Empowering Communities Through Design

A passionate social designer committed to driving meaningful change through community-centered design. My approach integrates the voices and needs of communities directly into the creative process, ensuring solutions that are not only effective but also empowering.

Key Pillars of My Work:

  • At the heart of my work is my dedication to community engagement. By actively involving community members in every step of the design process, she ensures that the solutions developed are deeply rooted in the community's actual needs and aspirations.

  • I utilize participatory design methodologies, including workshops, collaborative ideation sessions, and feedback loops with stakeholders, ensuring that solutions are co-created with those who will benefit from them.

  • I strive to address critical social issues through innovative design solutions. My projects aim to create substantial social impact, tackling challenges such as discrimination, community disengagement, and social injustice.

  • I integrate trauma-informed principles into my design practice, focusing on creating safe, respectful, and resilient environments that acknowledge and address the effects of trauma. This approach ensures that the projects not only prevent re-traumatization but also promote healing and empowerment for individuals and communities affected by trauma. By considering psychological and emotional safety, my designs help to foster trust and build stronger, more supportive community connections.

  • Drawing on diverse disciplines, my work transcends traditional boundaries, incorporating insights from social sciences, urban planning product designing, and digital technology to enhance and inform design strategies.

  • At the core of my work is a deep commitment to empathy and understanding diverse cultural contexts. This sensitivity informs my approach to design and interaction with communities, ensuring respect and inclusivity.

  • Through a blend of creativity and strategic thinking, I explore new ways to solve old wicked problems, always looking for innovative paths to impactful solutions.

  • Focused on long-term impacts, my designs prioritize sustainability, aiming for solutions that not only solve immediate problems but also provide enduring benefits to communities.

Case Studies

Creative Chai Chronicles

A reflective gathering for South Asians, a safe and brave space to discuss Caste Apartheid in the diaspora. A space to explore unconscious and conscious bias related to the caste system and unlearn it.

The Sanjhaa Project

An initiative focused on ensuring sustainable livelihood to traditional craft artisans in India. Especially the women potters, crochet artisans, and jewelry makers in Haryana, India, through co-designing sustainable business models.

Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway

Reimagining the Cross Bronx Expressway. The project seeks to find ways to lessen public health impacts of the Expressway and connect the communities that are divided by it today.