HEAL’s community empowerment model wouldn’t work without the incredibly talented, trained, and experienced health workers it employs. HEAL’s operations in India are run entirely by those from the local communities. Supervised by Dr. Meera Khader, HEAL’s India staff works full-time in communities where HEAL operates.
Position
Director
Meera was asked to join HEAL in 2004, when she began managing a team with responsibility for 17 different communities. Since that time, she has been instrumental in HEAL’s work. She currently serves as the organization’s Director and her responsibilities include monitoring, coordination, training, lobbying, and advocacy for all of HEAL’s day to day operations. Meera is very well qualified to lead our team in India. She co-founded a volunteer organization known as SAPID in 1986 and began working with HEAL in 2004. For almost 30 years, Meera has worked tirelessly to abolish impoverishment in India’s down trodden rural and tribal areas. Her focus has been on empowering the rural and tribal people to develop community cohesion and confidence in tackling the challenges they face. She earned her pre-doctorate & doctorate in sociology and her post graduate degree in law. She is a recipient of the Best Women social worker award (2009, 2010 & 2011) and the Mother Theresa Award (2010 & 2011).
