Zach Andersson

From 2007 to 2009, Zach served as a Community Health and Youth Development Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Nakulyaku, Uganda. There, he focused efforts on HIV awareness, stigma reduction, mentorship and income-generation for at-risk youth. After Peace Corps, Zach earned a Master of Public Administration and Master of Arts in International Relations degrees from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. While in school, he backstopped for two Near East Foundation projects aimed at reducing rural poverty and mitigating the outbreak of conflict in Sudan. In May 2011, he joined the International Organization for Migration counter-child-trafficking team in Ghana, conducting regular outreach in four coastal communities and assisting the constructive reintegration of rescued children. During the summer of 2012, he helped Partners for Democratic Change by carrying out comparative research and interviews before compiling a report outlining best practices in monitoring and evaluation among similar “networked” organizations. Since August 2012, Zach has been providing 100 percent dedicated data analysis and reporting support to the American Red Cross Haiti Assistance Program as an Information Analyst.

Field placement: FHI 360

Lilongwe, Malawi

Policy placement: FHI 360

Washington, D.C.