rapidly provide emergency shelter and vital aid to stabilise, protect and support communities overwhelmed by disaster and humanitarian crisis.