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Ukmergė, Lt

Lithuania

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

▪ Strengthening accountability to affected populations and piloting CFM▪ Supporting 12 partner – civil society organisations in setting up and streamlining processes to track, report, and improve the data quality of the project▪ Supporting project teams in developing logframes, MEAL plans, tools, trackers, monitoring, and data collections in their projects▪ Collecting human interest stories for advocacy purposes

Tunis, Tunisia

▪ Analysing quantitative and qualitative data and preparing analysis outputs▪ Consulting on the visual representation of an MSNA 2021 dashboard▪ Presenting research findings to relevant stakeholders and sectorial working groups▪ Developing research tools for MSNA data collection▪ Organising internal and external MSNA kick-off meetings for relevant stakeholders

Al Marsá, Tunis, Tunisia

▪ Raising awareness and contributing to advocacy and communication strategies on the Community Protection Approach (CPA), Nexus, and protracted crises▪ Preparing advocacy messages for Social Media platforms ▪ Editing, preparing, and disseminating advocacy publications and audiovisual material▪ Coordinating interns and their advocacy products focused on Libya mission

Kampala, Uganda

Kampala, Uganda

• Centralizing and coordinating Refugee Response Plan reporting• Piloting Central MEAL Database• Conducting an Information Management Assessment• Improving documentation storing on SharePoint • Preparing activity updates for Social Media• Assuring quality standards of visibility materials• Formatting reports and manuals• Preparing written and audiovisual communication materials• Coordinating with external media• Assisting in event organization

Buyijja, Uganda

 Developing and managing press releases and social media content Assisting with the organisation of special events Developing M&E tools and training officers in using them Supervising regular data collection and ensuring its quality Writing M&E reports to the donors Organizing workshops for staff capacity building

Kampala, Uganda

 Analysing and managing the data analysis for the Menstrual Cup Follow Study Developing monitoring and evaluation tools Creating tools for Male Involvement Strategy Writing short stories for the website Managing minor IT issues

Tonbridge, United Kingdom

 Taking care of elderly people including customers with dementia Assisting with all aspects of their personal care Assisting with all aspects of their medication, and supporting through temporary and terminal illnesses including the end of life care Supporting them with the use of aids and personal equipment Promoting their mental and physical activities Documenting and reporting all relevant customer information

5 Months In Uganda Combined With Online Internship

 Designing data collection tools for the menstrual cup follow up study in Uganda Training research assistants on qualitative research methodology in Uganda Collecting, entering, and analysing data of the menstrual cup follow study Preparing monthly reports Designing various forms and check-lists Assisting on minor IT issues Project Assistant in the project on a radio program on menstrual hygiene management Focal point to several partner organizations Contact person to two new volunteers Designing Info Session for students on menstrual hygiene management Reviewing and advising on some communication strategies

Budapest, Hungary

• Uploading items on the website;• Reviewing and summarizing publications;• Developing guidelines and FAQs for interviewing children for the "Call for Action" project in "Destination Unknown" campaign.

Vilnius, Lithuania

• Translating from Persian to Lithuanian and preparing subtitles for the movie;• Joined translating from Hungarian to Lithuanian and preparing subtitles for the movie.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Assisting in the head office and preparing Excel documents;• Gathering information and completing a database on Excel;• Assisting in preparing Iftar dinners and an exhibition of calligraphy; • Social checking – checking the situation of people who apply for aid;• Working in the logistics centre – counting, registering, labelling and packing donated goods.

Tehran, Iran

• Translating various documents and website content from/to Persian-Lithuanian-English;• Interpreter in the 5th International Zurkhane Sports Federation (IZSF) General Assembly, Tehran;• Writing correspondence to Lithuanian and international organizations;• Acquiring information on various issues.

Tbilisi, Georgia

• Categorizing and organizing art books by languages (English, Russian and Georgian), region and topic;• Creating book database on Excel.

Vilnius, Lithuania

• Door-to-door interviewing and filling in the surveys.

Vilnius, Lithuania

• Observing, registering and describing advertisements for and with children on a TV channel.

Master'S Degree, Sociology And Anthropology With Specialization In Global And Urban Studies, With Distinction

Activities and Societies: MA thesis fieldwork conducted in Iran: 2 months of participant observation, conducted more than 20.

Master Of Arts (Ma), History Of Civilization Of Islamic Nations

Bachelor'S Degree, Comparative Asian Studies, Majored In Iranian Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Iranian Studies

Exchange Student

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Comparative Asian Studies

Exchange Student (Erasmus programme)