Program Coordinator, Shree Jan Jeevan Kalyan Sansthan (SJJKS) | India 

Kumkum has been working with the SJJKS for the past 20 years and has been involved in training, community mobilization, liasing with the government, and program implementation. In her current role, she oversees project management in the organization. Her area of interest is gender equality and women’s rights, and she has worked intensively for girls’ rights to education and the prevention of child marriage. She has always dreamed of a world where women are educated, have equal rights, and can make their own decisions. 

Rise Up Cohort: Delhi, India 2023