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Project management expert with specialization in field of Animal Health and Management, Rural Development, Rural Market Development, Research and Scientific Writing, One Health, Participatory Learning, Woman Empowerment, Cooperative Establishment, Capacity Building, and Policy and Advocacy. Working for 21 years in INGOs and Government and with Private Sector in South Asia and Africa. |
 Contact Peetambar Kushwaha
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Professional Experience: |
Project Manager – South Asia | GALVmed, New Delhi, India | Jan. 2013 - Date
· Rural market research and development for animal health products in India and Nepal
· Assisting in animal health product development, testing and registration: Newcastle Disease (ND) and Porcine Cysticercosis vaccine.
· Running field projects like vaccination against Porcine Cysticercosis to control zoonotic diseases
· Managing project partnership and collaboration with non-profit sector, private sector and government
· Working with community organization like self-help group in different parts of India and Nepal
· Monitoring and Evaluation of projects and publication of results
· Working as a technical lead on behalf of GALVmed for BMGF funded project to Aga Khan Foundation project in Bihar, India
Program Manager | Heifer International Nepal | Feb. 2008 – Dec. 2012
·Integrated rural development by facilitating behavioral changes of locals to take lead to find solutions to their problems
·Transforming livelihood type social institution like family and self-help group to a more organized and productive institution like Rural Enterprise and Cooperatives
·Researching and introducing technology in sector like agriculture, livestock, disaster risk reduction, agro-forestry, cottage industry to help people to rise above the level of livelihood and move towards enterprise and business
·Empowering people to come out of discrimination (Women empowerment, Dalit Empowerment)
·Integrating health, nutrition and food safety for wellbeing of people
·Promoting environmental protection to care earth
·Livestock Development including goat, poultry, cattle and buffalo
Veterinary Officer | Government of Nepal | Aug. 1996 – Jan. 2008
·Epidemiology: Disease surveillance, planning and execution of preventive measures to control livestock and poultry diseases
·Worked for evidence generation to declare Nepal Rinderpest free country
·Worked for 3 years in Regional Veterinary Laboratory and 3 years in National Avian Laboratory
·Village animal health survey and disease survey in commercial goat rearing
·Livestock and poultry disease diagnosis and treatment
·Livestock and poultry development (Housing, Feeding, Breeding, Marketing)
·Fodder and pasture development
·Working with community organization like self-help group for adoption of livestock and agriculture related technologies
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Education: |
MS,Purdue University, US (Fulbright Scholar)
MA Sociology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Bachelor in veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Fulbright Scholarship 2005 from Nepal
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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