Meet Our Team
Anuragini is a development professional with expertise in designing and implementing large-scale, impact-driven behaviour change programmes. For over two decades, she has worked with several organisations (such as UNDP, CARE, IDEI, Sesame Workshop India, and the Centre for Catalysing Change), partnering with communities across various geographies, institutions, and government agencies in India to create strategies that impact millions of lives including adolescents, small-scale farmers, educators, young children, and their caregivers. She has led diverse teams and programmes and has worked closely with national, bilateral, and multilateral agencies, as well as foundations. She has a special interest in applying technology-based solutions for effective monitoring, programme management, and sustained social and behavioural impact. She is a strong believer in gender equity, inclusion, a rights-based approach, and justice for all and continues to work towards strengthening these values.
Anuragini Nagar
Anuragini is a development professional with expertise in designing and implementing large-scale, impact-driven behaviour change programmes. For over two decades, she has worked with several organisations (such as UNDP, CARE, IDEI, Sesame Workshop India, and the Centre for Catalysing Change), partnering with communities across various geographies, institutions, and government agencies in India to create strategies that impact millions of lives including adolescents, small-scale farmers, educators, young children, and their caregivers. She has led diverse teams and programmes and has worked closely with national, bilateral, and multilateral agencies, as well as foundations. She has a special interest in applying technology-based solutions for effective monitoring, programme management, and sustained social and behavioural impact. She is a strong believer in gender equity, inclusion, a rights-based approach, and justice for all and continues to work towards strengthening these values.
Nidhi has over 20 years of experience in both the corporate and social sectors. She is passionate about creating a safe and equitable society, especially for women, children, and marginalised communities. She holds an MBA in Management Science and certifications in Business Coaching, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Healing, Parenting, and Emotional Intelligence. She leverages her expertise in not-for-profit leadership, sustainable partnerships, capacity building for scale, programme management, coaching, and mentoring to help organisations achieve their missions and goals. As an Advisory Board Member at Foundation for Rebuilding Childhood, she provides strategic guidance and support to the organisation that invests in and support courageous, nascent organisations with bold ideas to meet children's needs and engage them as leaders of the future.
Nidhi Sharma
Nidhi has over 20 years of experience in both the corporate and social sectors. She is passionate about creating a safe and equitable society, especially for women, children, and marginalised communities. She holds an MBA in Management Science and certifications in Business Coaching, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Healing, Parenting, and Emotional Intelligence. She leverages her expertise in not-for-profit leadership, sustainable partnerships, capacity building for scale, programme management, coaching, and mentoring to help organisations achieve their missions and goals. As an Advisory Board Member at Foundation for Rebuilding Childhood, she provides strategic guidance and support to the organisation that invests in and support courageous, nascent organisations with bold ideas to meet children's needs and engage them as leaders of the future.
Devsec manager with long-standing experience and expertise in Child Protection and Social Behaviour Change Communication. He is the Founder and currently the managing director of Centre for Social and Behaviour Change Communication. According to him, approx. 40% of the country’s population are children below 18 and the eco systems supporting them, as they grow up from infants to teenagers, varies in quality and security widely across states. It is necessary to provide a secure childhood and an equal opportunity to grow up to be a citizen productively contributing to the economy. Many grassroots organisations do stellar work but lack the access to knowledge resources and funds to do sustainable work. At FRC, he guides us on how to step in and, play a significant role to support such organisations.
Nishit Kumar
Devsec manager with long-standing experience and expertise in Child Protection and Social Behaviour Change Communication. He is the Founder and currently the managing director of Centre for Social and Behaviour Change Communication. According to him, approx. 40% of the country’s population are children below 18 and the eco systems supporting them, as they grow up from infants to teenagers, varies in quality and security widely across states. It is necessary to provide a secure childhood and an equal opportunity to grow up to be a citizen productively contributing to the economy. Many grassroots organisations do stellar work but lack the access to knowledge resources and funds to do sustainable work. At FRC, he guides us on how to step in and, play a significant role to support such organisations.
Padmini is a feminist and philanthropy activist from the global south. She has more than a decade’s experience of working in the social justice and development sector primarily across India and South Asia, and other countries. Her experience and expertise depicts her intersectional approach across a wide range of issues along the continuum of social justice. In the past, her work focused on intersections between Gender, Peaceand Security (GPS), Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), democracy, civic spaces, movement building, gender justice, education for peace, human rights, and inclusive societies. Currently, her focus is on building inclusive and participatory ecosystem for resourcing community-based organisations using an intersectional lens; resourcing work by and for young people; reimagining philanthropic cultures and practices.
Padmini Ghosh
Padmini is a feminist and philanthropy activist from the global south. She has more than a decade’s experience of working in the social justice and development sector primarily across India and South Asia, and other countries. Her experience and expertise depicts her intersectional approach across a wide range of issues along the continuum of social justice. In the past, her work focused on intersections between Gender, Peaceand Security (GPS), Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), democracy, civic spaces, movement building, gender justice, education for peace, human rights, and inclusive societies. Currently, her focus is on building inclusive and participatory ecosystem for resourcing community-based organisations using an intersectional lens; resourcing work by and for young people; reimagining philanthropic cultures and practices.
