Sushmita Pandey is pursuing Master’s in Rural Development and has completed Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts and science. She worked as Research Associate in SIAS in project ‘Conflict and Cooperation over REDD+ in Mexico, Nepal and Vietnam’ in 2017. In 2019, she again is back as research assistant in ‘NITI SAMBAD on Access to Drinking Water and Quality Education’ project in collaboration with NDI. She hopes to further her career in research studies.