Pranita Achyut

Pranita Achyut
Senior Adolescent and Gender Specialist
Bio: 

Pranita Achyut is a senior adolescent and gender specialist at the International Center for Research on Women’s (ICRW) Asia Regional Office. Her responsibilities include providing project management support and designing studies in the areas of education, reproductive health and violence against women.

Achyut brings 12 years of programming and research experience in reproductive and child health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and girls’ education. Prior to joining ICRW, she worked with organizations such as the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Bank and the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare. In these positions, Achyut provided technical and managerial support in planning, capacity building and monitoring and evaluation for various health interventions. Achyut also has worked extensively with Indian state and district health program managers, medical colleges, nongovernmental organizations and other community- level organizations.

Expertise: 

Measurement & Evaluation, Reproductive Health, Violence Against Women

Languages Spoken: 

Hindi (native), English (fluent)

Education: 

Achyut holds a master’s in population studies from the International Institute of Population Sciences in Mumbai, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in statistics from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India.

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