Dr. Aparajita Suman Key Expert- Knowledge Management (KM) Specialist is currently on secondment at Kaizen’s USAID/India Support for Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) project.
Aparajita brings along an experience of more than 20 years in KM, communication and learning in assignments for Government of India (Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Women and Child Development) and other government agencies (NACO, NIHFW, NHSRC, NIPCCD). With a strong understanding of thematic issues (Livelihoods, Gender, WASH, Family health, Nutrition, Disaster Management), Aparajita has helped UN (UNAIDS, UNODC, UNICEF), donor (USAID, BMGF, World Bank) and dev. agencies design & rollout initiatives in KM, Communication, and Capacity Strengthening.
Aparajita holds a doctorate in “Semantics of Knowledge Management” and is a Postgraduate in Mass Communications; Documentation & Information Science; Library & Information Science, and Zoology. She also has senior level diplomas in Journalism and Intellectual Property Rights.