Meet Our Collective Leaders
At FAT, leadership is not concentrated in one individual—it is shared by the young women who have grown through our programmes and now collectively guide the organization. This reflects our belief that those closest to the work are best placed to lead it.
Our leadership is rooted in the BeeHive Leadership Model, a collective approach built on shared responsibility, participation, and community ownership. Girls and young women who join FAT's programmes grow into facilitators, mentors, and organizational leaders, ensuring that decision-making remains grounded in lived experience and community realities.
Together, our Champions, Companions, and Collective Members work across programme delivery, organizational development, partnerships, communications, finance, research, and community engagement to strengthen FAT's mission and build community-led leadership.
Champions
Champions provide strategic and operational leadership, guiding the organization's vision, programmes, governance, partnerships, and long-term growth. They steward the collective, support decision-making, and ensure that FAT remains rooted in its feminist values and community-led approach.
Jyoti Arya
Rubi
Rekha Yadav
Companions
Companions work alongside the Champions to strengthen programme implementation and organizational systems. They support learning, communications, finance, administration, community engagement, and participant wellbeing, ensuring that the collective functions effectively and continues to grow.
Usha Mandal
Poonam
Ashrita
Lalita
Chanchal
Riyanka Rawat
Sania
Jyoti Nishad
Upasana
Divya
Gopika
Kavita
Punam
Vishakha
Arushi
Priya
Collective
Collectives are community-led groups formed by young women who have completed FAT's leadership pathway and are ready to take forward its mission within their own communities. They will lead and sustain the Girls in STEM (GiSTEM) and Young Women Leadership Programme (YWLPA), creating local spaces for learning, leadership, and collective action.
The first Collective has been established, with additional Collectives currently being formed as more young women progress through FAT's leadership journey. This model enables leadership, knowledge, and ownership to remain within communities, ensuring that FAT's work continues to grow through young women leading change for other girls and young women.
Rani
Meena
Mahjabi