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Multilingual development practioner with 5 years experience working in Latin America, South Asia, and East Asia. Diverse international development experience from education to environmental conservation and public health. Intensive background in project management of large-scale development interventions in education, public health and ICT4D. |
 Contact Natasha Azad
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Dimagi Jan 2013 - Present
Field Manager India and Indonesia
• Build and deploy mobile applications for data collection, program monitoring and evaluation, counseling, health referrals and behavior change communication on Dimagi's CommCare platform
• Consult on ICT4D projects throughout India as well as Indonesia
• Plan and conduct trainings on how to use CommCare applications and the CommCare HQ cloud server for government and civil society front line workers and project staff
• Manage CommCare deployments for numerous grassroots and international organizations in India including the Real Medicine Foundation, Marie Stopes international, Operation Smile as well as World Vision in Indonesia
• Run USAID Div II Grant Proof of Concept CommCare deployments for 7 diverse organizations in 7 different Indian states on a variety of interventions including maternal and child health, nutrition, agriculture, and education
• Business Development outreach, including proposal writing, presentation making and running meetings with potential partners in multiple countries
World Teach, Centro de Educación Continua de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional
Sept 2009 - Aug 2010
English as a Foreign Language Teacher Quito, Ecuador
• Planned and prepared 2-hour long university basic and advanced level English classes
• Taught and led several English classes daily with class size averaging 15-20 students
• Assigned and graded multiple tests, essays and homework assignments each week
Amigos de las Americas
Jan - Sept 2009
Project Director Coclé, Panamá
• Conducted preliminary project survey to determine project and community specifics
• Supervised management of volunteer projects focused on personal health and hygiene, nutrition and environmental health in rural Panama
• Collaborated with the Panamanian Ministry of Health and the grassroots environmental NGO Panama Verde to execute volunteer projects in 24 rural communities
• Administrated community relations, $40,000 budget, and volunteer training
• Managed health, safety and conduct of 65 volunteers and 9 staff members, including 11 volunteers who were displaced by the Honduran military coup
• Organized and led regional ecological fair with the Panamanian Ministry of Health and Panama Verde
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Education: |
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom – Graduated July 2012
MPhil in Development Studies
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California – Graduated May 2009
B.A. in International Relations with Honors, minor in Economics, Summa Cum Laude
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
USC Discovery Scholar $10,000 Prize Winner for original research
USC School of International Relations Award for Highest Grade Point Average
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
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