Sakura Kunimura

❖ Cross-sector, strategic and analytical international development professional with over a decade of experience in leading complex programs and projects in women's rights advocacy, women's economic empowerment and health (SRH and NCDs), gender mainstreaming /gender-responsive governance, and strengthening gender-based institutional capacities - across remote and/or extreme patriarchal geographic settings. ❖ Diplomatic and effective interlocutor between government ministries/agencies, bilateral and multilateral organizations (DFID, JICA, UN), NGOs, CBOs, private sector, vulnerable/marginalized populations, and policymakers with expertise distilling gender-based sensitivities and complexities for diverse audiences from HQ to the field. ❖ Experienced leader of cross-functional, cross-cultural teams, trainees, trainers, and projects with an outcome-focused approach that incorporates human rights-based approach (HRBA), knowledge products, MEL, and identification of benchmarks and needed course corrections to establish good practices founded on trust, accountability and sustainability. ❖ Countries of Work Experience: Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Jordan, Japan, U.S.A.; languages: English (Fluent), Japanese (Fluent), Spanish (Proficient).