Devansh Kedia

Experience

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  Prayaas Corps

  Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  Intern

  • Launched the project: ‘Alternative Livelihood and Sustenance’ fostering economic and financial independence of underprivileged families of slums.• Managed and delivered orientations to the cohort of 45 interns and volunteers over 3 centers of learning.• Curated the structure for digitalization and data management for 8 centers of the organization.

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  Office of Prof MV Rajeev Gowda, Ex-Member of Parliament, India

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

  Research Intern

  • Extracting new ideas and innovations based on the disciplines of economics, democracy, national development.• Interpreting the research papers and articles for the Project: Independent India@75 (Agendas for the Future).

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  Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)

  Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  Delegate
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  Global Governance Initiative

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2021

  GGI Impact Lab - Young Leader 2021
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  Pratham Education Foundation

  Aug 2021 - Sept 2021

  Project Intern

  • Synthesized simple course framework on ‘Financial Literacy’ impacting over 1000+ under-resourced families.

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  Millennium Campus Network (MCN)

  Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Member
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  Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP)

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

  Fall Research Intern

  • Extracted literature and rich quality data to evaluate and rank all Indian Think Tanks for the preparation of the 'Global Go To Think Tank Index Report' 2021.

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  Government Of Punjab

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

  Public Policy Researcher

  • Safe Abortion Access: Undertook field survey of overall accessibility and beneficiary friendliness of abortion facilities through Mystery Client (Fake Patient) method. Samples were randomly selected throughout the district and the blocks. Researched the best practices and advocacy plans to reduce MMR. • E-Governance Project: Developed policy briefs (Target, PoA, Outcomes), quantitative and qualitative data matrix on Land Mutations, NRLM, Mandhaan Pension, Non-Encumbrance Certificate, among others.• Community Library Project: Implemented the second phase of the innovative project to tackle the digital divide. Led Partnerships with strategic partners (Pratham) and other stakeholders (CSR). • National Rural Livelihood Mission: Strategised access to simple transaction services for the SHG 'Mata Sahib Kaur' in Boor Majra Village, Rupnagar, Punjab. Show less

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  NITI Aayog

  Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  1. SDG India Index 4.0 (2021-22)• Collated and performed a secondary analysis on Unified District Information System for Education data over the critical parameters of Enrollment and Dropouts from 2018-19 and 2020-21 reports.• Carried out a scoping exercise on data availability on Water Supply in Urban Areas under Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation.• Prepared an analytical note on the data quality, methodology and sampling design for unemployment-related data furnished by the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) and Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). • Extracted and compiled data from the National Family Health Survey – 5 (2019-21) for Goal 5: Gender Equality. 2. SDG Localisation• Prepared briefs on the performance of eight states in the SDG India Index 3.0 (2020-21), highlighting areas for improvement for the State SDG workshops.3. North-Eastern Region District SDG Index (2021-22)• Identified and extracted data of potential areas for new indicators by mapping uncovered targets under five SDGs – 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. Show less

  • Intern (Aspirational Districts Programme - ADP)

    May 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Intern (Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs)

    Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
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  Janaagraha

  Jun 2023 - now

  Associate - Municipal Finance