DEEKSHA DESHPANDE

+1-857-***-**** adw2eg@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/deekshadeshpande EDUCATION

Northeastern University Boston, MA

Masters in Global Studies and International Relations Jul 2024

Concentration in Diplomacy

St.Francis College For Women Hyderabad, India

Bachelor in Economics, Public Administration And Social Work May 2022

Relevant Coursework: International Economics, Governance, Social Work, Introduction to Microeconomics, Development Economics. Introduction to Public Administration

WORK EXPERIENCE

HER CAMPUS NORTHEASTERN Boston, MA

Campus Representative Jan 2023 - Present

Collaborate with IWC organisation to promote Her Campus Northeastern events on social media, qand other platforms. UNDER25 MEDIA COMPANY Hyderabad, India

Student Fellow and Campus Content Creator Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

Created Campus Culture and built a micro community of college campus Under25 Francis of 100+ students

Conducted events, campaigns and campus content on Instagram for over 4000 students. GIRLUP DEEKSHA (UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION CAMPAIGN) Hyderabad, India Founder and President Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

Monitored Research and Content, Design and Head of Campaign Strategic Plan Teams both for the Delhi and Hyderabad Chapters.

Led Projects such as Shudh, focused on providing menstrual health awareness to underprivileged girls, monitored teams and execution of projects and 10 workshops were conducted and Project Eunoia(Mental Health), Project Koshish/Wrangaa.

Organised various fundraisers, webinars, sessions with recognised speakers and activists on topics ranging from Feminism, women in sports to body shaming for 200+ students from Delhi and Hyderabad etc.

Detailed research and content on topics anxiety, suicide prevention, breastfeeding, domestic violence in Covid times on women, education and sports was discussed on social media platforms impacting hundreds of young girls and boys.

Taught more than 300 Girls about menstruation and debunked myths and got featured in GirlUp India's page and website for same.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

ASIA WORLD MUN CONFERENCE (AWMUN) Bali, Indonesia

Delegate for IMF Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

Represented India on international level where 150+ countries were part of conference, and was a part of IMF committee for country Nepal.

AIESEC (GLOBAL VILLAGE) Hyderabad, India

Attendee Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

Networked with students from other countries and to know new perspectives about global issues where almost 50+ countries were part of it.

STREET CAUSE - RUN FOR CAUSE Hyderabad, India

Volunteer Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

Managed marketing and sales of Street Cause Annual Event and was a volunteer of Street Cause Francis, raised $150 as a donation in total.

RESEARCH WORK

VIOLATION OF WOMEN RIGHTS IN INDIA Boston, MA

Human Rights Dec 2022 - Dec 2022

Analysis on the need of better implementation of Women Human Rights, Attempts to voice out the violations women face in India and provide necessary recommendations.

GLOBALISATION AND ITS IMPACT IN INDIAN ECONOMY Boston, MA Globalisation, Global Politics and Economics Dec 2022 - Dec 2022

An overall analysis of India's LPG policy 1991 and how globalisation affected different sectors in the Indian Economy. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, ASEAN RELATION WITH INDIA Boston, MA Globalisation, Global Politics and Economics Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

Analyzed on nature and role of international organisations in restoring peace and conflict, an overview of ASEAN relations with India.

OP-ED ARTICLE ON CRY OF PAIN OF THE AFGHANI WOMEN Boston, MA Human Rights Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

Brief Analysis on issues and brutality over thousands of Afghani women faced and how human rights were deprived after Taliban takeover.

SAANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA AN HOLISTIC APPROACH Hyderabad, India Department of Public Administration Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

Graded as an Outstanding Research Work, focused on SAGY Policy and issues faced by rural villages in India with necessary recommendations.

SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite(Word, Powerpoint, and Excel), Template Designing, Social Media Management Experience

English (Bilingual), Hindi (Native), Marathi (Native)

Communication skills, both verbal and written, Negotiation and Interpersonal skills

Strong organisational and Analytical skills

TRAINING

COURSERA Hyderabad, India

Online Certifications Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

Certification by University Of London via Coursera in Global Diplomacy -In Modern World

Certification by University Of Copenhagen via Coursera in Sustainable Development Goals- A Global Transdisciplinary Vision for future

Certification by University Of Virginia via Coursera in Modern World,Part One Global History 1760-1910

Certification by University Of California Santa Cruz via Coursera in Feminism and Social Justice

Certification by University Of Toronto via Coursera in Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

First Place at the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz Competition by Embassy of Sweden, Delhi - 2020

First place at the International English Olympiad in High School - 2016

First place in 12th Board Exams in Economics and Political Science by 97 percentile

Volunteered at various NGO's such as Ashray Akruti, Helpage India to help needy and underprivileged children and old.

Was part of Girlup Leadership Summit 2020 (We need to talk- Global Movement For Gender Equality)

Served as Social Media Manager Of SMILE CLUB (Social Management Club at Undergraduate level and created content.

Part of YOU-Phoria Conference 2020 by AIESEC in Delhi University

Was a part of AIESEC X GirlUp Zia International Leadership Conclave By University Of London and Indian School of Business & Finance

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