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Patricia Fernandes
Guest blogger
Patricia Fernandes joined the Bank as a Young Professional and has been working since September 2009 as Social Development Specialist in the East Asia and Pacific Region. Previously, she worked for the UN in Kosovo and for UNICEF in Angola and Mozambique. She received her undergraduate degree in anthropology from Oxford University and her Master of Science (in Anthropology and Social Development) from the London School of Economics.
