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Natalie Zend
Natalie Zend is Sr. Policy Analyst in the Child Protection Unit of the
Human Rights and Participation Division, Policy Branch at CIDA. She joined
CIDA in 1997 and worked for four years as program analyst and project
manager with the South America program. In that capacity she attended the
Winnipeg Conference on War-Affected Children and subsequently initiated
CIDA programming for children affected by the armed conflict in Colombia. Before beginning her current assignment in 2002, she worked in Bolivia for
a year with Save the Children Canada, among other things facilitating the
South America regional program's transition toward a child rights-based
approach. She holds a master's degree in International Affairs, specializing in
Conflict Analysis (refugee issues).