Competency Summary

Dr. ANIL PRATAP SINGH Global Science Academy, Satyawanpury, Block Road, Basti-272 001 (U.P.) India. Email: [email protected], [email protected] Tele-fax No.: +91 5542 247186 Mobile No.: 9336785696 Date of Birth 01 January 1968, Place of Birth: Basti, Uttar Pradesh Gender Male Nationality Indian Total Work Experience 16 years Competency Summary Consultant: Consultant on Targeted Intervention Profiling Studies (TIPS) for NACO and extensively traveled for profiling of organizations in various States and Union Territories (UTs) of India by working as Investigator- Resource Center for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS, New Delhi. Consultancy on NGO and international development for a number of organizations. Consultancy provided in drafting “HIV/AIDS Bill” as presented to Parliament (2005) of Govt. of India. Contributed in Agra Workshop (2004) on ‘Prevention of HIV/AIDS in Uttar Pradesh. Facilitated Engender Health in making and presenting Case Study of the Global Science Academy at Agra Workshop. Consultant & Executive Committee designator/ member to District Health Society, Basti ( headed by District Magistrate(DM), Basti as its President while Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Basti as Secretary), Uttar Pradesh Network of NGOs working on HIV/AIDS (UPNN), DHAL (Developing Healthy Attitude towards Life), HIV/AIDS Citizens’ Forum and others. Having complete familiarity with Global Fund/ CCM and actively suggesting opinion based on factual information in the context of India as well as South East Asia/World. Suggested on OIs/HAART in the Module as prepared by Professors of Clafflin University, USA for India. Administrative Skills: Complete familiarity with National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) guidelines for targeted intervention (T.I.) projects. Recruitment of personnel. Short listed candidates, organized written test and interview for locally recruited staff. Maintained staff travel and leave records. Logistical arrangement of audit team, monitoring team and visitors. Prepared requests for issuance and extension of contracts. Interacts with external agencies for timely actions owed to the office. Maintained consultancy database for specialized programme area. Advised project staff on project regulations. Supervised core staff and administrative support staff. Programme Management, Project Designing & Policy Planning Skills: Complete familiarity with World Bank & NACO mandate for HIV/AIDS projects. Drafted full project proposals in the field of HIV/AIDS, Environment, and various discipline of social welfare and managed in the successful conduction of these projects. Managed from North India in India’s largest-ever mass-media campaign on HIV/AIDS as the head of one of the 6 organizations in the nation through BBC World Service Trust

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(New Delhi) tie-up. Responsible for programme management of STDs/HIV/AIDS prevention project sanctioned by NACO. As an Expert contributed to the Action Plan & Project Implementation Programme (PIP)-NACP-IInd & IIIrd of Government of India for Uttar Pradesh. Responsible organizing and managing International AIDS Candlelight Memorial as State Coordinator (U.P. State) being world’s largest grassroots AIDS event of the Global Health Council (U.S.A.). Performed, as team leader, health promotion activities (e.g. BCC, STI service delivery & Condom programming) and strongly encouraged sex workers to insist on condom use (Engender Health evaluations). Responsible for developing IEC materials targeting high-risk groups as well as general population which shared with PATH/India (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, India) after having a request from Senior BCC Consultant of PATH/ India towards a joint initiative between FHI (Family Health International), NACO and PATH to develop IEC materials targeting policy makers for use an advocacy tool promoting policy legislation to reduce HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. Worked with UNICEF as Project Coordinator on BCC project.

Information Management Skills: Collected, maintained, updated programme data for ease of retrieval and understanding by staff. Maintained administrative control records. Drafted routine correspondence. Coordinated meetings and visits. Organized and administered the workshop/meetings. Administered all logistics i.e. travel, hotel accommodation, invitations, agenda and background material. Facilitated venue for banquets, accommodations and conference hall. Facilitated exchange of information between Global Science Academy and different agencies and professionals. Responsible for receiving message from UN Secretary Genera, President of India, Ministers of different portfolios, academicians, scientists, Vice-chancellors, Principals, bureaucrats, and professionals during events organized, for publication. Data Development (HIV/AIDS) on orphan and other vulnerable children. Papers presented / accepted/ communicated/ published at AIDS Conferences/ ICAAP/ AIDS Impact etc. Finance Management Skills: Prepared budget and expense claims and maintained cash book. Operating bank accounts. Prepared budget, final report with expenditure for National Seminar, Workshops & several events. Verified and certified bills. Prepared financial documents for audit of Global Science Academy for inclusion in the India Govt.’s Annual Audit Report-2003-04, asked by Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India. Training Skills: • Given HIV/AIDS related Training at Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Basti. Training on HIV/AIDS given to NCC Cadets, 47th Batallian at Basti, Trained T.I. project personnel on components of Behaviour Change Communication (BCC), Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) & Condom promotion. Trained as Master Trainer on issues of Sex & Sexuality/ Gender issues/ HIV/AIDS. Received trainings in T.I.

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project management, HIV/AIDS related Sentinel Surveillance, Bio-dyanamic project management, Women & Child welfare project management, Environmental campaign project management. Stepping Stones (The Stepping Stones is a module originated in

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Buwenda Village, Yuganda (South Africa) has proved to be a highly effective tool in enabling communities to address their own issues and actively seek solutions.) training on communication skills, relationship skills, HIV/AIDS, gender, sexuality and reproductive health issues, organised by CYDA, Pune Training on Health and Nutrition of Young, Child and Women, organised by NIPCCD, Lucknow.

