Dhaval Kothari Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

ADMEL Lab is a collaborative focusing on assisting social change projects to embed inclusive accountability in the project design and M&E frameworks.

India

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India

a. Led CJL's research on M&E of social norms change and co-authored a working paper translating the findings into guidance for the anti-corruption field.b. Authored four short guides translating complex literature on social norms change to aid social norms change practitioners to correctly understand the importance of integrating social norms change.

a. Provided technical inputs on formulating an M&E framework for the Integrity Icon program started by the Accountability Lab in Nigeria which focuses on the change of social norms relating to corruption among public authorities.b. Conducted a literature review on monitoring and evaluation of interventions focusing on the change of social norms relating to.

Supervised by Professor Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church, researched on:a. Literature that serves as a departure from the conventional wisdom on Design Monitoring and Evaluation;b. Literature that challenges established best practices in DME;c. Practices that put forth an innovative approach to any aspect of DME which has not come out of ‘Western’ literature

Abuja, Nigeria

• Facilitated the design process for a peacebuilding program in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria.
• Assisted the team with application of logical frameworks and evaluation of theory of change for the peacebuilding programs.
• Drafted a memorandum on socio-cultural and socio-economic implications of the Benue Open Grazing Prohibition and Establishment of Ranches Law, 2017
• Assisted the team in organizing a negotiation training workshop for the leadership of farmers/herders’ union in… Show more Facilitated the design process for a peacebuilding program in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria.
• Assisted the team in organizing a negotiation training workshop for the leadership of farmers/herders’ union in Nigeria and drafted a key issue report arising out of the training workshop. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Served on a team of 5 members of the Harvard Law and Development Society (LIDS) actively engaged in demonstrating how victims and civil society actors have sought and succeeded (or failed) to seek remedies against companies for their human rights impacts.

Conducted extensive research on the inclusion of steps taken by the member states to address human rights violations against indigenous communities and the reporting of the same in the Voluntary National Review Reports.

• Founded a non-profit organization aimed at remedying gaps in opportunity and accessibility to public schools for 128 underprivileged children since inception
• Led the design process to develop the primary program employed in the Little League
• Led a team of 4 people to develop a monitoring and evaluation plan for the program
• Developed fundraising ideas which helped the organization raise approximately INR 2.5 million in the first four months of operations
• Selected as… Show more
• Selected as one of the 100 active young leaders of India by Obama Foundation in November 2017 Show less

Mumbai Area, India

• Represented Mr. Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons Limited, in a landmark proceeding before the National Company Law Tribunal in an oppression and mismanagement case
• Successfully represented the Securities and Exchange Board of India and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on several contentious matters before the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)

• Represented a Hong Kong based hedge fund against allegations of insider trading in a proceeding before SAT
• Advised and represented clients in contentious proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal

Mumbai Area, India

Master Of Arts In Law And Diplomacy, Design Monitoring And Evaluation

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