Played a strategic role in advising this U.S. 501(c)3 nonprofit – and its associated Afghan nonprofit – dedicated to improving the livelihoods and quality of life for at-risk Afghans. Notable achievements in program development, new initiatives, branding, and partner outreach include:
- Developed partnerships with Starkey Hearing Foundation; Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon® (the leading public-private partnership aimed at catalyzing the global community to reduce deaths from cervical and breast cancer); Gates Foundation; Feed My Starving Children; Matter; Changing Our World; and American Medical Overseas Relief. Maintained Foundation’s relationship with American University of Afghanistan.
- Responsible for the acquisition and distribution of >1M pre-packaged meals annually to malnourished Afghan families and obtaining more than US$2M of donated medial equipment and supplies.
- Supported deployment of an innovative eVoucher program with Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC) and the World Food Program (WFP) that uses AWCC’s mobile money platform to distribute emergency monetary assistance to hungry Afghans. Responsible for assessing mHealth and mEducation opportunities as well using the AWCC network and subscriber base.
- Architected initiatives related to telemedicine (Maternal and Newborn Telemedicine in Afghanistan – MANTA); women’s transportation (an all women’s bus venture for Kabul); women’s job creation (Phones2Women); strategies to reduce gender-based violence (Voice4Women – A Peer To Peer Network Platform To Prevent Violence, Promote Access, and Build A Safe Community To Share Information Among Afghan Women and Girls); and WASH (water, sanitation, and health).