Jerome D’Souza has been in the social development sector since 1995. He has worked with grassroots organisations in India, such as PRADAN, and with funding agencies such as CARE and GOAL, and international organisations such as Dan Church Aid across South Asia. Presently he leads the Vulnerable Groups vertical at APPI.He has a Masters in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. His areas of interest are social justice, governance, livelihoods, human rights and democracy.