Mr. Umi Daniel

Mr. Daniel has over 25 years of experience in the social sector holding his Masters in Social Work. He is the Director of Migration and Education at Aide et Action International in South Asia. He is leading Action Aid’s South Asia Team which addresses the issues of migrant children’s inclusion & Development. Also, he has set up a Migration & Education thematic unit known as MiRC (Migration Information & Resource Centre).

He leads MiRC in carrying out research, training, program designing, policy briefing, and advocacy on the rights and entitlement of internal migrant workers and children in India. He worked closely with the migrant children & workers across geographies Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana for psychosocial aspects and innovating education for children affected by the Odisha Super cyclone.

He also worked closely with the Ministry of Rural Development on designing an Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise (IPPE-1) for the implementation of MGNREGS in India.