Havovi Wadia

Havovi Wadia has over 20 years of work experience in various organizations. Havovi is currently working as the Director of Programs at The Freedom Fund since October 2021. Prior to this, from 2019 to 2021, they served as the Chief Executive Officer of Save The Children India. In this role, they focused on building teams, programs, and impact across the organization, with a particular emphasis on education, disability diagnosis, and female victims of trafficking in Maharashtra, India.

From 2012 to 2019, Havovi worked at Magic Bus India Foundation as the Director of Impact. Havovi'sresponsibilities included leading, managing, and anchoring program management, fundraising, and measurement efforts. Havovi also played a key role in developing programmatic frameworks, models, and evaluation functions at Magic Bus.

Before joining Magic Bus, Havovi was a member of the founding team at Lehar from 2010 to 2012. Havovi actively sourced, managed, and conducted research, documentation, capacity building, and training work in the development sector, collaborating with organizations such as Magic Bus, The Concerned for Working Children, and Urja Ghar.

Havovi also gained experience as a Consultant at Tata Institute of Social Sciences in 2011, where they collated and wrote a report investigating residential homes in Maharashtra for children with mental disabilities. In addition, Havovi worked as a Consultant at Praxis - Institute for Participatory Practices in 2010, conducting research and writing assignments for various NGOs.

Earlier in their career, Havovi held managerial positions at CRY (Child Rights and You) and Child Rights and You, where they focused on organizing workshops, designing modules for children on child rights and human rights, and managing website content.

Havovi's work experience also includes a faculty position at Career Forum Ltd, where they taught English, reading comprehension, and grammar, and trained students in group discussions and personal interviews for admission to management institutions.

Overall, Havovi Wadia has a diverse range of experience working in program management, advocacy, impact evaluation, and capacity building in the development sector. Havovi has a strong focus on child rights and has contributed significantly to organizations working to improve the lives of children in India.

Havovi Wadia completed their MPhil in English Literature from Savitribai Phule Pune University from 1998 to 2004. Havovi also pursued a Certificate in Women's Studies from the same university's Department of Sociology in the year 2000 to 2001. Apart from this, there is no information available regarding their education at St Ann's, Secunderabad, and their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from St. Xavier's College.