The Antara Foundation
Ranjana Kumari serves as a Program Officer for Training and Implementation at The Antara Foundation since August 2023, following a role as Program Manager for the Varanasi Smart City Mission from October 2022 to August 2023, where Ranjana assessed project outcomes and sustainability. Previously, Ranjana worked as a Campaign Manager for I-PAC in June to August 2022, conducting field surveys on development in Andhra Pradesh. Ranjana holds a Master of Arts in Development Policy Planning and Practice from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (2021-2023) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from West Bengal Jobs and Careers (2010-2013).
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The Antara Foundation
The Antara Foundation’s mission is to support the public health system deliver solutions at scale, to improve maternal and child health outcomes, by partnering with government and communities. Treating scaled delivery as the missing technology is The Antara Foundation’s ’big bold idea’ wherein state programs become a benchmark for improving health outcomes that can be amplified nationwide. The Antara Foundation's current programs focus on Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition. The rationale to address maternal and child health goes beyond improving and saving lives. Better health outcomes for a country have a broader economic impact by contributing to poverty alleviation and economic growth. The Antara Foundation was founded by Ashok Alexander based on his experience leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India where he spearhead a program (Avahan) that would stem the growing HIV epidemic in India. Experiences over a decade with the Gates Foundation helped him appreciate the complexity of public health delivery in India and drivers of scale. These crucial insights helped shape the idea of The Antara Foundation.