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Twinkle Jaspal
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COO, NGO Amirrah
, Non-profit organization
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London,
United Kingdom
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Development professional with 1.5 years of experience in mainly research-based work and project management. Also Co-founder and executive director for an NGO, Amirrah, with work based in India and Kenya. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
I. Development Solutions Inc.
Delhi, India Consultant
Project Coordinator
(Part Time | Full Time)
July 2021 – November 2021:
1. Constructed and maintained timeline and budget for a pan-India project. Managed knowledge for
the internal team, coordinated for interactions between client, internal team and respondents.
2. Assisted in Qualitative Analysis across two pan-India projects with a sample ranging from 41-62
respondents including government officials, front line workers and program implementors.
3.Performed a thematic analysis for a sample of 41 individuals utilising self-developed skills on
NVivo.
4. Supported in Report drafting and in conducting the Final Presentation for the client.
5. Managed operational tasks such as back-end filing for information for the Internal Review Board.
II. Amirrah (NGO) India|Kenya
Chief Operating Officer
(Part Time)
July 2021 – Present
1. Built a pilot initiative in
collaboration with an LSE alumnus that is
essentially focussed on providing
various services to young mothers-to-be and help in their unique journeys of their pregnancy and
early childhood development of their newborn(s).
2. Currently leading a team of 5 individuals to carry out research into
issues such as SRHR for women in India and Kenya, cases and causes surrounding planned and unplanned pregnancies in the two
geographies as well as provisions made for mental health.
3. Created a resource base for medical professionals, and government workers to build partnerships with for the working of the NGO.
III. LSE Effective Altruism
London, United Kingdom
Research Team Member
(Part Time)
Nov 2020 – July 2021
1. Identified “Inequality” as a genuine argument supporting the longevity case under the Global Priorities school of thought and constructed a blueprint to depict research the same.
2. Attended weekly meetings with the team
to recognize angles for supporting our
research.
3. Conducted secondary research for depicting intersections between disaster management under extreme inequality and drafted a short summary and conclusion for the findings.
IV. LexQuest Foundation
Delhi, India
Research Associate
(Internship)
Nov – Dec 2019 | May – July 2020
1. Conducted research for policies within the Health & Environment sector in India.
2. Drafted two pieces for India’s response to the pandemic of Covid-19, analysing from both an Economic and a Health point of view.
3. Performed a thorough critical analysis over secondary research into policy concerns, identified severe policy gaps and made suggestions for improvement.
4. Aided in building portfolio for the organization to be utilized for building and promoting
partnerships.
V. The Chikumbuso Project (NGO)
Lusaka, Zambia
Summer Intern
May – July 2019
1. Worked closely with the education program and mainly assisted on an administrative basis consisting of assisting the teaching staff, helping out with infrastructural management, and
conducting informative and participation-driven workshops for the students.
2. Utilized this as grounds for my first student-led research project as part of my bachelor’s degree, wherein I performed a KAP study involving adolescents in a community dominantly affected by
HIV-AIDS.
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Education: |
1. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 2020 - 21: Graduated with a Merit in MSc Development Studies with a merit in
Dissertation on "A Critical Discourse Analysis for ‘Transgender’ inclusivity and success of the reservation approach in India"
2. Amity University Noida, India 2017 - 2020: Graduated with a distinction in BSc (Hons) Anthropology with High merit in
Dissertation on "A study of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to plastic usage in West Delhi, India"
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Projects worked on:
1. An Opinion Analysis for Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) in India, Population Fund of India (PFI).
2. India Portfolio Review, The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation(CIFF).
3. People Powered Digital Network (PPDN), The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
(CIFF).
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