In her role at HCP Cureblindness Samara oversees programmatic strategy to support health system strengthening in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on primary care, prevention, tertiary care, and policy and advocacy.  She leads partnerships across these programs, working with social impact ESG funders, Ministries of Health, USAID, and other non-profits, to support the delivery of integrated people centered services for rural communities. Prior to this role Samara worked for more than a decade with the United Nations, serving in various roles from partnerships to policy across humanitarian, peace and development contexts in Sudan, Libya, Nepal, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Switzerland and New York.  In her tenure with the United Nations, she led key policy changes in gender, gender-based violence prevention and response, women’s economic development, and mental health and psychosocial support. Samara serves on the Board for Global Leadership Forum and is co-founder of Feet on the Ground. She holds a Masters in International Policy Studies with a focus on Gender from the Middlebury Institute for International Studies.