Dalyan Foundation Information

M. Chidambaranathan (Chidam) is a project manager for one of Dalyans NGO Partnerships and supports the Dalyan team and its partners as expert and coach, particularly on M&E and on livelihood generation programs. Chidam is a development professional with 23 years of experience in the social sector in India, focusing on womens livelihood generation, microfinance, institution building and monitoring and evaluation. Chidam holds a Masters degree in Social Work from Bharathidasan University, Trichy. He has completed a diploma in Information and System Management from APTECH Computer Education in Bangalore and attended a short-term course on Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Processes and Social Learning at the Centre for Development and Innovation, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Adrian Nigam volunteers as project manager for one of Dalyans NGO Partnerships. Adrian works with the Monterosa Group in Zurich where he is responsible for originating, structuring and executing investments. Prior to that he was involved in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in London and private equity at a commodities firm in Zug. Adrian holds a BA (Hons) law degree from the University of Nottingham and completed Mineral Project Financing & Appraisal courses at the school of professional development at Imperial College. Celia Inacio volunteers as the lector for all publications at Dalyan. Celia started her career in Australia where she worked from 1991 to 1998 in the travel and tourism industry. In 1999 she joined the Hong Kong Bureau of Educations NET Scheme and was engaged as a teacher in various government schools throughout the region. Since her relocation to Switzerland in 2008, she has been teaching both English and Portuguese in numerous organizations. Celia holds a Cambridge Certificate in English language teaching and a Bachelor of Arts degree in tourism management and an Associate Diploma in business. Daniela Graf volunteers as responsible person for all marketing activities at Dalyan. Daniela has over 20 years ...