Chandana Bose
Sr. Project Manager

Chandana Bose holds a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Calcutta and a Master’s in Social Work from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. She completed dietetic internships at ILS Hospital and Columbia Asia Hospital in Kolkata and is also a certified Diabetes Educator. Chandana has worked with several organisations devoted to holistic health for children and adults, gaining experience in nutrition counselling, community outreach, and programme evaluation. As part of her postgraduate studies, she joined the German Exchange Programme at Katho University, broadening her cross-cultural perspective on social welfare. During the pandemic, she volunteered with the ‘Beat Covid’ campaign, providing psychosocial support to patients and their families. Driven by a lifelong commitment to children—a passion strengthened while researching child trafficking—she now channels her skills into safeguarding and nurturing young lives. Chandana relishes devising humane, evidence-based interventions that create safer, brighter futures for the next generation.

Famia
Sr. Project Manager

Famia is an educator, public speaker, and social worker who bridges multiple spheres of practice. She earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Lucknow, following a Bachelor’s from Isabella Thoburn College, where she was among the institution’s most decorated students and received several merit awards. As a Youth Facilitator, she demonstrated outstanding leadership, devising and delivering the acclaimed online series ‘My Life Mere Faisle’. Passionate about women’s and children’s rights, she has organised and contributed to numerous webinars addressing women’s empowerment, domestic violence, sexual abuse, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and child marriage. Her commitment extends beyond advocacy: Famia has worked closely with NGOs and philanthropic bodies to implement government policies on gender justice and the Right to Education, translating legal frameworks into tangible community initiatives. Combining rigorous socio-legal insight with engaging communication, she empowers stakeholders to recognise their rights and build equitable, inclusive futures.

Parnika Rastogi
Project Manager

Parnika Rastogi is a budding social worker dedicated to fostering individual and collective well-being. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, and Economics, as well as a Master’s in Social Work (Clinical and Community Practice) from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. Her field experience spans organisations such as The Fourth Wave Foundation, SCARF, Muskurahat Foundation, the Spastics Society of Karnataka, and Justice and Hope. Volunteering with the NGO ‘How to Tell Your Child’ enabled her to work at the grassroots level, raising awareness of child sexual abuse and the POCSO Act 2012. These placements have sharpened her skills in community engagement, capacity-building, and trauma-informed counselling. Parnika is convinced that society can prosper only when children fully understand both their rights and their responsibilities; she, therefore, strives to empower young people as agents of change, ensuring safer environments and stronger futures for the communities she serves.

Arunima Singh
Sr. Advocacy Ambassador

Arunima is a professional social worker, facilitator, and social change advocate, bringing a wealth of experience to her work. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Bachelor’s from the University of Lucknow. She has facilitated numerous training sessions and social action projects focusing on early child marriage, decision-making, and gender roles. She has led discussions on nutrition, mental well-being, and SRHR with adolescent girls and conducted digital safety training for over 3,000 senior citizens. Her advocacy work includes gender equality, positive masculinity, and ending violence against children. She has also reviewed national health programmes and contributed to community health initiatives. With a deep commitment to empowering marginalised communities, she has designed curricula, mobilised youth, and organised health camps, always striving to create safe and informed environments. Her dedication to social justice and education is evident in her active participation in campaigns and partnerships with various organisations.

Amisha Sachdeva
Sr. Advocacy Ambassador

Amisha Sachdeva is a public-health professional devoted to turning evidence into action. A graduate of Dr B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi, she specialised in Human Development and Gender, Communication Extension, and Social Entrepreneurship, and now concentrates on project coordination and impact measurement. Her analytical toolkit spans SPSS, ATLAS.ti, and the Microsoft Office suite, underpinned by strong leadership, communication, and multitasking skills. As Deputy Event Manager (Public Policy Advocacy) at The Policy Times Chamber of Commerce, and later with DevInsights, Amisha oversaw stakeholder engagement and programme logistics for nationwide health campaigns. Internships at the Public Health Resource Network and the Foundation for Reproductive Health Services India honed her expertise in mental health literacy, hypertension, diabetes, childhood malnutrition, and reproductive health initiatives. A 2023 UGC-NET qualifier in Home Science, she also volunteers with Child Rights and You, Pledge a Smile, and the National Service Scheme, reaffirming her commitment to community-centred, equitable healthcare.

