Ashraf Patel

At the heart of Ashraf’s journey is her deep belief in the power of people, and that unlocking their potential, and thereby society’s, is possible through collective action. A key contributor to the evolution of the inside-out youth leadership field, Ashraf is the Co-Founder of Pravah, ComMutiny The Youth Collective, Adaptatva and an incubating member of the vartaLeap Coalition. vartaLeap is a cross-sectoral community of 150 key stakeholders working toward the mission: Every Youth a Jagrik, Every Space Nurturing Jagriks.
Through Adaptatva and Vyaktitva, she is enabling the co-creation of collective processes in Life Skills, Early Childhood Development, and Social Emotional Learning in partnership with leading organisations.
Ashraf is an Ashoka Fellow, Distinguished Alumni of XLRI, Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee (2018), and Schwab Social Entrepreneur Awardee, recognised in her role as co-founder of Pravah and ComMutiny. She is also the co-author of Ocean in a Drop – Inside-Out Youth Leadership, a critical guidebook for the field. She is currently co-creating a collaborative course for development practitioners titled Par-Us-Par – Spurring Interdependence and Nurturing Collectivisation, Alliances, Networks and Coalitions. A lifelong volunteer, Ashraf continues to mentor, participate in, and convene diverse initiatives across the world.