Consulting & Collaborations
Dewan brings over two decades of experience in research, policy writing, and program consulting across development, health, gender, and cultural sectors. Her work spans grassroots organisations, international think tanks, and academic institutions.
Development Consulting
Anthropos India Foundation
Developed concept notes and proposals for the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and the National Commission for Women (NCW), contributing to program design and advocac...
Dream A Dream
Translated research material to support program documentation and outreach for youth development initiatives.
Centre for Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Drafted a working paper on indigenous oral and textual traditions, examining how traditional folk knowledge intersects with textual systems.
In For the Cause
Designed workshops and curated awareness material on gender and disability inclusion for Microsoft and partner organisations, fostering dialogue and sensitisation around equity and...
RTI International, USA
Translated and proofread training documents and fieldwork manuals for research.
Seva Mandir, Udaipur
Coordinated multi-sectoral programs across livelihoods, health, governance, and gender. Designed reproductive health and gender training modules and facilitated public hearings to ...
SWATI, Gujarat
Oversaw reproductive health and women’s empowerment programs, integrating grassroots engagement with policy advocacy.
World Resources Institute (WRI) India & Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) India
Served as a consultant for the Food Systems Summit 2024, supporting documentation and synthesis efforts for WRI and FOLU India. Responsibilities included capturing key insights fro...
World Resources Institute (WRI) India & Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Conducted regional dialogues with civil society organisations and researchers as part of Stakeholder Consultations – Integrated Action Towards Food Systems Transformation, organise...
Film & Documentary Collaborations
Dewan brings over two decades of experience in research, policy writing, and program consulting across development, health, gender, and cultural sectors. Her work spans grassroots organisations, international think tanks, and academic institutions.
Digital Afterlives
Contributed to a forthcoming federally funded documentary project, Digital Afterlives, by Canadian scholars and filmmakers Julia Creet and Manfred Becker from York University. It explores the evolving complexities of the digital afterlife—how memories, identities, and data continue to exist and shape human legacy in the digital age.
Currently in post-production.
Documentary Collaboration
Served as a consultant on an upcoming documentary film produced by Fabula, the Academy Award-winning production house based in Chile, renowned for its bold, socially conscious storytelling.