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Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers
Pages 65-76
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Caroline Arnold is the director of education at the Geneva-based Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) , which oversees the education and early childhood portfolio across 17 countries in South and Central Asia, Eastern and West Africa, and the Middle East and Europe.
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In her previous assignments, Ms. Manuelyan Atinc was director for human development in the bank's Europe and Central Asia region for 4 years and served as a member of the board of the Roma Education Fund.
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He had also served as secretary, School of Education, in Madhya Pradesh between 1994 and 1996. Pia Rebello Britto, Ph.D., global chief and senior advisor, ECD, UNICEF, is internationally renowned for her expertise in early childhood policy and programs.
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Agency for International Development (USAID) , and the South African government to develop rigorous research in social protection and children affected by AIDS.
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A significant research project she is currently leading is a longitudinal study to explore the immediate and medium-term impact of quality variations in early childhood education on primary education outcomes. She is on several advisory committees of the government of India. She has also worked as a senior education specialist at the World Bank and professor and head of the Department of Preschool and Elementary Education at the National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi.
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She worked extensively with the integration of human rights into the education sector in South Africa, serving on the Ministerial Committee constituted by the then minister of education, various support materials for educators and trainers of educators on the integration of human rights into the curriculum. As program manager for the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, she engaged across the southern African region developing and testing a whole-school approach to building peace, democracy, and human rights in and through education.
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Joan Lombardi, Ph.D., is an international expert on child development and social policy. She currently serves as senior advisor to the Buffett Early Childhood Fund on national initiatives and to the Bernard van Leer Foundation on global child development strategies.
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He has conducted research and policy advocacy to improve efficiency and effectiveness of public expenditure in education, health, and poverty reduction programs. He has developed and implemented innovative expenditure tracking and governance tools for social sector schemes in partnership with civil society organizations such as Pratham, the ASER Centre, and the Accountability Initiative.
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Lorraine Sherr, Ph.D., is a consultant clinical psychologist and professor of clinical and health psychology at University College London Medical School. She is head of the Health Psychology Unit.
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His latest book, An India for Everyone: A Path to Inclusive Development, was released by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen in February 2013. Enakshi Ganguly Thukral has been a human rights activist and child rights advocate, researcher, and trainer for the past 3 decades, working on such wide-ranging sociolegal issues as development-induced displacement, women in the unorganized sector, reproductive health, child labor, child trafficking, laws and policies governing women and children, education, violence against children, and juvenile justice.
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Former positions include senior policy analyst in a United Nations team that issues the annual Education for All Global Monitoring Reports; head of international affairs in the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; and coordinator of higher education and lifelong learning in the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Having participated in international networks (UNICEF, World Bank, OECD, EU, UNESCO)
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, as well as doctorates in economics (American University) and theology and religious studies (Catholic University of America)
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