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During my work in international cooperation, I covered several areas of organizational development and management with a view to improving sustainability at all levels (organizations, individuals, communities) as:
Strategic Planner, Grant Writer, Project Designer & Manager, Researcher & Writer, Policy Analyst, Program & Campaign Coordinator, Event Organizer, Communications & Outreach Specialist, etc. 

The issues addressed included:  natural resource management; community development; equity; challenges facing marginalized mountain people; common property management; self-reliance; health; children with special needs; etc.

The following were some of my achievements:

As Program Development Officer of an international organization based in Kathmandu, Nepal, I played an instrumental role in securing, within 6 months of hire, close to USD 1,000,000 for the organization operations:
  • Coordinated the development and writing of the organization’s strategy and funding proposal
  • Supported the organization with communications, networking, event organizing, partnership building, and public relations
  • Coordinated a global online appeal, which raised USD 40,000 in 2 weeks for the victims of a South-Asian earthquake (2,600 survivors helped) 

​Upon being hired as the Development Director of an early childhood education and pediatric therapy center on the verge of closing due to lack of funds, I single-handedly raised during one year close to USD 500,000 in grants and technical support while working part-time: 
  • Provided recommendations on strategic planning and managed the development and implementation of fund-development, marketing and communications strategies 
  • Wrote and submitted grant proposals to private & corporate foundation, charitable trusts, and government agencies 
  • Built strategic partnerships, improved the organization’s message and reach, and raised its public profile

As Policy Analyst on a 4 month assignment at the Council of the European Union (Bruxelles, Belgium) I wrote a comparative study on the US National Energy Plan vis-a-vis the European Union's Energy Policy:
  • The study, which was titled "Meeting the Energy Challenge in the 21st Century: An analysis of the US and EU energy plans in the framework of sustainable development", was utilized by the European Council’s Energy Directorate at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg.​

​As Project Analyst in the Technical Cooperation Department of United Nations’ F.A.O. (Rome, Italy), I:
  • Analyzed and appraised – against criteria and rules set by F.A.O. Governing Bodies – time-sensitive government funding requests in English and Spanish for F.A.O. technical assistance to farmers and communities in developing countries
  • Channeled appraisal comments and recommendations to the appropriate F.A.O. Technical Units for action and follow-up.

​I wrote my Master’s degree thesis (published) "Community-based Forest Ecotourism: A viable strategy for community forestry development and conservation?" on the subject of common property regimes and eco-tourism with a view to promoting sustainable tourism practices:
  • Analyzed and discussed four case studies (three in Latin America and one in Nepal) on community-based eco-tourism initiatives and developed a model for future sustainable applications in community-based environmental and cultural conservation, and sustainable livelihoods;
  • Offered a model for sustainable eco-tourism practices at the community-based level.

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