Parul is an Economics graduate with an MBA from MDI, Gurgaon. She has also done her Executive Management programme from Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. She has worked in large Multinational Corporations for over 15 years and carries with her a rich cross-industry & cross-functional experience. She has also spent 5 years actively supporting a community outreach programme for childhood education and livelihood among women, which has been core to her heart. She is currently working with Reckitt. She believes in excellence through empowerment and in supporting Foundation for Rebuilding Childhood to enable empowerment of youth at the grassroots, through its programmes and initiatives.
Parul Gossain
Parul is an Economics graduate with an MBA from MDI, Gurgaon. She has also done her Executive Management programme from Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. She has worked in large Multinational Corporations for over 15 years and carries with her a rich cross-industry & cross-functional experience. She has also spent 5 years actively supporting a community outreach programme for childhood education and livelihood among women, which has been core to her heart. She is currently working with Reckitt. She believes in excellence through empowerment and in supporting Foundation for Rebuilding Childhood to enable empowerment of youth at the grassroots, through its programmes and initiatives.
Prabhleen is a feminist activist with more than ten years of experience in grassroots feminist organisations and advocacy research spaces. Her work spans training, research, policy advocacy, and programme management, with a focus on youth-based initiatives at both community and institutional levels. As the Executive Director at TYPF, Prabhleen provides overall leadership and direction for the organisation’s strategy, on-the-ground work, partnerships, resourcing, administration, and financial management. Her work has been on advocating for comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescents and young people and gender based violence in public spaces. She believes in co-creating a movement of intergenerational feminist leadership where affirmative actions are made for the equal participation and decision making by young women, gender diverse and non-binary folks.
Prabhleen Tuteja
Prabhleen is a feminist activist with more than ten years of experience in grassroots feminist organisations and advocacy research spaces. Her work spans training, research, policy advocacy, and programme management, with a focus on youth-based initiatives at both community and institutional levels. As the Executive Director at TYPF, Prabhleen provides overall leadership and direction for the organisation’s strategy, on-the-ground work, partnerships, resourcing, administration, and financial management. Her work has been on advocating for comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescents and young people and gender based violence in public spaces. She believes in co-creating a movement of intergenerational feminist leadership where affirmative actions are made for the equal participation and decision making by young women, gender diverse and non-binary folks.
Sonal is a distinguished Indian social entrepreneur and Founder CEO of Protsahan India Foundation, a Delhi-based organisation dedicated to care, rehabilitation and reintegration of migrant girls and women who have endured severe adversity and violence. An esteemed Ashoka Fellow, World Bank Fellow, and member of United Nations Girls' Education, she has served as member of the Expert Committee on Anti-Child Trafficking at Delhi Commission for Women. Her expertise areas are child rights, movement building and gender transformative education. Through FRC, she aims to shine a light on groundbreaking grassroots initiatives working with vulnerable children, helping them gain visibility, secure funding, and inspire greater hope in an otherwise chaotic world.
Sonal Kapoor
Sonal is a distinguished Indian social entrepreneur and Founder CEO of Protsahan India Foundation, a Delhi-based organisation dedicated to care, rehabilitation and reintegration of migrant girls and women who have endured severe adversity and violence. An esteemed Ashoka Fellow, World Bank Fellow, and member of United Nations Girls' Education, she has served as member of the Expert Committee on Anti-Child Trafficking at Delhi Commission for Women. Her expertise areas are child rights, movement building and gender transformative education. Through FRC, she aims to shine a light on groundbreaking grassroots initiatives working with vulnerable children, helping them gain visibility, secure funding, and inspire greater hope in an otherwise chaotic world.
Sumeet's expertise is in Children and Women’s rights, Social Behaviour Change, and Systems Sensing. She is also an Educator, Facilitator, Storyteller, Thought Leader and Change Catalyst, challenging current Education systems and championing Neurodiversity. Policy change and Collective Impact advocate, she focuses on Ecosystem and Bioregional Regeneration. Her current focus is on building communities, shifting narratives, and reconnecting personal and planetary well-being, leaving something bigger than oneself. As a radical educator, she believes our education system is not serving humanity! We need ‘learning societies’ with local indigenous knowledge, addressing societal needs and enabling resilient communities in harmony with nature. She navigates both for-profit and nonprofit worlds; as a living bridge, advocating for sustainability, regeneration, and equity.
Sumeet Sandhu
Sumeet's expertise is in Children and Women’s rights, Social Behaviour Change, and Systems Sensing. She is also an Educator, Facilitator, Storyteller, Thought Leader and Change Catalyst, challenging current Education systems and championing Neurodiversity. Policy change and Collective Impact advocate, she focuses on Ecosystem and Bioregional Regeneration. Her current focus is on building communities, shifting narratives, and reconnecting personal and planetary well-being, leaving something bigger than oneself. As a radical educator, she believes our education system is not serving humanity! We need ‘learning societies’ with local indigenous knowledge, addressing societal needs and enabling resilient communities in harmony with nature. She navigates both for-profit and nonprofit worlds; as a living bridge, advocating for sustainability, regeneration, and equity.