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Profile of Geeta Athreya
Educational Background and Work Experience: A Few Milestones
Education
- Masters in Economics & Planning -- Madras Christian College, Madras University 1966
- Masters in Business Administration -- Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, 1968
- Certificate Course in Pre School Education -- Open University, Milton Keynes, U.K. 1974
Work Experience
UNICEF -- 1986-2006
- Programme Communication Officer, Prog. Comm section handling all mass media and research activities related to polio programme.
- Project Officer, Advocacy and Partnerships section
- Project Officer, Health Section
- Programme Officer, EPI, in charge of the Communications component of the Universal Immunisation Programme
- Nutrition Officer – Health & Nutrition Section in charge of “micronutrients” programme with a focus on Iodine Deficiency Disorders Controll Programme. Also handled Leprosy Control and ARI programme
Before UNICEF
- Independent development consultant : Women’s programmes and income generation programmes
- Worked with several bilateral and donor agencies, including Ford Foundation, Dutch Water Mission, UNICEF, etc. Retainer “consultant” for Oxfam America
- Institute of Social studies Trust, Consultant on women’s Programmes
- Management Consulting experience with Dr M B Athreya, 1978-1985
- Playgroup Coordinator, Co-editor of Scottish Playgroups Bimonthly magazine, 1975-1978
- Planning Officer, Grindlays Bank, London, The UK, 1974-1975
- Glaxo Laboratories, Product Manager, Family Products Division , Bombay, 1969-1971
- First National Citibank, Credit Officer, Madras, 1968-1969
Training
- IEC training at BKKBN, Indonesia
- Training in Public Health and nutrition issues
- PRA/PLA with Robert Chambers
- Extensive training experience in management
Publications
- Presentation made at the Third World media Summit for Children , Thessaloniki Greece on The Influence of TV on Children -- 2001
- Series of articles after the Gujarat Earthquake published in National newspapers, UNICEF USA website -- 2001
- Paper presented at the International Union of Health Education Conference at Amsterdam -- 1991
- Several articles on Health – immunisation, ORT, diarrhoea management, social marketing 1989 -- 1993
- Role of Indian Women in Dairying – Contributor to Book of case studies published by The Ford Foundation -- 1986
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