The Antara Foundation
Sanjana Venkatesan is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in project management and content creation. Currently serving as a Project Officer at The Antara Foundation since June 2022, Sanjana previously held the position of Project Intern. Prior roles include Project Assistant at Azim Premji University, where responsibilities encompassed Instagram creatives and database management, and engagement as a volunteer with the Placement Cell. Sanjana's involvement in a Winter Field Project focused on menstrual hygiene practices among women in prostitution during the pandemic in Pune, India, highlights a commitment to social issues. Additionally, Sanjana has experience in digital production and social media as a specialist at Scroll Media and as a content writer at Re:Set. Academic qualifications include a Master's in Development from Azim Premji University and a Bachelor's in Media Studies, Journalism from Symbiosis Institute Of Media And Communication, Pune.
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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.