Facilitator, Mahila Mukti Sanstha

Sushma Kumari is Facilitator and Sports Coach at Mahila Mukti Sanstha. In this role, Sushma develops adolescent girls to take leadership roles and raise their voices at the block and district level. She also trains girls on health-related issues through sports and debate. Sushma educates adolescent girls, women, service providers, religious leaders, and selected Panchayat representatives on the prevention of child and early marriage, gender inequality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, sexuality, disabilities, and the social discrimination of transgender individuals. She is a trained activist and has 7 years of experience working with adolescent girls and their parents on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Sushma holds a graduate degree.
Rise Up Cohort: Jharkhand, India 2024