Ayushmita SamalCountry: IndiaAdvocacy areas: SRHR, Disability Feminist Movement Building Background:Ayushmita is a queer disabled mixed methods researcher and evaluator based in India, specialising in feminist, decolonial and participatory methods. She is a sexuality educator and DEI and Human Rights trainer, with expertise on gender and disability issues. Her key areas of work have been menstrual health, hygiene, […]
Anwesha ChatterjeeCountry: IndiaAdvocacy areas: Gender based Violence, SRHR, Mental Health Background:Anwesha is a social worker and an activist working at the intersection of Gender based violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. She is currently the Deputy Director at SAHAYOG, a community based organization based in Uttar Pradesh, India. She is also the co-founder of Socially
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Asia-Pacific, Fellowships, India
Hameeda SyedCountry: IndiaAdvocacy areas: Gender Justice, Technology, Community Mobilization Background:Hameeda Syed (they/she) is a journalist, gender consultant, and co-founder of Dignity in Difference (DiD), an organization dedicated to resisting online toxicity in South Asia. With over five years of experience in writing, advocacy, program management, and research, Hameeda focuses on the intersection of technology, society, and gender,
Camari SerauCountry: FijiAdvocacy areas: Mental Health, LGBTQIA+ Rights, Feminism Background:Camari Serau is a seasoned poet and writer with over a decade of advocacy in human rights. Specializing in feminist, mental health, and LGBTQIA+ issues, Camari has worked with NGOs and CSOs in Fiji, primarily focusing on human rights advocacy and creative expression. Their work supports the rights
Linqian (Lillian) PengCountry: ChinaAdvocacy areas: SRHR, Empowerment and Anti-Violence Support for Women with Disability in China Background:Director general of Chongqing Liangjiang New District KnowDeaf Social Work Service Centre, she is a Deaf woman. She collaborates with UNFPA to provide physical and mental health training for women and adolescents with disabilities in China. She is an expert on
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Asia-Pacific, China, Fellowships
Saza FaradillaCountry: SingaporeAdvocacy areas: SRHR, Women rights, Child rights Background:Saza is the co-founder of End Female Genital Cutting Singapore, which envisions a world where the practice of FGC is obsolete. She raises awareness on social media and on-the-ground, and participates in local and international lobbying at the United Nations to bring attention to the fact that FGC
Charu JoshiCountry: IndiaAdvocacy areas: Climate Adaptation, Gendered vulnerabilities, Ethnography Background:I hold a Master’s degree in Urban Management and Development, specialising in Gender, Environment and Climate Change. As an interdisciplinary environmentalist scholar and practitioner based in India, I currently serve as Deputy Director at CECOEDECON. At the grassroots level, I work with smallholder farmers and marginalised rural communities
Ananya DrongCountry: BangladeshAdvocacy areas: Women Rights, Land Rights, Climate ChangeLanguages: English Background:I am an indigenous woman activist from the Garo community in Bangladesh, founder of Ku.Sal Marginalized Women Organization, advocating for women empowerment, human rights, land rights, SRHR, climate justice, leadership development, education, etc. I also serve as Finance Secretary for the Bangladesh Indigenous Youth Forum and Youth
