Siva is currently the Executive Director of ARROW. Before joining ARROW, she explored different career choices in her life, which included teaching at a university, running a magazine across three countries and working for the United Nations. These different opportunities helped her discover her passion for writing and learning and form her ideals of working in partnerships and respecting diversity.

She has co-written and edited books on sustainable development and urbanization as part of her work with the Urban Governance Initiative (TUGI), a regional project of UNDP. She was also a committee member of the Women’s Candidacy Initiative (WCI), which ran candidates on a women’s rights issues platform.

Siva co-authored ARROW’s ICPD+15 and ICPD+20 Asia-Pacific monitoring reports and has written numerous articles and presented papers on women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. She has been able to expand the work of ARROW to examine more closely the inter-linkages of sexual and reproductive health and rights with critical development issues such as poverty, food security, climate change and migration. Under Siva’s leadership, the organization’s working partnerships have expanded to 17 countries in the region as well as regional and global networks and organisations.

She occasionally writes for local newspapers on issues that she thinks are of crucial importance in her country and views this as her contribution to the society in which she lives.

Sai Jyothirmai Racherla (Sai) comes with training in Nutrition and Population Sciences, and 18 years of experience working on issues of right to health, maternal health and rights, gender, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). She is an activist, a trainer, a researcher and advocate of women’s rights.

At ARROW, she has been involved in the advocacy and monitoring of the Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development, ICPD Programme of Action, and successfully coordinated the Global South monitoring of the 20 years of implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action in five regions of Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East and Northern Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013. This monitoring and advocacy initiative was carried out in 49 countries across the Global South using a right based SRHR indicator framework. She has been active in Post-2015 processes leading up to the Agenda 2030 at the UN, and has been selected for all the Inter-Agency Expert Group Meetings on SDG indicators thus far on behalf of civil society.

She has co-authored the reclaiming and redefining rights – ICPD+15 Status of Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Asia, and coordinated the related series of publications on reproductive autonomy, maternal mortality and morbidity, sexuality and rights, poverty food security SRHR, analysing SRHR under CEDAW and pathways to universal access to reproductive health in Asia.

Her other area of work currently focuses on young people SRHR accountability, monitoring and advocacy.

Emily is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She has more than 20 years experience in HR, tax, finance and accounting, having worked with various companies including  telecommunications, IT system integration and interior design constructions listed on SGX. She loves travelling for holidays and appreciates food, with cooking being her passion.

Anjali (she/her) is an intersectional feminist with over 10 years of experience in research and policy advocacy in the areas of reproductive justice, public health and human rights in India. Over the years, she has actively engaged in social justice campaigns and peoples’ movements to advocate for policy and systems’ change on a range of issues in this space. She has also conceptualised and developed programmes and content for young people in India on CSE, gender, sexuality and life skills, media and digital literacy and health rights. Equipped with a Master’s degree in International Development from University of Bath, UK, she has a keen interest in evidence generation for advocacy, programme management, and cross-movement collaborations.

Smruti is a post graduate in Development Studies with close to nine years of engagement with the development space. She has been deeply engaged in gender justice at the grassroots working with women and girls from Dalit, tribal and excluded communities during her time in PRADAN, India. She has also spent time in a public health organization, Public Health Resource Network drawing intersections of health, gender and rights and working on a health inequity research with particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs). In her previous few years with CREA, Smruti had been deeply focused in intersectional feminism while working with structurally excluded communities like young people, persons with disabilities and sexual and gender diverse people on issues of sexuality, gender, human rights, SRHR and feminist leadership. Smruti believes in bringing intersectional feminism lenses to all the work that she does. She is passionate about implementing complex programs and creating spaces for cross movement collaborations.

Aliza Singh is a Senior Programme Officer at ARROW, currently based in Nepal. She has a degree in Masters in Public Health and more than 9 years of experience in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). She has worked closely with the Government of Nepal along with different UN organizations such as UNFPA and WHO for health system strengthening.

Aliza also has the experience of working with NGOs in advocating the access to SRHR . She has led and co-authored many qualitative as well as quantitative researches and has a good experience of work in evidence generation. Aliza has also shown her leadership skill as board member in a women-led organization in Nepal.

Hasini is a legal practitioner in Sri Lanka working on areas including fundamental rights and public interest litigation. She is a passionate advocate of SRHR including safe abortion rights and reformation of law and policies on the same. She is  also a trainer at YANSL and represents ARROW in the YANAA Committee.

Ranjeeta Silwal (she/her) is a human rights lawyer with 10 years of experience.

Based in Kathmandu, she has worked with national and international organizations, where she has passionately spearheaded program implementation, coordinated with diverse stakeholders, and represented victims of human rights violations in pivotal forums. Her extensive engagement spans Women’s rights, Peace and Security, and Gender Justice, reflecting her unwavering commitment to societal equity.

Ranjeeta holds an LL.M. from the Kathmandu School of law, grounding her expertise in legal frameworks and advocacy. A staunch feminist, she champions gender equality with fervor, infusing her professional endeavors with principles of inclusivity and empowerment. Her multifaceted persona epitomizes resilience, compassion, and a steadfast dedication to creating a more just and equitable world.

In her spare time, Ranjeeta likes to enjoy the company of her houseplants, a nice fiction and masala tea.

Sajja Singh is a public health professional with over six years of experience in grassroots youth-led and women’s organizations focusing on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Gender Equality in Nepal.

Sajja holds an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree in Public Health from University College Dublin, Ireland and Jagiellonian University, Poland specialising in “Governance in Health Systems Transition”.  Sajja is deeply passionate about health equity and universal health coverage and aims to work for equitable and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights of all individuals.

