Experience

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  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • South Sudan

  • Gender Specialist

    • Dec 2019 - Present
    • South Sudan

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  UN Women

  • United States
  • International Affairs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Programme Specialist- Governance and WPS

    • Sep 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Regional Programme Coordinator (a.i)

    • Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Gender Specialist

    • Sep 2015 - Feb 2018

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  Oxfam-Solidariteit / Oxfam-Solidarité

  • Southeast Asia

  • Regional Program Manager/ Associate Country Director

    • May 2014 - Aug 2015
    • Southeast Asia

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  Rotary International

  • Rotary Peace Fellow

    • Feb 2013 - Jun 2014

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  Christian Aid

  • South Asia

  • Regional Porgram Coordinator South Asia

    • Oct 2010 - Jan 2013
    • South Asia

    • Manage the South Asia programme on Inclusive Economic Development (IEDP) in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka • Lead and manage Programme to combat trafficking of children for Sexual purposes in Nepal, Bangladesh, India and Bangkok. • Focal point for the Gender Justice programming in South Asia; Coordinator Gender Community of Practice Asia

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  Oxfam

  • Lucknow Area, India

  • Programme Officer/ Programme Manager

    • Aug 2008 - Sep 2010
    • Lucknow Area, India

    • Manage Gender programme in North India and lead visioning and development of interventions • Act as a link between various sectoral components and stakeholders, technical support to government & non-government partners • Develop advocacy position on Gender issues and design and undertake policy advocacy

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  Oxfam

  • Ahmedabad

  • Project Officer- Violence Mitigation and Peace Building

    • Aug 2005 - Jul 2007
    • Ahmedabad

    Responsibilities• Partnership management, undertake project appraisal, monitoring and evaluation, including finance monitoring, and ensure quality programming. • Support development of advocacy position on Gender and peace building • Support in building strategic alliances amongst the Government and civil society organizations for advocating policy issues.

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  Utthan

  • Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Gender and Empowerment Coordinator

    • Sep 2003 - Jul 2005
    • Ahmedabad Area, India

    Utthan is a community centered non-governmental organization, working in the coastal and tribal areas of Gujarat since 1981. The community empowerment work strategy focusses on women and water rights issues, livelihoods, addressing violence against women and discrimination against socially excluded groups.

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  Gujarat Women's Economic Development Corporation, Government of Gujarat

  • Gandhinagar, India

  • Training Coordinator- Gujarat State

    • May 2002 - Aug 2003
    • Gandhinagar, India

    A Collaboration of Government of India, World Bank and International Food and Agriculture Department aimed at Empowerment of women; the project was undertaken in 9 states of India.

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  Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan

  • Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India

  • Project Coordinator, Health Programme

    • Jul 2000 - Dec 2000
    • Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India

    Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS) is a women's rights organization in Kutch, India. The organization works on women's rights and social development issues with range of strategies and stakeholders by building grassroots feminist movement through women's collectives working on livelihoods, savings and thrift management, sexual and reproductive health rights, legal reforms, DRR and natural resource management.