Programme Associate – Meri Panchayat, Meri Shakti
Arkina supports CREA’s Meri Panchayat, Meri Shakti (India) and works closely on feminist leadership and movement-building programmes. She focuses on partnership management, networking, advocacy, and community mobilisation at local and state levels.
She has a master’s degree in Gender Studies and previously worked at Jagori Grameen, supporting adolescent girls in rural Himachal Pradesh on gender, menstrual and reproductive health, and violence prevention. Arkina believes in creating inclusive spaces and wants to travel the world.