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...

GenderChild DevelopmentPolicy Advocacy

Dream A Dream

Translated research material to support program documentation and outreach for youth development initiatives.

TranslationYouth DevelopmentProgram Documentation

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.

Academic ResearchHealth SciencesIndigenous Knowledge

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...

GenderDisability InclusionCorporate Training

RTI International, USA

Translated and proofread training documents and fieldwork manuals for research.

TranslationResearch SupportDocumentation

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 ...

LivelihoodsPublic HealthGenderGovernance

SWATI, Gujarat

Oversaw reproductive health and women’s empowerment programs, integrating grassroots engagement with policy advocacy.

GenderPublic HealthWomen’s Empowerment

World Resources Institute (WRI) India & Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) India

2024

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...

Food SystemsPolicy

World Resources Institute (WRI) India & Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)

2025

Conducted regional dialogues with civil society organisations and researchers as part of Stakeholder Consultations – Integrated Action Towards Food Systems Transformation, organise...

Food SystemsPolicyStakeholder EngagementResearch & Reporting

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

with York University, Canada Expected: 2025

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

with Fabula Productions Expected: 2025

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.