Introducing Our New Team

We’re delighted to announce that over the past few weeks we’ve welcomed on board three new full-time team members. After completing our first ever round of recruitment over the summer months, we’ve hired a Programme Officer, a Partnerships Officer, and a Senior Partnerships Officer.

Introducing:

Shweta, Programme Officer

Shweta has worked as a Research Associate at JPAL South Asia on Non-Communicable Diseases project. She led the RCT study in Mumbai that assessed the impact of reminder call services on compliance to diabetes treatment among elderly populations. Shweta has also worked with the Overseas Development Institute as a Research Intern, studying perceptions of youth on working in the agricultural sector, and its impact on agriculture in Uganda and Ghana. She has completed MSc in Anthropology and Development from the London School Of Economics.

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Muneer, Partnerships Officer

Dr. Muneer holds a Master’s in Health Administration from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and a Bachelor’s in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from Amrita University. Before joining Fortify Health, he was working with Public Health Resource Network in Delhi coordinating the end to end implementation of a nutrition programme in Odisha. His interests include public health, nutrition, anthropology, international politics, history and geography. He is an aficionado of ghazals and Indian classical music.

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Shiva, Senior Partnerships Officer
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Shiva holds a degree in social work from CSRD- Institute of Social Work and Research, Ahmednagar with academic achievement of clearing UGC, NET. He previously worked with STIR Education as a Senior Program Manager, where he was closely associated with ministries and the education department in Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. He was a also Gandhi Fellow, working on School Leadership Development with the Govt. schools in Gujarat.  His interest lies with evidence-based interventions, government partnerships, and policy intervention.

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