Meet Six Women Leaders Working To Build A Better Society

To quote  Dorothy Day, "People say, 'What is the sense of our small effort?' They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time." Today, when the world is leaning towards wars, conflict, crime, environment pollution, human trafficking and terrorism, there are some individuals who are working day in and out to make this society a better place by taking small steps towards the humanitarian approach to life. 

Here's a list of 6 women leaders building a better society

Timmie Kumar

Timmie Kumar is the managing trustee at Help In Suffering, an NGO for animal welfare. Timmie and her team have made Jaipur virtually free of rabies through comprehensive vaccination and Animal Birth Control (ABC) programs and established the Camel Rescue Center (CRC) in Bassi to provide treatment to camels in need. She has been awarded the Humane Society International award in 2012, the Pride of Jaipur award in 2013, and the Nexzen Award for Excellence in Social Work.

Dr Sania Siddiqui

Dr Sania Siddiqui is a menstrual health activist and founder of Humjoli Foundation, an initiative for raising awareness on menstrual health and hygiene. With more than 20 years of expertise in clinical practice, community outreach, and public health, Dr Siddiqui has reached over 100,000 women through her over 1000 educational gatherings and trained over 600 menstrual health educators. She is also a Guinness World Record holder, she has authored books on menstrual health for adolescent girls. 

Dr Kirti Ashish

Dr Kirti Ashish is a visionary entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Kidskey Infotech. Dr Kirti has done master's in human resource development and with a vision to see life beyond, she has worked on numerous projects for government and NGO organisations. Eventually, she started her own projects, thus Kidskey was started as a platform for kids' education. Her other venture Collette Projects is designed for power energy and infrastructures for the Indian north-eastern region and Ladakh.

Raashi Anand

Raashi Anand is the founder of Lakshyam, an NGO for disadvantaged children and women. Rashi founded Lakshyam in the year 2012 to provide a positive direction and positive approach towards life of the underprivileged. Their tagline, “hands to heart” signifies their vision that every helping hand can touch the hearts and lives of others. The NGO was recognised in Responsibility Summit 2024 organised by FIIB and Certified of Achievement by YELO Delhi under the category of social impact. Raashi Anand was also awarded as a Social Worker by WBR Corp UK Limited in 2022. 

Alankrita Pandey

Alankrita Pandey is the founder and managing trustee of Titli Foundation, an NGO aimed at providing menstrual literacy. With the vision of promoting menstrual literacy among people of all genders and backgrounds, Alankrita works in the NGO by debunking myths and spreading knowledge about the often stigmatised topic of menstrual health. The organisation is also involved in the groundwork where the goal is to donate menstrual cups to the underprivileged. In one of their drives in 2022, they donated cloth pads by Pee Safe in the red light area of Delhi i.e., G. B. Road.

Dr. Mala Mattha

Dr Mala Mattha is the founder of the Animal Protection Society. Dr Mala spent 14+ years of her life in animal welfare and protection with deep-seated empathy and a vision to make tangible changes in the lives of the animals. She has been recognised with the title of Honorary Animal Welfare Representative of the Animal Welfare Board of India. She believes in creating a society of compassion, resilience, and a steadfast dedication to building a future where animals receive the care and respect they rightfully deserve.