Teaching Skills: Taught Zoology to UG & PG students at M.L.K. PG College Balrampur (U.P.) & D.B.S. Post-graduate College, Dehradun (Uttaranchal) & at a Coaching. Guided Dissertatation at post-graduate level. Networking & Media Liaison Skills: Networking through a web-based portal-“NGO Gateway” to foster networking and knowledge sharing amongst NGOs towards group capacity building. Networking with organizations resulted in nomination to NGO PCB (Programme Committee Board) Delegation to UNAIDS, as made for Global Science Academy (-headed by me) by several HIV/AIDS organizations of Asia & Pacific. Partnering with BBC World Service Trust in nationwide HIV/AIDS media campaign. Sensitized media personnel on HIV/AIDS initiatives. Event organizing Skills: Organizing Secretary for National Seminar on Water & Sanitation (June 1999). Convener State-level Seminar on HIV/AIDS (2002), Convener “State-level Seminar on HIV/AIDS and Vulnerability of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.)”(2006) as financially supported by UNDPTAHA. Convener National Environmental Awareness Campaigns (NEAC) from 1999 to the date. Convener Eco-calender, Health, HIV/AIDS-related days and days of national importance commemorations since 1996, some of these events were catalyzed by UN agencies. Organized/ facilitated many events of sanctioned projects. Organized events of District Science Club (U.P. Council of Science & Technology) Basti 1991-1993. Organized (as Asstt. Coordinator) Bharat Jan Gyan Vgyan Jattha-1992 catalyzed & supported by Human Resource Development Department & National Council for Science & Technology Communication, Govt. of India. Writing & Editing Skills: Written popular Science articles for national and international newsmagazines as Freelance writer. Worked as Editor, Sub-editor, Editorial Assistant to newsmagazines of national and international repute. Drafted and released press-releases for English & Hindi dailies, newsmagazines, journals, newsletters and e-newsletters. Edited many seminar (on HIV/AIDS & Environmental issues) proceedings. Edited several issues of “G.S.A. Newsletter” an organizational newsletter of the Global Science Academy published with the support of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Authored various resource materials on topics related to HIV/AIDS & Environment. Certain books for University students being finalized. Written many papers for journals and conferences of 3

India & abroad. Presented papers at national & international seminars and conferences (also communicated for presentation), some of these include: “Replicable HIV/AIDS Preventive Intervention”, “Bio-pschyco-social Aspects of HIV Infection in Indian Context: A Study for Replicating Innovative Strategies Worldwide”, “Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Resource Limited Conditions: An Effective, Efficient, Realistic and Acceptable Approach”, “An Effective, Science-based, Structural-Intervention Package towards Empowering Women in the Fight against HIV/AIDS”, “Reaching out Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups in India’s Most Populous State- Uttar Pradesh (UP) Depending on Epidemiological Vulnerability Indicators”, “Integrating Prevention Programmes into Treatment and Care Programmes in a Resource-constrained CountryIndia”, “Streamlining Preventive intervention to Cultural Heritage and Media Representation” etc. Currently CEO & Secretary, the Global Science Academy, Basti-272 001, U.P. India: As head of the Global science Academy, responsible for all its activities including appointment (& removal) of staff, making proposals to funding agencies, overall direction and smooth conduction of projects, convening events, making budgetary provisions for activities carrying out after the resolutions passed by the Executive Committee. Operating, with President, the joint bank-accounts. Ex-officio responsible to various projects. Participated 14th International AIDS Conference at Barcelona (Spain) on nomination made by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Participated, 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia & the Pacific (ICAAP), as one of the Official-India delegate on nomination made by UNAIDS (Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS). Languages: Fluent in written and spoken English and Hindi both, while understand and spoke Gujarati & Bengali languages of India. As foreign language understand Spanish to the some extent. Computer Skills: MS Word, Outlook, Lotus Notes Developer, Internet, Excel and Power Point. Awards: Bharat Excellence Award & Gold Medel (2002) received at New Delhi. Glory of India Award & Gold Medel (220) received at New Delhi. Certificate for best article (on “Sustainable Human Development: Resources & Priorities”) as given by Parliamentarians Forum (Rajya Sabha) India. Biographical references in many biographical reference books of India & Abroad including ‘Eminent Personalities of 21st Century’, ‘Biography International’, ‘Asian/American Who’s Who’, ‘Asia Pacific Who’s Who’, Eminent Personalities of India’, Honored by Students’ Union on getting 1st position (& 1st Division) at M.Sc. examinations. Recognized to obtain Travel awards to attend international conferences by COSTED, UNAIDS, CDC. References:

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1. Ms. Lori McDougall, Communications Officer, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland {Permanent Address: 725, Carlaw Ave. Toronto M4K 3K8 (CANADA), Telephone No.: 416-463-9996, Email: [email protected]}. 2. Dr. V.S. Tripathi, Scientist, Innovative Science & Technology Inc., VA (USA) { Permanent Address: 6518, El Nido Dr., Mc Lean, VA 22101, U.S.A.} Dr. J.P. Singh, Retd. Head, P.G. Department of Zoology, SH Kisan P.G. College, Basti, U.P. {Permanent Address: Vill. & Post: Chaukhara, Dist. Siddharthnagar, U.P., INDIA}.

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