India Ankita Rawat is a passionate advocate for youth empowerment and rights, comprehensive sexuality education, and access to sexual and reproductive health services. Before joining the Youth Champions Initiative, she managed the “Know Your Body, Know Your Rights” program at YP Foundation that advances SRHR of young people by increasing their access to information and services. Ankita leads the program’s … Read More
Franklin Gnanamuthu
India Franklin is a powerful voice for sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people. At Restless Development, he develops effective monitoring and evaluation systems and trainings. Franklin serves as a regular representative of the Voices of Youth in India. He has participated in international forums and consultations representing India in the post-2015 development agenda. He holds a Bachelor … Read More
Gayatri Parameswaran
India Gayatri’s work combines her commitment to youth, women and sexual and reproductive health and rights. She is an editor and video coordinator at Love Matters.in – the first website to provide young Indians with information about love, sex, and relationships in Hindi. Gayatri is also a freelance journalist reporting on war and conflict – she has previously reported on … Read More
Ali Raza Rizvi
SRHR Ehsas Films creates discussions around sexual and reproductive health and rights in the remote areas of Karachi and Interior Sindh, Pakistan through short films and street theatre. It is producing two short films and two street theater performances and creates live and online platforms to discuss SRHR after screenings, performances, and postings.
Umair Jaliawala
Pakistan Umair is deeply committed to working on the sexual and reproductive health of youth. He serves as president of the School of Leadership Foundation, which works side-by-side with the for-profit School of Leadership where Umair is a Master Facilitator. Specializing in work with youth in motivational workshop settings and trainings, he serves as a lead trainer and facilitator to … Read More
Neelam Punjani
Pakistan Neelam is deeply interested in m-health and the use of tele-health to reach women in remote areas of Pakistan. She is currently Research Officer at the Aga Khan University. Her passion for sexual and reproductive health began when she attended a train-the-trainer workshop with the Aahung, and replicated the training in her own community as a volunteer. Neelam recently … Read More
Neha Mankani
Pakistan Neha is dedicated to improving maternal health outcomes in Pakistan. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to complete her Master’s in Public Health at Columbia University. Neha then returned to work at Aahung where she had worked prior to graduate school. She also is a trained doula. In the next five years, Neha would like to start her own … Read More
Samreen Shahbaz
Pakistan Samreen Shahbaz is a gender and social inclusion policy expert. She has worked at national and regional levels in the capacities of both an advocate and a manager of multi-country legal and policy advocacy and research programs to advance the human rights of women and other marginalized groups. She is currently working with the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, … Read More
Melanie Powers
United States Melanie is a powerful advocate for improving health outcomes among youth. At IWES, she is currently HIV Prevention Program Manager. She manages an HIV counseling, testing and referral program, as well as a youth sexual health advocacy and education initiative that includes policy advocacy with college-aged youth and implementation of a comprehensive sex education curriculum with 7th graders. … Read More
Monica Atkins
United States Monica is a passionate activist and community organizer, having worked with the Mississippi Student Justice Alliance, the Youth Congress, and Upgrade Mississippi. She recently helped organize a Youth Congress and created a curriculum for sessions on health, education, and labor rights. Monica hopes to establish her own NGO that combines education, art, communication/performance, activism, and mentoring. She holds … Read More
