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Krupa Acharya
Social Scientist II , Human Terrain System, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Bagram Afghanistan
San Diego, United States
International Development practitioner with 10 years of experience with NGOs in USA, S.Africa,Kenya and India. Social Scientist II with HTS (TRADOC) in Afghanistan providing socio-cultural research to the Army. Seeking challenging opportunity that focuses on projects related to bridging gaps between community, mgmt, and national level. Focusing on sustainable community projects & capacity building
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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:
As an international development practitioner, I would like to focus on providing accessibility of mental health counseling in the rural communities and integrate it in international development programs. My commitment has been in planning, developing and implementing sustainable projects in the rural and underprivileged communities of South Africa, India and Kenya. Furthermore, I have had the opportunity to assess the needs in the communities and collaborated with community leaders, nonprofit organizations and local government that provided them with the skills and helped them become self sufficient. I have worked with victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, child laborers, sexually abused, refugees,orphans, vulnerable, neglected children, youths and empowered women.Throughout my experiences I have given importance to bringing value to the needs of the beneficiaries and also helping them become self sustainable.
Education:
Attained a Master’s degree in International Service focusing on international development studies from American University in Washington, DC, USA. I took courses related to community development, organizational development, non-profit & project management, as well as cultural leadership and communication training. I got involved with the dialogue group at the university participating in two different dialogue topics. 0
Affiliations and Achievements:
Professional Training
- Dialogue Facilitation training
- Conflict Resolution Mediation training
- Domestic Violence training or Gender Based Violence training
Counseling

US Peace Corps Pre-Service Training
- Participated in a three months intensive training program, which included a total of 200 hours of training in language, technical skills development, project management designing and execution skills for development projects and cross - cultural skills.
- Facilitated group community development project sessions with men ages 18-30 focusing on issues such as HIV/AIDS. Initiated the project by asset mapping the community’s strengths and weaknesses whereby that process established trust and rapport amongst the beneficiaries.

Affiliations
- Organization Representation, Child Protection Theme Group , Nairobi, Kenya
- Panel Speaker, The SID-Washington Crisis, Conflict & Transition Workgroup, Washington, DC, USA
- Member, The Dialogue Development Group (DDG), Washington, DC, USA
- Mentor/Life Skills facilitator, Asian American Leadership and Development (AALEAD), Washington, DC, USA
- Community Representative/Advisor, Community Policing Forum in South Africa, Sabie, South Africa




Available for:
  • Job opportunities

    Years of Experience:
    5-10 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu
    Nationality:
    United States
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