Our People
Governance, advisory, and the core team on the ground in Kerala.
Governance
The registered governing body of The Ignite Foundation.
President · Social Entrepreneur
Co-founder of The Ignite Foundation; Director of Social Innovation & Learning Experience Design. Expertise in experiential learning, adult education, climate leadership education, and social entrepreneurship.
Vice President · Educator
An experienced educator with a strong grounding in community learning, gender equity work, and youth capacity-building.
Secretary · Psychologist
Brings mental health, reflective practice, and wellbeing frameworks into Ignite's learning journeys.
Joint Secretary · Impact Founder
Leads impact projects and community partnerships; part of Ignite's founding ecosystem.
Treasurer · Learning Designer
Learning architect, facilitator, and co-creator of the Changemakers Ashram. Specialist in regenerative education and community architecture.
Executive Member · Life Coach
Provides youth mentoring, professional coaching, and personal leadership support.
Executive Member · National Para Athlete
Brings inclusion-focused leadership and resilience-based training approaches.
Advisors
Practitioners, innovators and community leaders guiding our mission.
Co-founder, Bhoomika
With hands-on experience in community resilience, ecological education, and grassroots mobilisation, Ebi provides insights into sustaining long-term community involvement in climate action projects.
Barefoot College, Tilonia
A community development practitioner associated with Barefoot College, experienced in women-led rural empowerment, solar energy initiatives, and grassroots sustainability training.
Happiness Lead, iLab
Happiness Lead at iLab and a facilitator focused on emotional well-being, youth development, and creating learning environments that foster reflection, joy, and human connection.
Co-founder, CDI (Collective for Development Initiatives)
Co-founder of CDI and a development practitioner with deep experience in grassroots governance, community institutions, and strengthening local systems through participatory approaches.
Consultant, Kerala State Child Development
With extensive work in social protection, community systems strengthening, and child development, Ravi helps embed equity, inclusiveness, and child-sensitive perspectives into Ignite's community engagements.
Coordinator, NREGA Sangarsh Morcha
Coordinator at NREGA Sangarsh Morcha with deep expertise in rural livelihoods, labour rights, and strengthening MGNREGA implementation through community mobilisation and policy advocacy.
Co-founder, CDI
Co-founder of CDI and a development practitioner focused on strengthening community institutions, promoting rural sustainability, and enabling participatory, people-centered development processes.
Monitoring & Evaluation Lead
Monitoring & Evaluation specialist and social development professional with experience in impact assessment, programme design, and evidence-driven learning.
On the ground
The team leading programmes, partnerships and community work.
Co-founder · MGNREGA Accredited Engineer · KILA Resource Person
MGNREGA Accredited Engineer with 6+ years of Panchayat-level experience in watershed planning, soil restoration, and community infrastructure. Represented Ignite at UNCCD COP17 and APCYS 5.0 in 2026.
Operations, Partnerships & Youth Programmes
Co-founder. A trainer with a decade of experience in youth capacity development; has facilitated 1700+ sessions in hundreds of institutions across Kerala since 2011, touching 54,000+ learners.
Facilitator · Technology & Innovation
Facilitator and youth engagement practitioner. Contributes to Technology & Innovation at The Ignite Foundation.
Facilitator & Learning Designer
Facilitator and Learning Designer working on leadership and community mobilisation.
Community Engagement & Volunteer Leadership
Community engagement and volunteer leadership specialist.
Wider team
Facilitators, coordinators and ashram leads who bring the work alive.
Facilitator
Experienced in reflective learning practices and group facilitation. Expertise in Theatre of the Oppressed.
Space Manager, Changemakers Ashram
Responsible for the daily functioning, community engagement, and ecological restoration at the Changemakers Ashram.
Facilitator
Works on learning and facilitation at The Ignite Foundation.
Changemakers Ashram Co-Lead
Oversees land restoration, agroecology practices, and local community collaborations at the Ashram.
Project Coordinator (DEFY)
Lead for youth mobilisation and field logistics.
Finance Lead
Ensures accounting transparency, financial compliance, and fund management.