Sumanta Kar
Mr. Kar, the Chief Executive Officer of SOS Children’s Villages India, has over 31 years of experience in alternative care and skilling. He has conceptualised and implemented numerous community development projects at SOS India. Notably, he led SOS India’s Tsunami operation in the southern states of India between 2004 and 2007, the largest emergency program undertaken by the NGO to date. Mr. Kar has also contributed to the SOS International Working Group on Alternative Care and is a member of the Management Council (MCO) of the Federation representing Asia. He has supported several member associations in Asia in shaping their emergency programs. Mr. Kar holds a postgraduate diploma from the Xavier Institute and an Executive MBA from Utkal University. His motivation comes from ‘working with children, SOS mothers and caregivers, and learning about new customs and cultures.’
