Founder
The founder of SUPPORT is Dr.Ar.Prof.P.Jonathan
Dharmaraj. He is an dedicated professional
with an broad outlook on the current necessities of
the needy & poor.
Basically he is an architect working in the field
of architecture from the year 1981 till date. He had
handled many prestigious posts in this field. He is
also the Founder and the Director of 'CSI Institute
of Technology', Secunderabad. He excelled in his field
& honoured with many rewards & like “Career
Award for Young Teachers by AICTE" New Delhi,
‘Common Wealth Research Scholarship’,
U.K. He was awarded & honoured by AICTE for his
Research & Development project on Vernacular Architecture
& Indigenous Materials.
He
is also rewarded by International Economic Development
Forum Award for his valuable contribution in the field
of Architectural Education & Housing. Being a
man of versatile personality, he ventured in to the
field of social work with a motto of service to various
groups & organizations rendering voluntary service
to the people in need. With this motto in mind he
started SUPPORT whose aim is to improve the quality
of life of the poor & down trodden people by improving
their skills.
This
is how ‘SUPPORT’ has been established.
which in no time started supporting various groups
of people with its variety of skill programmes both
in formal & non–formal way. with an ultimate
goal is to improve the living standards and to maintain
the dignity of labour to the needy and poor people.
Founder
is also the member in various prestigious organization
& expert committees
: Vice-Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects, A.P.
Chapter
:
Lay Secretary, Church of South India, Medak Diocese
:
Chairman, YMCA, Narayanguda, Hyderabad since 1997.
: National Board of Director of Habitat for Humanity,
India.
:
Working Group member on Rural Housing, Water Supply
&
Sanitation of the 9th Plan, Planning Commission, Government
of India.
: Expert member on Ramananda Teertha Rural Institute,
Government of Andhra Pradesh.
: Expert member on Dr. Swaminathan Research Foundation,
New Delhi.
: Fellow of Indian Institute of Architects.
: External examiner to Andhra University, Gulbarga
University,
JNT University & REC, Trichy, Manipal & MIT,
Karnataka.