Hi! My name is Elsa, and I am an independent research scholar, international development consultant, writer, and artist. I received my Ph.D. in Public Policy, specializing in international development policy at the George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government in August 2021. My research involves international development policy and foreign aid effectiveness in fragile and conflict-affected areas (FCAS). Exploring the cases of Afghanistan and Pakistan through an enhanced understanding of the social capital-aid effectiveness-fragility nexus, her main concern is how material and/or non-material exchanges among social networks of international donor agencies and recipient organizations potentially help or hinder aid-delivery processes in fragile and conflict-afflicted spaces. You can learn more about me here: www.elsatkhwaja.com. Thank you for visiting my Funding page!