Zujaja Baig specializes in policy research, impact evaluation, and evidence-based analysis for poverty reduction and economic development. With experience conducting rigorous quantitative and qualitative research across developing countries, she brings expertise in translating complex data into actionable policy recommendations that strengthen governance systems and social protection programs. Zujaja has worked with leading international development organizations including Innovations for Poverty Action, the World Bank, and Oxford Policy Management, conducting impact evaluations, policy analyses, and field research across multiple country contexts. Her work spans poverty reduction interventions, economic development programs, and social protection systems, combining robust research methodologies with deep understanding of implementation realities in resource-constrained settings. She has designed and executed mixed-methods research involving household surveys, key informant interviews, community engagement processes, and economic data analysis, ensuring findings are grounded in lived experiences while meeting rigorous analytical standards. Her expertise includes impact evaluation design and implementation using experimental and quasi-experimental methods, quantitative data analysis and econometric modeling, qualitative research and stakeholder consultation, policy analysis and development, poverty measurement and targeting mechanisms, and economic development program assessment. She is skilled at synthesizing complex evidence into accessible policy briefs and recommendations for government counterparts, donor agencies, and implementing organizations. Her approach emphasizes participatory research methods that center community voices while maintaining methodological rigor, ensuring policy recommendations are both technically sound and contextually appropriate. Zujaja holds a Master's degree in International Development Policy from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she developed strong analytical foundations in development economics, policy analysis, and research methods. Her academic training combined with field experience enables her to bridge the gap between technical analysis and practical policy application, producing research that informs real-world decision-making. At Manāra, Zujaja contributes research design and implementation for policy analysis projects, conducts impact evaluations and baseline assessments, supports monitoring and evaluation system development, and develops evidence-based policy recommendations. When she has time away from data and fieldwork, she dabbles in baking and follows entertainment trends and the local music scene.