Shweta Chari’s Opentree Foundation is bringing play-based learning into Maharashtra’s schools while advocating for every child’s Right to Play.
Santanu Mishra co-founded Smile Foundation, combining corporate management principles with grassroots leadership to reach over 2.5 million children and families across 27 Indian states.
From mangrove restoration to free education and women’s empowerment, Swapan Suin is building community resilience in the Sundarbans.
Dr Dipti Gandhi’s Muskan Foundation brings education, therapy and parent support under one roof for children with multiple disabilities.
Former advertising executive Priya Agrawal founded Antarang Foundation to integrate structured career education into public schools, helping over 500,000 students transition into higher education and sustainable employment.
After watching 30 Days in September, Pooja Taparia founded Arpan to prevent Child Sexual Abuse through Personal Safety Education, awareness, and systemic change.
In conflict-affected Manipur, Khaangchu blends Rongmei knowledge with modern learning to help children stay rooted while looking ahead.
After losing her sister Veruschka at 26, Dr Tatyana Dias built pathways to independence through culinary skills, training and livelihoods.
From aspiring lawyer to Girl Rising Co-CEO, Nidhi Shukla is working to help girls build confidence, agency and the power to shape their futures.
After witnessing disability exclusion during Nepal’s earthquake recovery, a couple chose inclusive education as their life’s mission.
