Sukanya joined HEAL at The Foundation in April, 2018, in capacity of Research Assistant. She anchors HEAL’s research study on the Juvenile Justice System as part of the UNICEF Project.
After completing her Post Graduation in Forensic Mental Health Science from King’s College London, she worked in the space of women and children extensively. She has experience of working closely with children engaging in anti-social activities entering the juvenile justice system and system functionaries involved in the process of providing care and support. She has been working in the space of social work, and has incorporated the mental health aspect in due course.
Vallari joined The Foundation in May 2018, to assist HEAL in their partnership with UNICEF. Currently she is the Project Assistant at HEAL.
She completed her Master studies in Social Work from M.S University Baroda. Before joining HEAL, she has worked in the area disaster management for 3 years. Her enthusiasm in exploring the space of Child Rights and Child Protection has brought her to join HEAL.
Parinita joined The Foundation in July 2017, to assist HEAL in their project in partnership with UNICEF. Currently, she is the co-director of HEAL and heads the programs on response services for survivors of CSA.
After completing her Masters degree in Social Work, at SNDT University, she went on to work for some of the most reputed NGOs in Mumbai. After her stint with an NGO that worked against human trafficking, she felt the need to get trained in Counselling. She completed her Masters Diploma in Counselling Psychology from Xavier’s Institute of Counselling Psychology in 2017. Being trained in both social work and counselling help Parinita bring about a holistic approach to mental health care.
Apart from this, her interests include rights of women and children and sexuality.
Currently she is working as the Program Manager of HEAL, a project on child sexual abuse with The Foundation and specialises in developing program modules. She facilitates awareness workshops and trainings on CSA and trauma therapy as well as does therapy with survivors. She has also conducted workshops on Forensic Psychology for colleges like Xaviers college, Mumbai. Janavi is passionate about working with children and has a keen interest in creating a safe world for children. Besides children, her other areas of interest include the application of psychology to the criminal justice system, women’s rights, sexuality, and life skills development.
Nikita has been working in the space of children and women’s right to be protected against violence and abuse for over six years. Trained by some of the best professionals in the field of child development and feminist studies, she brings a critical intersectional approach to her work.
Suchismita Bose has completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Delhi University. She has already proved her worth as a psychologist in the Delhi Psychiatry Centre in Delhi and the Masina Hospital in Mumbai. Having been taught by few of the best people in business, Suchismita brings a warmth and personal touch to her work. “Suchi is fantastic. When I hired her she had an enormous amount of spark and intelligence. She has since showed all of us at The foundation that this combination comes with a wicked sense of humour, tremendous integrity and a capacity to learn. Every organization should be so lucky!”, says Rahul.
Formed in 2006, his NGO, ‘The Foundation’, works with children from underserved areas of India, and his second NGO, HEAL works to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse.
Described as the ‘Indian art house icon’, by TIME magazine, Rahul Bose won the Best Actor award at the Singapore Film Festival in 2000 for his performance in ‘Split Wide Open’. In 2002, at the Palm
Springs Festival, he was awarded the runner-up prize of the John Schlesinger award for Best Debut Director for ‘Everybody Says I’m Fine!’.
In 2009 he was voted the Indian Youth Icon of the Year – Social Justice. In 2010, he was awarded the Green Globe award for his work on climate change. In 2012 he was awarded NDTV’s Celebrity Sports Activist
of the Year. In the same year, on India’s Independence Day, Rahul was conferred the Lt. Governor’s Commendation Award for Services to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In 2013 he was awarded the Hakim Khan Sur award for his work towards National Integration by the Maharana of Mewar Foundation. In 2014 , Rahul was named on the prestigious Executive Council of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ National Foundation for Communal Harmony. In 2015 he was named GQ’s Philanthropist of the Year.
A former international rugby player, Rahul represented India for eleven years, retiring from the Indian team in 2009. A prolific speaker, he has lectured on leadership, gender equality and Indian cinema at Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, MIT, Columbia and Cornell University amongst others.
