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As Uninhibited celebrates its 10th anniversary, I find myself reflecting on a decade of impactful work and growth. Over the last ten years, we have reached nearly half a million women and girls across 10 states in India. We took over the leadership of the Menstrual Health Hub and evolved to work with governments to influence large-scale sustainable change. This journey has exceeded my wildest dreams from when I started 10 years ago.
Looking ahead, we have an ambitious goal of reaching 1.6 million adolescent girls over the next three years and making significant strides to collectivise the global ecosystem through the MH Hub. To achieve this, I have grown to realise we need leadership that can harness and amplify our efforts with lived experiences.
With this in mind, I have decided to step down from my role as CEO to support a transition towards a fully women-led and women-centered direction. I am thrilled to announce that my esteemed colleagues, Bhuvana and Zenobia, will be stepping up as Co-CEOs. They will independently lead our grassroots initiatives and our broader ecosystem work, which is why the co-CEO structure is ideal.
Although I am stepping back, I am not stepping away. I will remain actively involved as a founder and board member. The transition will be gradual, and I plan to take a full step back only by the end of the year.
I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved together and deeply grateful for your continued support as we embark on this new chapter for Uninhibited. Here’s to another decade of making a difference!
Warm regards,
Dilip
Dilip Pattubala
Co-Founder
An admirer of audacity and grit, passionate about bringing people together and ending oppression, in all its forms.
Note from the New Leadership
As Uninhibited stands on the threshold of a change in guard, we want to take a pause and reflect on the remarkable journey that has brought us to this moment. We want to acknowledge that nothing short of immense love, commitment, and passion has made it into the organisation that we see today. While we are undoubtedly stepping into big shoes, we do so with grateful hearts, eager minds, and a deep sense of responsibility.
We are filled with excitement and a touch of nervousness, as we embark on this journey. We are excited about the opportunities to break barriers, challenge stereotypes, innovate as a team, and embrace a feminist approach to leadership. At the same time, we feel the need to ensure we continue to prioritise listening to our team, staying grounded, while meeting the high expectations we set for ourselves.
We hope to embrace both these feelings, allowing them to guide us as we move forward, embedded in trust and respect, confident in our uncanny ability to celebrate wins and tackle challenges together.
What does feminist, women-centred leadership mean to us at Uninhibited, we ask ourselves, as we bring our lived experience as menstruators into the nuances of our work.
Leadership within an organisation is not solely about the CEO’s journey; it also involves encouraging and creating space for each individual to become a leader. We embrace the idea that a feminist collaborative approach to leadership is more important now than ever.
At Uninhibited, our Co-CEO structure embodies this commitment. By sharing leadership responsibilities, we ensure a balance of diverse perspectives and mutual accountability. This collaborative approach enriches our decision-making processes and fosters innovation. We want to continue to be intentional about encouraging the spirit of collaborative leadership and decision making through our actions and interactions with our team across regions and roles.
We look forward to destigmatising menstruation and making menstrual health a vital indicator of overall health and well-being for adolescents. Additionally, we will continue to passionately engage with the national and global MH ecosystem in our advocacy efforts with the spirit of not reinventing the wheel, but making it spin better, through our initiatives on working with men and boys, and mental health and menstrual health intersections.
As the torch gets passed onto us, it is with great pride and pleasure that we invite each one of you to be part of this journey. Your unwavering support and collaboration is vital to us, as we begin this new chapter, and we are excited to achieve great things together.
Zenobia Imtiaz
Bhuvana Balaji
Co-CEO
Always a fan of quietly rebelling for a cause and destigmatising MHH hits home! Friends call me Zombie for short.
Co-CEO
I enjoy capturing visual stories that reflect the depth of human experiences. When I'm not working, I am with my cats and dogs, practicing Sufi music, or traveling solo to explore different cultures. A mix of compassion, curiosity, and creativity drives me to make a positive impact, inspiring those around me to do the same.
Design & Learning Development Manager
Part-time musician, full-time committed to enabling human rights and learning from the cultures, artforms and practices of diverse communities.
Governance Manager
Drawn to understand how existing power differentials affect the disenfranchised to enact change in the most meaningful way.
Finance Manager
We know we can’t solve a community’s social issue with the limited resources available, but we can leave our impact on the people we work within those communities and promote awareness across the country for the importance of the service.I am passionate about music and animals.
Communications Manager
A mountain-loving, wannabe mountain biker who's mostly found sleeping under the sun. A staunch believer of witchcraft and wizardry and self proclaimed Universe's favourite kid having a penchant for dark humor. I am a Unicorn!
Aradhana
Maurya
Regional Lead -
Maharashtra
I love dancing and talking to people, but sometimes I enjoy staying quiet. Traveling to new places, exploring cultures, and meeting people helps me explore life and myself. I enjoy facilitating sessions creatively through fun, dance, song, and acting, which brings a unique energy. I always strive to create a safe space for others and am quick at making friends.
Training & Learning Development Lead
I like to drink coconut oil when I am happy and when I am angry.
Shanthi Thangam
Swasthya Saathi -
Karnataka
I love singing and reading story books. I also love dancing.
Manimozhielumalai
Regional Coordinator - Karnataka
I love to eat a variety of food but never learnt to cook. I love traveling more than staying at home. No matter how difficult of a situation I am in, I will keep those around me smiling.
Swasthya Saathi -
Karnataka
I love to cook. I also enjoy connecting with people, having conversations and building relationships.
Dipali Jaunjal
Swasthya Saathi -
Maharasthra
I love reading books. Sometimes, I unknowingly quote them.
Komal Daghale
Swasthya Saathi -
Maharashtra
I love clicking pictures and talking.
Kaushalya Jadhav
Community Resource Person - Maharashtra
I like to understand what others are thinking. I always like to help others and I love to travel.
Neeta Bhoye
Community Resource Person - Maharashtra
I love to travel and I love to wear new clothes.
Akshaya Chavan
Community Resource Person - Maharashtra
I love to travel, shop, and chat.
Community Resource Person - Maharashtra
I like to get drenched in the rain, take my own photos, and make videos of them.
Kavita Dighe
Community Resource Person -
Maharashtra
I love to walk in the rain and to plant rice.
Jayashree Warghade
Community Resource Person - Maharashtra
I like to meet new people and talk to them.
Board of Advisors
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Lakshminarayana K
Chief Endowment Officer,
Azim Premji Foundation
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Wendy Anderson
Co-Founder,
The Case For Her
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Krishna Dahya
Currently at Foster America with 15+ years
managing and building fellowships globally
The NGO source’s Equivalency Determination (ED) completed their analysis and was able to certify Uninhibited as equivalent to a Certified Public Charity.
NGOsource’s Equivalency Determination (ED) on File “badge” means that Uninhibited has been determined by NGOsource to be equivalent to a U.S. public charity or government instrumentality for a specific funder during a specific period of time. The U.S. grantmaker evaluates whether an intended foreign grantee (Uninhibited) is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity. The grantmaker collects a set of detailed information about the grantee’s operations and finances and makes a reasonable determination of its equivalency.
Our Donors and Partners
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Sukhibhava Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable trust registered in Bengaluru, India. Reg. No. MLS-4-00014-2016-18
Sukhibhava Foundation: 288, 1ST ‘A’ CROSS, RMV 2ND STAGE, NAGASHETTY HALLI, BENGALURU 560094
Gramin Vikas Samiti, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Gramin Vikas Samiti: 504/1, Bhimgarh Kheri, Part-II, Gurgaon Pin 122001
Uninhibited USA. Inc, a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 88-2081837) registered in New York
*inclusive of non-binary, trans, and people who menstruate