Akash Basu

Communications Associate at Raahgiri Foundation
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India, IN

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Credentials

  • edX Verified Certificate for Analytics in Python
    edX
    Dec, 2020
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

  • Raahgiri Foundation
    • India
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Communications Associate
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      - Write blog posts and articles to increase awareness.- Manage social media to create greater engagement (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).- Analyse engagement data; identify trends in consumer engagement.- Review copywriting and website content.- Proof-read and edit all blog posts.- Research on road-safety and public access spaces - Write blog posts and articles to increase awareness.- Manage social media to create greater engagement (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).- Analyse engagement data; identify trends in consumer engagement.- Review copywriting and website content.- Proof-read and edit all blog posts.- Research on road-safety and public access spaces

  • The Confine Vaccine Podcast
    • Podcast Host
      • Jun 2021 - Present

      Host of the Confine Vaccine podcast - a podcast where I speak with interesting people about interesting topics, without being 'confined' to any specific area or niche of conversation. Host of the Confine Vaccine podcast - a podcast where I speak with interesting people about interesting topics, without being 'confined' to any specific area or niche of conversation.

  • Indian Institute for Human Settlements
    • India
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Graduate Research Associate
      • Jul 2020 - May 2021

      - Working as a research and data associate for an Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme being run by Azim Premji University, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) in collaboration with the People's Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG).- My role is to form comparative analyses of different employment schemes nationally and internationally, with an aim to provide an implementation framework for an employment guarantee scheme for urban India.- Additionally, I am working with Indian (un)employment data to extract important trends and information about the structure of employment in Urban India (role of the informal economy, income distribution trends etc.). Essentially, need to be able to extract who needs such an employment guarantee, and at what wage?- Worked on several data reports to extract trends in employment numbers.- Worked with CFAR (Centre For Advocacy and Research) on a ration distribution project to deliver kits of food bundles to those affected most harshly by the pandemic.

  • National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
    • India
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

      - Worked on a research project designed to identify the different sources and causes of climate change in India and suggest policy implications to rectify the issues and come up with solutions.- Had a focus on the effect of water and waste water on climate change and researched solutions on how to better implement waste water management with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) set by the U.N.- Worked with a team for 2 months and contributed in creating the final report, creating graphical designs and assisting with the data analytics.

  • EY
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      - Worked in the consultancy department on a project with the National Fisheries Development Board.- Aim of project was to increase fish and fish product exports by the year 2020. - Assisted in composing the introduction and main body of the report to be sent in.- Developed, edited, and conducted surveys with producers of fish and fish products through the surveying tool, Survey Monkey.- Was in regular communication with exporters and local producers which helped overall team organisation.

  • We, The People Abhiyan
    • India
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

      - 'We the People' is an organisation whose mission is to expand an informed, active and responsible citizenry in India.- Worked as an intern and was given the task of using social media as a platform to promote their message (ran their instagram and twitter).- Contributed in the field at times, went to different schools to give presentations about how to improve the level of education in government schools. - 'We the People' is an organisation whose mission is to expand an informed, active and responsible citizenry in India.- Worked as an intern and was given the task of using social media as a platform to promote their message (ran their instagram and twitter).- Contributed in the field at times, went to different schools to give presentations about how to improve the level of education in government schools.

Education

  • University of Warwick
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics and Politics
    2017 - 2020
  • The Shri Ram School Aravali
    IB Diploma
    2015 - 2017

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