Ghasiram Panda has more than 25 years of experience working as a grass root development worker. Many of his articles have been published; talk shows broadcasted on different child rights issues especially on Right to Education and Ending Child Marriage. He is the advisor on Right to Education to Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. He is also a member of the State Level Committee on Prohibition of Child Marriage by the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Odisha. He is also nominated as a member to the State Level Monitoring Committee for the Shelter for Urban Homeless by the Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha. He has worked as an expert member constituted by the Odisha State commission for Protection of Child rights to make the quarantine centers child friendly during COVID19. He has been a part of the working group of Girls not Bride to develop policy papers on child protection and ending child marriage.ActionAid Association (AA) is a national organization and an affiliate of ActionAid International federation, a global movement of people working together to further human rights and committed to defeat poverty and injustice. Working in India since 1972, AA currently operates out of 12 Regional Offices, spread across 25 States and one Union Territory. A non-profit, AA has been working with people, by building their agencies and solidarities at local, national and international levels.