YOUR BUSINESS - Key Persons
I believe in supporting women who can stand up for themselves which results in them standing up for others. This is the surest way to start a revolution!
Anusha has an MBA in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) and an MA in Sociology from Annamalai University. Anusha believes that she is a catalyst of change, which brought her into the development sector in 200 2.
Anusha is passionate about enabling and empowering the next-gen women in the social impact leadership space to find their cause and chart their pa th. The genesis of SoCh was Anusha's drive to demystify the development sector for these young women and to help them become social leaders. The inspiration behind SoCh have been the 1000s of incredibly passionate and committed young women who have interned with SoCh's sister organisation, VOICE 4 Girls who helped them transforming the lives of close to 85,000 adolescents and that of their communities. It is through these young women that Anusha realised that irrespective of their socio-economic status, women lacked the essential skills to become future changemakers. Anusha believes that by actively engaging with young women and driving them to become leaders in their communities is the fastest way to achieve the SDGs. Apart from leading two organisations, Anusha occasionally like s to take a break by travelling or indulging in visual storytelling.
Nayonika has obtained a Master's degree in Gender Studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. She has also worked for women's rights and safety under the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Delhi and MV Foundation, Hyderabad. Nayonika is an outspoken young woman filled with passion for social justice, gender equality and empowering the girl child. A feminist researcher at heart, she has made it her life's mission to uncover stories of marginalised communities and create a better world for women. She is an avid reader, a connoisseur of art and accomplished classical dancer in both Odissi and Kathak.
"Information is wealth and it can become most powerful when we apply it in our lives and change the lives of others around us."
Rohit is our in-house quantum science geek! He did his MSE and BE in Physics and EEE from BITS Pilani. He holds around 9 patents and has led projects with leading companies in the automotive and mobile domain. He was a delegate at CSC World Leaders summit at London/Glasgow and continues to work with a group of seven CSC Leaders from seven countries on a Public-Private-Partnership Model on creating a set of indices to rate energy inequity. He is also a member of the Skoll Leaders Regional Initiatives where he worked with four Skoll Leaders to create a multi-country Impact Program that embraced girl education, renewable energy, water sanitation and rural development. Rohit believes that young women can unleash their true potential with the right information and experiences and wants to create a space and peer-group for such effective conversation. Rohit has a fascination for motorbikes and in his free time likes to listen to classic rock.
Vanitha holds a Masters in Public Policy with a career spanning over 11 years in various social sectors. Vanitha's core expertise lies in girl child programming, public health, research and monitoring. She has presented research papers in national and international forums. She has set up new processes and systems at place, for smoother implementation of the projects.Vanitha is passionate and dedicated towards empowering adolescent girls and women. She believes that educating them guides them to question stereotypes and helps them to become leaders in their communities - driven with responsibility. Vanitha has a great sense of humour and passionately enjoys talking about food.