Mrs. Sharad Pant a well-rounded and diversified individual is the founder & Director of the Human & Environment Care Association, India, and a Value Chain Advisor for Bonthe Food Security Project, Sierra Leone, West Africa. He has 14 years of experience and has worked in more than 6 States of India & West African countries as a development consultant and program management, training and capacity building expert in the broad field of: livelihood & value chain development, relief & rehabilitation, housing and human settlements, sanitation, and project implementation. Previously he worked on the issues of land management, watershed development, energy management, micro finance supported by Wells for India, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, CIDA, etc. He held responsibility as Program Manager in Development Alternatives, in habitat & livelihood development supported by Habitat for Humanity, State Bank of India, NABARD, and UNDP etc. In Tsunami Response Program in Andaman and Nicobar islands (German Agro Action Project) he held responsibility of Program Manger. He studied Master of Social Science and information Technology from the University of Amravti and holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics from
the Vidhyabharati College; He is currently continuing both his professional career and higher education specializing in Global Poverty & Environment. Mr. Sharad Pant has extensive experience in the field of sustainability starting with higher education, professional practice, social entrepreneurship and non profit organizational efforts; he has also worked on Value chin in Agriculture & Fishing sector around the world, and conducted research for. Mr. Sharad Pant is also collaborating with many world renowned individuals and companies on sustainable environmental projects in the India and Africa to create green livelihood, green jobs promote education; create healthier prosperous lives and opportunities for the India & African Nations and the rest of the world.