Cohort 1

Soumya Mondal

West Bengal

Soumya Mondal

Currently working at Sundarban Green Environment Association in the mangrove plantation and conservation project, Soumya is passionate about preserving the biodiversity and ecosystem of the Sundarban delta.

Anjali Tiwari

Uttar Pradesh

Anjali Tiwari

Anjali is a social worker currently pursuing her Masters in Social Work from University of Lucknow. With a history of volunteering spirit as a part of the NCC and for other organizations, Anjali has been an active member of the civil society since a young age.

Prakhar Agrawal

Prakhar Agrawal

As a student at Delhi University, Prakhar is the coordinator of Eco-Club, the Environment Society of his college where he conducts plantation drives in and around the college campus. He started ‘Young Influx’ which is an online youth-focused platform, where he publishes stories of youth working in the climate sector.

Laldawnpuii

Tripura

Laldawnpuii

Laldawnpuii is a Mizo living in the state of Tripura. After setting up Zamzo, a non-profit organization in 2019, plantation and awareness drives on organic farming have been a regular feature at the organization.

Paramita Mandal

West Bengal

Paramita Mandal

As part of her GreEntrepreneur journey, she decided to get into the formal educational spaces in her community and start engaging with teachers, students and management to inspire them to set up nutrition gardens. During this period, she reached out to 2 schools, and convinced the authorities to set up nutrition gardens she calls ‘Nutri Clubs’. That didn’t stop there, she also galvanized the members of her community to come together and hold dialogues on effects of climate change in their lives and the ways to mitigate that.

Momee Pegu

Founder Director

RIGBO

Assam

Momee Pegu

Founder Director

RIGBO

Having done their master’s in social work from Bosco Institute, Dibugarh University, both Momee and Tulika have been active in climate action. Momee’s course took her towards organic farming, where she learnt how farming can address health, environment and sustainability-related concerns of her village. A project coordinator at RIGBO, Tulika is of the belief that we must know the roots of our food chain and how we impact it. 

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