Delhi-based climate justice advocate Zainab Bie is pushing for equitable climate finance and stronger Global South representation across UN climate negotiations from COP27 to COP30.
A career in journalism helped Dr. Surbhi Kumari understand social challenges, but working on the ground showed her how change truly happens. Through SumArth, she is helping rural women build sustainable livelihoods, challenge menstrual health stigma, and become leaders in their communities one conversation and opportunity at a time.
When Pooja Singh first began working in Kotra, a remote tribal region in Rajasthan, she encountered schools that were frequently closed, villages with limited access
Suraj Moraje co-founded The Eka Fellowship to provide underserved students in Bangalore and Pune with the long-term, personalised support that determines whether talent translates into opportunity.
From growing up in a tent beside a bridge in Mumbai to leading a grassroots movement that has transformed thousands of lives, Deepa Pawar’s journey is a powerful example of how resilience, education, and community leadership can create lasting social change.
Founder of SP Seva Sansthan Foundation, Jigar Vaishnav, on how listening first, breaking silence around women’s health and choosing dignity over charity has driven lasting grassroots change across underserved communities in India.
Saket Sambhav founded The Better Human™ Life Foundation to tackle the trust deficit in the social sector, creating one of India’s few Zero-Leakage models that combines environmental action with transparency, accountability, and measurable impact.
After overcoming financial hardship and personal loss, Vikash Kumar built Sankalp Siksha to provide quality education, skill development, and technology exposure to rural students in Kushinagar.
After overcoming poverty, educational barriers, and exclusion, Satyendra Kumar founded initiatives helping first-generation learners access education, leadership opportunities, and pathways to social change.
Shreya Ghosh, Head of Asia Engagement at Girls Not Brides, makes the case that child marriage is a systemic failure rooted in poverty, inequality, and exclusion, and that ending it requires every actor in the ecosystem to work together.
