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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Nisha AgrawalCEO\, Oxfam\, IndiaOxfam India in the Oxfam In
 ternational Confederation: Challenges and OpportunitiesOxfam International
  is aiming to move from being an organization governed by "G8" voices to b
 ecoming a "G20" organization reflecting the new power distribution in the 
 world. Oxfam India is the 15th member of the Oxfam International Confedera
 tion of 17 members\, and the first affiliate truly based in the Global Sou
 th. Oxfam’s transition from a "Northern" to an international confederation
  has represented some challenges both to Oxfam India as a member of the Ox
 fam Confederation as well as to Oxfam International's governance as it exp
 ands it membership. The talk will shed light on this changing scenario and
  the challenges that a Southern Affiliate like Oxfam India faces in a glob
 al confederation.Dr. Agrawal has been working on poverty\, inequality and 
 social development issues for more than 20 years. Since March 2008\, she h
 as been the CEO of Oxfam India. During this period\, she led a process to 
 formulate Oxfam India’s new strategy entitled “Demanding Rights\, Creating
  Opportunities” that provides a thematic focus in the four areas of Econom
 ic Justice\, Gender Justice\, Essential Services\, and Humanitarian work. 
 Oxfam India is a rights-based organization that funds about 180 NGOs that 
 work at the grassroots levels to empower communities and ensure a life of 
 dignity for all. Prior to joining Oxfam India\, Dr. Agrawal worked with th
 e World Bank for almost 20 years and as a Research Associate at the Impact
  Research Center at Melbourne University from 1985 to 1989. Dr. Agrawal is
  a member of the global Gender Advisory Committee to the World Bank. Dr. A
 grawal is an economist by training and has a Ph.D in Economics from the Un
 iversity of Virginia\, Charlottesville\, Virginia\, U.S.A. She also earned
  an M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics\, and a B.A. (Hon
 ors) in Economics from Miranda House\, Delhi University.
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SUMMARY:Transnational NGO Initiative presents: Dr. Nisha Agrawal
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Nisha Agrawal<br>CEO\, Oxfam\, India<br>Ox
 fam India in the Oxfam International Confederation: Challenges and Opportu
 nities<br><br>Oxfam International is aiming to move from being an organiza
 tion governed by "G8" voices to becoming a "G20" organization reflecting t
 he new power distribution in the world. Oxfam India is the 15th member of 
 the Oxfam International Confederation of 17 members\, and the first affili
 ate truly based in the Global South. Oxfam’s transition from a "Northern" 
 to an international confederation has represented some challenges both to 
 Oxfam India as a member of the Oxfam Confederation as well as to Oxfam Int
 ernational's governance as it expands it membership. The talk will shed li
 ght on this changing scenario and the challenges that a Southern Affiliate
  like Oxfam India faces in a global confederation.<br><br>Dr. Agrawal has 
 been working on poverty\, inequality and social development issues for mor
 e than 20 years. Since March 2008\, she has been the CEO of Oxfam India. D
 uring this period\, she led a process to formulate Oxfam India’s new strat
 egy entitled “Demanding Rights\, Creating Opportunities” that provides a t
 hematic focus in the four areas of Economic Justice\, Gender Justice\, Ess
 ential Services\, and Humanitarian work. Oxfam India is a rights-based org
 anization that funds about 180 NGOs that work at the grassroots levels to 
 empower communities and ensure a life of dignity for all. Prior to joining
  Oxfam India\, Dr. Agrawal worked with the World Bank for almost 20 years 
 and as a Research Associate at the Impact Research Center at Melbourne Uni
 versity from 1985 to 1989. Dr. Agrawal is a member of the global Gender Ad
 visory Committee to the World Bank. Dr. Agrawal is an economist by trainin
 g and has a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Virginia\, Charlottes
 ville\, Virginia\, U.S.A. She also earned an M.A. in Economics from the De
 lhi School of Economics\, and a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from Miranda Ho
 use\, Delhi University.
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