Akira Akazawa
Director of Programmes @Wasteaid
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Programmes @Wasteaid
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Leading WasteAid’s global programme portfolio to deliver practical, community-led waste management solutions that improve livelihoods and environmental outcomes. Responsible for programme strategy, delivery and impact, strengthening partnerships, and supporting the organisation’s growth as it scales sustainable, locally driven solutions to waste challenges worldwide.
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master in City Planning, Development Economics and International Development
Silpakorn University
Special Graduate Student, Urban Planning, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Kyoto University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Architecture
ABOUT AKIRA AKAZAWA
With over 25 years of experience in international development, I am a strategic and values-driven leader focused on delivering practical, sustainable impact for communities worldwide. I currently serve as Director of Programmes at WasteAid, leading programme strategy, delivery and learning to scale community-led waste management solutions that improve livelihoods and environmental outcomes.Previously, as Director of Impact & Influence at Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, I led organisation-wide programme and impact strategies and secured multi-million-pound funding and partnerships. My career spans senior roles across international NGOs, the UN system and intergovernmental organisations, where I have designed, funded and delivered complex, multi-country programmes in close collaboration with donors, governments and partners.I bring a collaborative leadership style, strong donor and partnership expertise, and a commitment to evidence-driven, locally led development.
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