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Mehzabeen Hussain
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Qualitative Researcher & Strategic Communications Consultant
, think tank, political organization, international non-profit, government agency
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GUWAHATI,
Assam
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A Qualitative Researcher & Strategic Communications Consultant with over 7 years of experience, with a niche for reading between the lines, mindful of understanding nuances of social systems and diverse subjectivities, aiming to create substantial, impactful content. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Communications, IT, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Government/Governance, Reforms, Corruption
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
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Over 7 years of experience as Research Consultant and Strategic Communications Consultant, with working experience in Ministry Of Culture, UNICEF, BJP war room for Assam Elections 2021, major NGOs and government departments across the country.
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Education: |
M. Phil in Development Practice, Ambedkar University Delhi (2014)
• M. Phil Thesis- ‘Culture and Body Politics: A socio-cultural study of women’s responses to domestic violence in Selharakala village of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand (qualitative research)
• 8 months of rural immersion in a rural village of Jharkhand
• Conduction of workshops and training programs on capacity building
• Spearheading awareness creation programmes on domestic violence to empower the rural women under the flagship of PRADAN, 4th largest NGO in India
• Mediator between government officials, Panchayat members and the villagers following up implementation of different government policies in the area
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sociology, JNU (2012)
• CGPA 7.2/9 –Highest awarded
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Sociology (Honours) from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University (2012)
• Student Leader, Editor-in-Chief, Library Committee Member, Hostel Committee Member
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS:
• Publication of articles in National dailies
Link:https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6800128240691232768/
• Presented on Assisted Reproductive Technology: Surrogacy and its Commercialisation as a panellist at National Consultation on “Using the Law On Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Global Institute of Technology”,Jaipur 5th –7thDec'15
• Presented the paper ‘RE-SCRIPTING AHOM IDENTITY: THE POLITICS AND AESTHETICS OF CHAKLONG MARRIAGE’ IN ASA12 (Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth Conference 2012) held on 6th April 2012 at JNU for the panel -Weddings: identity and aesthetics in a globalising consumer world.
Link: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/asa/asa2012/panels.php5?PanelID=1233
• Attended ‘Training Programme on NGO Management’ conducted by VishwaYuvak Kendra (International Youth Centre), Chanakyapuri, Delhi from 11th December, 2014 to 20th December, 2014.
• Presented the paper named ‘BODY LANGUAGE, THIRD GENDER AND MEDIA’ and directed a short documentary on the lives of transgender of the Humsafar Trust, Mumbai as a project for the Minority Rights Group International’s workshop on ‘Media as a means of Advocacy’, conducted by ICSSR, Mumbai, December 2010 under the guidance of eminent writer Dr Asghar Ali Engineer.
Amongst the ten Indian nationals selected for the workshop. Minority Rights Group is an international human rights organization, an advocacy group of the United Nations.
OFFICES HELD
• State Representative of Assam for North East Student’s Council in Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2011-12
• President of Sociology Department, Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), 2009-10
• Secretary of Sociology Department, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, 2008-09
• Editor of College magazine, Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), 2008-09
• Editor-in-Chief of Lady Shri Ram College Residence Hall’s magazine ‘Gharonda’, 2008-09
AWARDS
• Best Creative Writer (1st Prize) for 'What's your story?' in Inter-College Creative writing Competition (Delhi University) conducted by Shree Venkateswara College.
• Best Speaker Award for Group Competition at the Department of Sociology, Venkateshwar College for Inter-College Public Speaking Competition (University of Delhi), 2008.
More than 40 certifications of merit and accolades for debate, elocution, creative writing, dance and academics
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