 hilda grigorian senior fellow ms grigoiran has close to thirty years of experience in international development working as a consultant for usaid un undp and the private sector in armenia afghanistan pakistan and the united states she has worked on issues including but not limited to counter human trafficking gender program management ngo development armenia project development pakistan sme and ngo development youth and women empowerment afghanistan she has received awards from undp ministry of youth affairs of afghanistan and undp government of pakistan for her services in international development ms grigorian is the founder of armenia village operation avo an ngo that specializes on communitybased projects in rural villages in armenia she holds an mba and is currently a phd candidate in public policy and international ngo management  