Saima Tarapdar

Submitted by Gordon McCullough on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:48
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Saima is a researcher who has worked for think-tanks and national charities on children’s rights and welfare. Since joining IVAR in 2010, she has carried out research into collaborative working in the voluntary and community sector and explored the role of community-based organisations in contributing to political and civil life. Currently, Saima’s main areas of work are on resolving specific problems related to hidden homelessness and implementing volunteer strategies within third sector organisations.

As a volunteer, Saima has also trained community researchers to review service-user opinions within care homes. Saima is a longstanding trustee of a youth education charity.