Dr. S. Johnson Raj: with M.S.W., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Social Work, also holds M.A. in Psychology. He has nearly three decades of experience in working with NGOs facilitating Networking, Training, Capacity Building, Evolving Visions and Perspectives to respond to local area and people specific needs in the emerging global context.
1. He has facilitated many development organisations to evolve appropriate systems and procedures to manage the organisation with a long term perspective and sustainability in mind.
2. He has long association with INGOs in evolving programmes, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
3. In the post tsunami context, he played a dynamic role in evolving an effective co-ordination mechanism of the activities of the NGOs and INGOs involved in relief and rehabilitation in Kanniyakumari district in collaboration with the district administration.
4. Along with a team of scholars and experts, he took the lead in publishing Kanniyakumari Vision 2020, a comprehensive development document for the district Kanniyakumari as part of the post tsunami development plans.
5. He is a founder member of Professional Social Workers Forum, Kanniyakumari.
6. His experience in working with NGOs at different levels and understanding the uniqueness of development sector motivated him to promote Pro-Vision to make development initiatives more effective and impact oriented.
7. As the Executive Director of Pro-Vision, he has given new direction and dynamism to Pro-Vision with the support of the Trustees, Staff and Partners of Pro-Vision.