Anubha Rawat, Board Member
Anubha Rawat is a senior international development professional with over two decades of experience leading programmes, partnerships, and strategy across global health initiatives. Her expertise spans maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), women’s health, family planning, and health systems strengthening—particularly in South Asian and sub-Saharan African contexts.
Anubha is currently the Projects Director at DAK International Network, a public charity focused on supporting and partnering with global communities that are disadvantaged. DAK primarily focuses on sub-Saharan Africa and Asia in four main areas: women’s health programmes, including birth injury repair and ultrasound task shifting programmes, family planning, restorative high-volume cataract surgery, and the distribution of medical equipment with a focus on oxygen and biomedical support systems. Anubha brings her experience and insights to a wide range of programmes supported by DAK and is passionate about programme development and initiatives that are championed at the local level. Her leadership has been instrumental in ensuring that these programmes are grounded in local realities and deliver sustainable, measurable outcomes.
With a deep commitment to community-led development, Anubha brings valuable governance and strategic insight through her role as a Director at Partners for Equity (Australia), which works through local partners to provide aid to communities that are disadvantaged. Additionally, she lends her expertise as a Board Advisor of the Gould Family Foundation (USA), which supports innovative health interventions for poor and underserved populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Anubha serves on the Advisory Committee of the Australian International Development Network (AIDN), contributing to collaborative efforts between donors, philanthropists, corporates, and government to strengthen international development outcomes. She also extends her influence through Philanthropod, a podcast she hosts to promote smarter, more equitable giving in global health and development.
She holds a Master’s degree in Child Development from Delhi University, a Graduate Diploma in International Studies from the University of Sydney, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, equipping her with strong governance, risk, and compliance acumen.
