Jaya Tiwari has over 18 years of experience working in the development sector. She currently works at Naz Foundation (India). Naz Foundation is an organisation that works to create a just and equitable society through its programmes that help support and transform individuals from socially and economically excluded communities into agents of change.  

At Naz Foundation, Jaya is a Programme Coordinator and Researcher. She is the coordinator of the Goal Programme – a programme that uses a sports-based methodology to help support girls from disadvantaged backgrounds develop life skills and leadership skills. The Goal Programme has support over 80, 000 girls in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in the last ten years. She has worked on a research study funded by the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) on Masculinities and Homosexuality. She is also a counsellor on a programme that provides home-based care for people living with HIV.  

Jaya often leads training and sensitisation programmes on HIV, Sports4development, leadership skills, LGBTQ rights and on the repeal on Section 377. Jaya is a member of various international networks including Global Leadership Network Vital Voices and Women Sports Leadership Academy. 

Participant in: January/February 2022 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes