Maurice Apted has International development experience since 1976 in the academic world in Fiji, Pacific Islands and the United States, and with international development contractors such as USAID and the United Nations system since 1985 – work experience in major fields of education, educational mass media production and distance learning, international development and social and behavior change communication for – health, HIV/AIDS education, protection, rights advocacy and corporate visibility communications. His particular strengths are: in training program design and delivery, communication and media program design, program implementation and advocacy.”
Associate Overview:
Academic Degrees: MPH- Health Communication, BEd – Educational Media and Curriculum Design, Dip. Ed – Teaching
Countries worked: Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, PNG, USA, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand, Nepal, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria, Chad, Malaysia , Madagascar
Technical/Program Areas of Expertise: Adolescent Development & Participation, Child Protection, Child Rights, Communications, Communication for Development, Education, Gender, HIV/AIDS, Health, Maternal, newborn, & child health (MNCH), Polio and other disease outbreaks, Immunization, Nutrition, Social protection & Policy, Violence against children, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)