Nairita Goswami
Sr. Advocacy Ambassador

Nairita holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan. She has completed internships at various NGOs, gaining extensive experience in community engagement and advocacy. At Aaina, Odisha, she organised programmes on child and adolescent reproductive rights in rural areas. At the Civilian Welfare Foundation, Kolkata, she was involved in fundraising, teaching, and performing HPV prevention skits. Additionally, she led workshops for parents of children with disabilities at the Graham Bell Centre for the Deaf. These experiences have fuelled her commitment to advocating for marginalised communities and driving positive social change.

Pavithra B
Sr. Advocacy Ambassador

Pavithra holds a Master’s degree in Social Work, specialising in Medical and Psychiatry, from Madras School of Social Work, Chennai. She is skilled in implementing social skills development programmes for individuals with psychiatric conditions, as well as life skills curricula for schoolchildren. She has extensive experience in conducting awareness programmes for children, cognitive retraining sessions, and providing psychosocial interventions. She excels in supporting individuals through therapeutic and recreational sessions to enhance well-being and resilience. She is passionate about applying her skills and knowledge to make meaningful contributions to the field of social work.

Shivani Rai
Sr. Advocacy Ambassador

Shivani is a dedicated social worker. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Lucknow. Her diverse experience includes an internship at the National Association for the Blind in Lucknow, providing educational support to blind children. At Pravah, she engaged in community service through the Smile Internship and led a Social Action Project under the Changelooms Fellowship, empowering over 300 young girls and women in sexual health and rights, demonstrating her leadership and project management capabilities. Her creative talents were showcased in the street theatre society, excelling in scriptwriting and winning national and state-level competitions. Beyond her professional and extracurricular achievements, her passions include reading and travelling, and she continually seeks new experiences to enhance her impact in social work.

Silvi Mary Sunil
Advocacy Ambassador

Silvi Mary Sunil is a devoted social worker passionate about uplifting lives and strengthening communities through empathetic and inclusive approaches. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, complemented by a minor in Psychology, from the University of Delhi, and pursued a Master’s in Social Work (Clinical and Community Practice) at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. Her robust fieldwork with esteemed organizations, including The Bethany Society (Shillong), Christian Medical College (Ludhiana), Jagori Rural Charitable Trust (Dharamshala), Gram Vikas (Odisha), Make A Difference (Chandigarh) and Global Concerns India (Bangalore), has sharpened her expertise in cross-cultural collaboration, community mobilization, and empowerment initiatives. Driven by a deep conviction that children shape tomorrow’s world, Silvi dedicates herself to their well-being. At Project CACA, she channels her enthusiasm into creating safe, nurturing spaces, empowering young individuals to thrive and build a hopeful future.

Ms. Sharon Mary Rajesh
Advocacy Ambassador

Sharon Mary Rajesh is a dedicated social work professional who has completed a Master’s in Social Work, specialising in Children and Families, from the Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, and a Bachelor of Social Work from Madras Christian College, University of Madras. During her academic journey, she completed impactful fieldwork and internships, including hands-on child welfare experience at SOS Children’s Village in Tambaram, and grassroots engagement with the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion, New Delhi. There, she facilitated school-based programs, conducted child leadership training in urban resettlement areas. She has also been serving as a Student Ambassador for the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI).

Sharon has actively contributed to academic discourse, presenting a research paper on the influence of social media parenting influencers on urban mothers, and conducting targeted research on UNCRC awareness among Kani tribal teenagers. Deeply motivated towards child protection, rights-based advocacy, and educational counselling, she is passionate about creating safe, empowering environments for vulnerable youth. She currently serves as a Junior Advocacy Ambassador with Project CACA, contributing towards child safety, awareness, and the effective implementation of vital legal frameworks like the UNCRC and the POCSO Act.

Ms. Delcia Zephrena I
Advocacy Ambassador

Delcia Zephrena is a passionate social worker with a heartfelt commitment to fostering inclusive, community-led change in the lives of women, children, and marginalised communities while advocating for social justice. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Stella Maris College, Chennai, and a Master’s in Social Work with a specialisation in Community Development from Madras School of Social Work. Through internships with organisations like Madras Christian Council of Social Service, Myrtle Social Welfare Network, CPCL-CSRL Super 30, and the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, she has built hands-on experience in community outreach, psycho-social support, and policy work. She attended the Tamil Nadu Vision 2030 Conclave, a high-level platform for shaping the state’s development. She further broadened her perspective through the Mind and Culture Mobility Program at the University of Cyberjaya, Malaysia, gaining valuable cross-cultural insight. Guided by a keen interest in women and child welfare and gender studies, and a heartfelt belief that every young person deserves a voice, Delcia is committed to building safe, empowering spaces for children as an Advocacy Ambassador at Project CACA.

