Rachit Tiwari

Experience

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  YOUTH FOR SEVA (YFS)

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Program Facilitator

  I facilitated and conducted an educational quiz competition related to the life of Swami Vivekanand with my team in three different schools situated in Northwest Delhi. My role was to distribute study material, conduct the competition exam, evaluate answer-sheets and share the outcomes to the main committee.

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  Youth For Climate India

  Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

  Core Team Member, Co-founder

  I, with my two other friends, initiated a conversation on environmental problems which came up as one of the leading organisations in the advocacy of climate action in Delhi but not limited to it. During my one year with the team, we organised various campaigns for awareness about climate action, actively participated in climate strikes, and helped people to understand and participate in demanding for right policy decisions.

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  Centre for Environment Education

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Summer Internship

  I helped my team in the assessment process of Tide Turners Challenge to identify champion participants and contributed in making of the final report for the same. Tide Turners Challenge is a campaign by the United Nations Environment Program, World Wildlife Funds and Centre for Environment Education to raise awareness and bring some actions in minimising and appropriate management of single use plastics.

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  Sustainable India Finance Facility

  Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  Research Fellow

  As a research fellow, I worked with the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) program at their state office in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. During this fellowship - - I was trained with the intense teaching of Regenerative Agriculture (by Walter Jehne, Regenerative Earth & FAO team).- I gained practical learning through immersion programs of 15 days in natural farming villages of two different agro-ecological zones in Andhra Pradesh. - I conducted a research study titled "Transitioning to Natural Farming: Socio-Behavioural Factors for Motivation & Resistance" which talks about different elements that work at different levels for such transformation. - I also contributed and participated in various activities conducted by the organisation for institutional and capacity building. Show less

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  Land Conflict Watch

  Oct 2022 - Sept 2023

  Researcher

  I identify land conflict cases & provide available data points contributing to build a directory of land conflicts throughout India. Engaging with land conflicts help me know about various socio-political resistance for land rights and the role of socio-environmental laws to defend people's rights while acknowledging and recording cases of social tragedies and injustice happening in society.

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  Sambhaavnaa | Institute of Public Policy and Politics

  Nov 2023 - now

  Sambhaavnaa Youth Fellow

  I help the team in organising residential workshops at our institute. This includes background work, launch, outreach, public relations & social media. I also attend these workshops as a participant.List of attended workshops: Songs of Resistance (Nov 2023)Kalam Se, Writing for Social Change (Nov 2023)Parde ka Pardafaas, media literacy and awareness (Dec 2023)Nayi Dishayein, Rethinking Development (Dec 2023)Mobile Journalism (Feb 2024) Theatre of the Oppressed (Mar 2024)Finance, Fraud & Fundamentals (Mar 2024)List of meetings:State-level Dalit Human Rights Defenders Training, NDMJ-NCDHR (Jan 2024)All India Youth & Students Forum of the National Alliance for People's Movement (Feb 2024)Youth for Himalaya (Feb 2024) Show less

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  Azim Premji University

  Feb 2024 - now

  Young Intern, Mountains of Life