Previously, Sajja has advocated for young people’s SRHR at national and regional levels. She has represented young people’s voices at the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), the Asia Pacific Population Conference (APPC), and the Nairobi Summit ICPD+25. Sajja is an avid learner, loves to stay active, travel, and hike and has a passion for photography.

 Shiwa is a Political Science Graduate currently working at ARROW as a Senior Programme Officer for the domain ‘Community Mobilisation for SRR Accountability’. She has 8+ years of experience in working on issues of gender, sexuality, freedom of expression, and feminist politics of the internet. Skilled in qualitative methodology, she likes research, reading and writing. She has led as well as co-authored multiple national as well as regional researches on different issues. Her areas of interest are International Relations, South Asian Politics, Gender, Sexuality, Human Rights, and Technology. At ARROW, she engages mostly with the national, regional and global partners to incrementally improve the regional and global norms and standards around SRHR especially focusing on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).

Safiya Riyaz is an early career researcher and development professional from Sri Lanka, with five years of experience in the field of Gender Equality and Women’s Health and Rights. She is focused on developing culturally relevant and economically viable services and programs, particularly in the context of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

She is a Commonwealth Scholar and holds a Master’s degree in Global Health from Edinburgh, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Gender and Women’s Studies from Colombo and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She draws on her academic and professional experience to explore the intersections of gender and global health for improved intervention development and expanded access to care for underserved communities, particularly in Global South countries. She has previously served as the Senior Manager at the Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka.

Sharmilah, a Psychology graduate, is a dedicated advocate for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), with a focus on young people and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). She has actively led CSE training, worked alongside diverse stakeholders, and contributed to key publications addressing SRHR issues. Sharmilah’s experience extends to offering policy recommendations to promote inclusivity and representing youth perspectives at national and international platforms, including the ICPD30. Her commitment lies in empowering youth, promoting gender equality, and enhancing access to reproductive healthcare for people in all their diversities.

Nica Castillo is a Senior Programme Officer at ARROW. She is an intersectional feminist who wears many hats. She has worked with civil society organizations and movements across the Global South on issues of climate justice and food sovereignty. She facilitates the integration of southern feminist analysis in these areas.

Shamala Chandrasekaran has over 8 years of hands-on experience in strategic planning, development, implementation and management of programmes, with particular focus on HIV, harm reduction, key populations, community capacity building, proposal writing and donor reporting at the local and national levels. Prior to joining ARROW, Shamala served as the National Programme Manager at a national NGO and was instrumental for the outcomes of support areas which includes technical and management support to partner organizations, monitoring systems, performance management of partner organizations and capacity building. Her professional experience also include contributing to the design and implementation of innovative community based prevention programmes with the Ministry of Health Malaysia for people who inject drugs, sex workers, MSM, and transgender people. Shamala has co-authored several publications with the HIV sector within the Ministry of Health Malaysia.

Riju Dhakal, is currently based in Kathmandu, Nepal and is a graduate of Public Health from the Central Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Nepal. She has been actively engaging herself around public health issues and her passion especially lies in the area of adolescent and young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. She has been an active youth activist for the past four years in Nepal and has also represented the issues and young people in the regional and international platforms. She is passionate about the use of Comprehensive Sexuality Education as a tool to promote the rights of young people, gender equality and establish better health conditions for them and her experience on advocacy stems from her leadership at YUWA, a youth-led organisation in Nepal. She loves travelling, grooving, doodling and hiking.

Anuj Bhandari is a public health graduate based in Kathmandu, Nepal, currently working as the Programme Officer for Communications at the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW). Over the last seven years, Anuj has been engaged in various capacities within sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), public health, technology, and content creation. He strongly believes in feminism and equality.

Prior to joining ARROW, Anuj Bhandari worked as a project lead for SRHR-based projects in Nepal that also focused on digital advocacy. He has also led a youth-based coalition comprised of youth-led organisations working to improve the SRHR and empower young people, especially adolescents and young girls, in Nepal. He was one of the Board Members of an organisation that works to support women, children, and girls in reaching their full potential in life by improving their overall health and nutritional status.

In his free time, Anuj is interested in football and music.

Chooi Fong has years of experience working in various companies in the fields of Housing Development, Hospitality, Interior Design Constructions and Management. She graduated from Wawasan Open University (WOU). Apart from work, she loves travelling and reading.

Azmilia ‘Mia’ Kamil graduated from University Technology Mara (UiTM) and majored in finance. She just celebrated her 10th anniversary as an Accountant. She has working experience from various industries such as advertising, property and manufacturing where she has been involved with all types of financial reporting exercises, striving to meet due dates. In other words, she has an eye for due dates. Apart from work, she loves reading, outdoors activities and travelling. Before joining ARROW, Mia participated in a project under UNICEF and currently in her spare time, she volunteers in a project associated with RJK – “Rumah Jalinan Kasih”, which aids underprivileged children.

A Finance graduate with over 6 years of experience in accounting across various industries. Highly committed and detail-oriented when it comes to work. She truly believes that sharing knowledge not only helps others but also helps her grow better in the long run. Outside of work, she’s someone who enjoys spending time by the beach to unwind, recharge, and find her inner peace.

Nani has over 20 years of experience working with a non-governmental organisation, collaborating with multicultural teams and individuals from diverse backgrounds. She is responsible for managing the human resources functions and operations of ARROW. Nani holds a Bachelor’s degree of Mass Communication, specializing in Public Relations from University Technology Mara (UiTM), and is a Certified Human Resources Officer from the Malaysian Institute Of Human Resource Management (MIHRM). Additionally, she is a member of the MIHRM.

Atira Yunus is an easygoing person who is very passionate for the field of Human Resources (HR). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management and an Advanced Certificate in Youth Development. As a highly motivated and enthusiastic graduate, she has a good knowledge and understanding of people management. She believes that we need to be kind to the world, and that every problem we face has a solution.