Ms. Anuradha Singh
Advocacy Ambassador

Anuradha Singh is a dedicated social work professional who has completed a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Lucknow and a B.Com (Hons.) from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. After being campus placed as a Mall Operations Executive at LuLu Mall, Lucknow, she worked in operations management for 1.5 years before pursuing her passion for social service through higher education. During her academic journey, she completed internships across diverse organisations, including a Psychiatric Social Work internship at Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, along with fieldwork experiences at Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra, Vani Prada, Awaahan – The New Voice, and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shodhpeeth. She was also awarded the Best Paper Award for her research paper presentation at the National Conference organised by the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India at Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Coming from an army background, she is deeply motivated towards community welfare, advocacy, and child protection initiatives. She currently serves as an Advocacy Ambassador with CACA, contributing towards awareness, safety, and prevention of child abuse through socially impactful and people-centred interventions.

Ms. Anshika Singh

Advocacy Ambassador

Anshika Singh is a social work practitioner and education researcher, with a postgraduate background in ECCE from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, her work is grounded in critical and feminist perspectives that seek to understand how childhood, learning, care, and development are shaped by social, cultural, and structural realities within the Indian context. Her
practice and research focus on equity, inclusion, community engagement, and strengthening educational spaces for children and marginalized communities.
Her academic and research interests largely revolve around equity in education, inclusive pedagogies, and the lived realities of educators and children. Her MA dissertation explored pre-primary teachers’ understandings of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and child development through a feminist-interpretivist inquiry, examining how women educators navigate
aspiration, care work, and professional identity within the ECCE sector.
Alongside academics, she has worked with organizations such as NITI Aayog, CRY (Child Rights and You), Centre for Studies of Plural Societies, and NalandaWay Foundation, where I have engaged in policy research, curriculum development, gender-focused community work,
and arts-based educational interventions. These experiences have strengthened her understanding of education not just as a system, but as a lived social and political reality. Through both research and practice, she hopes to contribute toward building more inclusive, joyful, and socially just educational spaces for children and educators alike.

Ms. Nikita Chhetri
Advocacy Ambassador

Nikita Chhetri is a Master of Social Work student at the University of Delhi and a Political Science graduate from Gauhati University. With interests in child rights, advocacy, gender studies, and community-based social interventions, she has actively engaged in field settings that strengthened her understanding of psychosocial support, gender sensitivity, and rights-based approaches. During her academic journey, she completed internships at organisations including CURE International India, Family Court Karkardooma, Tata Power Delhi
Distribution Limited, and Naba Prabhat Orphanage, where she worked in areas involving awareness generation, stakeholder coordination, participatory learning approaches,counselling support, and community-based initiatives with children and vulnerable groups aimed at empowerment and social inclusion. She has also contributed to research, outreach,and documentation initiatives related to clubfoot rehabilitation and rural community engagement. She currently serves as an Advocacy Ambassador with Project CACA, contributing towards meaningful advocacy, sensitisation, and preventive interventions that promote safer, informed, and equitable communities.

Ms. Simran Kumari
Advocacy Ambassador

Shreya Kiran
Resource Person

Shreya holds a Bachelor’s in English and completed her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Delhi. She is passionate about advocating for gender equality. She did her internship at Pratham Education Foundation, designing workbooks for vulnerable children, conducting assessments and workshops, and editing manuals. As a project intern at Samaj Pragati Sahayog, she worked with SHGs, conducted surveys, and provided valuable inputs. At the Special Police Unit for Women & Child, she gained experience in counselling and analysing matrimonial cases. Her internship at News 24 honed her content creation and interviewing skills. During her graduation, she demonstrated leadership as a student representative of the women’s cell, organising and managing workshops. During her Master’s, she was an editorial board member, placement cell member, and class representative. She has received several academic awards, the most recent one for the highest marks in Social Welfare Administration. Her interests include reading, writing, editing, and research. Her dedication and management skills ensure the timely completion of tasks.

Madhumitaa
Resource Person

Madhumitaa is from the city of Chennai and has explored various domains of social work. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Women’s Christian College, Chennai, and later completed a Master’s in Social Work from Madras School of Social Work. While she believes in empowerment and independence for everyone, she started working part-time in the second year of her bachelor’s to support her educational needs. During her Master’s program, she was associated with various organisations through internships, such as Project Puthri, MASARD, and SIRD. Apart from these organisations, she was also associated with the Greater Chennai Corporation during the pandemic as an outreach coordinator, creating awareness. She is also a street play and puppet show artist and has been part of the college team for various events. As her interest and inquisitiveness about human behaviour grow, she has completed a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology. When she steps into the workforce, she brings great exposure and a zest to learn.