Class 5 (2006-2008)
Anna Schurmann, Australia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – School of Public Health
Anna Schurmann most recently worked with a Karnataka-based NGO called ‘Concerned for Working Children,’ doing research and project documentation around issues of distressed migration and participatory local government in India . Prior to that, Anna was with UNICEF in Dhaka with the Planning section. Anna’s first degree was a Bachelor of Arts (honors) in Social Theory and Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne. She also holds a Masters in Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development at Australian National University. Anna is keen to work in the area of behavior change communication within the international development sector, with a commitment to rights-based and child-focused approaches.