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people-centered policy making today for

peaceful and sustainable realities tomorrow.  

policy.

analysis.

Tigray Social Cash Transfer Program Analysis (SCTTP).

Memorandum for the financial health of women linked to artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) in DRC. 

Memorandum for climate finance and aid, India

development.

Improving elephant conservation in Harar, Ethiopia.
TECA Fellowship.

Mining as development & development as freedom, DRC. 
Classwork: Law and Development.

Farmer suicide crisis, India.
Fair Observer.

research & writing.

politics.

What it takes to institutionalize a Saffron India.
Fair Observer (WIP).

A quest for equality.
Climate Policy Lab.

The implications of the Arctic energy race. Fletcher Russia & Eurasia Program.

design thinking / UX

Role of RE in horticulture value chains, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka, India. 
SELCO Foundation.

Creating a sensitization toolkit for medical practitioners to conduct HIV biomedical trials among transgender communities in India. USAID (Quicksand).

Mapping organic farming value chains, Sikkim, India. 
Echostream. Published as a peer-reviewed paper as a chapter in "Design for Tomorrow."

science & technology studies.

Working paper: Cobalt as a Political Artifact.
Presented at NTU - NISTH 3rd global STS conference, Singapore.

Working paper: AI in the lens of Michel Foucault.

Mapping the youth suicide crisis in India. Map The System 2024.

visual design.

research translations.

Tijuana migrant healthcare solutions.

Green hydrogen policy transfer.

Environmental problem-solving.

organizations & clients.

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about.

I aspire to work towards the inclusion of historically marginalized communities in our global drive to sustainable development. I recently graduated with a Master of Global Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, focusing on international development and environmental policy. I have cross-registered for technology and development classes at the Harvard Kennedy School as well.

At Fletcher, I am a communicatio
ns assistant for Fletcher Russia & Eurasia Program. During the Summer of 2023, I interned in Ethiopia with an early-stage energy start-up to strategize global partnerships. At the same time, I compiled a report on the institutional improvement of conservation in East Ethiopia as a recipient of the Tufts Elephant Conservation Alliance (TECA) Grant.

Before Fletcher, I worked as a development practitioner on issues related to public health, development, and energy across India. My on-ground experiences with diverse communities have made her more empathetic and inclusive in her projects. I am fluent in English, Marathi, and Hindi.

contact me.

neeraja.kulkarni@tufts.edu

alternate email: neeraja897@gmail.com

+1 857 381 2793

227 Boston Ave
Medford 02155 MA
USA


 

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