Abu Saif Ansari

Abu Saif Ansari is the Director of Business and Program Development at Sesame Workshop Bangladesh.12 He is a development practitioner with over 13 years of working experience, including 6 years in a multi-donor funded market development project called Swisscontact-Katalyst.1

Professional Experience

Abu Saif Ansari joined Sesame Workshop in May 2022 and has been in his current role for about 2 years and 1 month.1 His key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing the country office sustainability strategy
• Leading program management and partnerships
• Overseeing business development, licensing, and fundraising initiatives

Expertise

His areas of expertise include:

• Early childhood development
• ICT4D strategies
• Market systems development (MSD) approach
• WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)
• Results-based project management
• Donor management
• Value chain development for inclusive markets
• Fundraising

Previous Experience

Before joining Sesame Workshop, Abu Saif Ansari worked as:

• Technical Lead for the USAID Feed the Future Bangladesh Nutrition Activity at iDE
• Part of the Core Leadership Team at Swisscontact-Katalyst, managing strategy development and implementation for key agricultural sectors

Education Initiatives

Abu Saif Ansari is actively involved in promoting digital safety and education for children. He has written about ensuring digital safety for early learners and has been involved in Sesame Workshop Bangladesh's initiatives to create safe digital spaces for children's well-being.2