Deepa is a Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (NT-DNT) activist belonging from the Ghisadi (Gadiya Lohar) nomadic tribe. By leading her organization- Anubhuti Trust, she endeavors to mainstream historically ‘criminalized’ communities by decolonizing the administrative and political system through collective, informed youth-led action.

Deepa has over 22 years of experience in facilitating community-led programs and working with state and local governments on themes of youth-leadership, advocacy, mental justice, sanitation and sexual and reproductive health.

Nandita Bhatt is the Director of Martha Farrell Foundation, leading programs to support informal, migrant workers, mostly female domestic workers and adolescent children to build their leadership and collective voice against injustice. ‍ She has nearly 30 years of experience in promoting gender inclusion in governance, management and leadership of grassroots, governments and international organizations. She specializes in mentoring institutions to create gender equal workplaces, compliant with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

Anita is a member of Goonj where she leads a network of 700+ grassroots NGOs working with the most marginalized communities across India. At Goonj, her role involves building partnerships, managing field operations and data management. ‍ During the Covid-19 pandemic, Anita contributed to Goonj’s livelihood initiative that focused on creating and upgrading livelihoods across India. ‍ She has over 12 years of experience in managing field implementation with a thorough understanding of rural as well as urban contexts.

Rameez is the Founder and Chief Curator at Catalyst 2030 NAISE, leading a collaboration of social entrepreneurs & NGOs for collective local action. His expertise lies in running collaborations and capacity building for vulnerable communities to chart solutions to India’s most complex development challenges. Prior to Catalyst 2030, Rameez spent over 10 years at Pravah- supporting an ecosystem for youth centric development issues & led the Ashoka Fellowship program in South Asia.