Thomas Tursa Marandi, Adviser

Thomas Tursa Marandi

Adviser

Bangladesh Adivasi Somiti

Location
Bangladesh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Arts.
Experience
35 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :35 years, 8 Months

Adviser at Bangladesh Adivasi Somiti
  • Bangladesh
  • March 1993 to October 2016

I had founded Bangladesh Adivasi Somiti, a grassroots social organization to fight for defending fundamental and human rights of the indigenous people of Bangladesh who are the victim of poverty, starvation, malnutrition, family eviction by the racial and communal government from their own land, land grabbing by politicians and series killing from decades. It is the member of La Via Campesina an international farmers movement based in Honduras to strengthen the struggles.

Director at Social Development Council
  • Bangladesh
  • March 1981 to March 2016

I am a dedicated social worker. I have done from cleaning work to policy making. I founded news magazine, cooperative, local non-government organization and grassroots social organization and had run them in different period of time. I also attended some international seminar including outside of my home country. I had achieved a great success in defending thousands of poor family from government illegal eviction from their shelter and many from their own land. I also bounded the military backed government to withdraw countrywide eviction of the homeless family from their shelter after organizing many protest when social and political activities were banned and when the political leaders had been in jail.

Founder & General Secretary at Suihari Christian Co-operative Credit Union Limited
  • Bangladesh
  • May 1988 to December 1996

I founded Suihari Christian Co-operative Credit Union Limited to overcome poverty and bring the backwards community to economic development in Dinajpur district town in Bangladesh and the credit union was successful in running and achieved many national awards from the government of Bangladesh.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Arts.
  • at Notre Dame College, Dhaka
  • August 1979

Languages

English
Expert
Bengali
Expert
Hindi
Beginner

Memberships

Bangladesh Christian Association
  • Central Committee Member
  • March 2012

Training and Certifications

Marandi International, a license of First Class Contractor & Supplier (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2008
Valid Until:
June 2009
Documentation in Human Rights (Training)
Training Institute:
Society for Environment and Human Development
Date Attended:
March 2000
Duration:
18 hours
Credit Union Managements and Accounts (Training)
Training Institute:
The Co-operative Credit Union League of Bangladesh Limited
Date Attended:
September 1989
Duration:
48 hours
Preventive Health (Training)
Training Institute:
LAMB Project, Wolrd Mission Payer League of Lutheram Medicine Aid to Bangladesh
Date Attended:
July 1986
Duration:
48 hours
Development Communication (Training)
Training Institute:
BRAC Training and Resource Centre, Dhaka
Date Attended:
March 1986
Duration:
60 hours