Interview with Indira Jena, Founder and Executive Director of Nirnaya Women’s Fund

Nirnaya, a current grantee partner of the GFCF, works with marginalized women of different caste, class and religion, helping them to form self-help groups for their social and economic empowerment, enhances their skill base, promotes entrepreneurship and other livelihoods. It is also in the forefront of educating women and girls thereby creating awareness about their legal and other rights and helps them claim a rightful place in society.

Tribal women and Nirnaya partners in Dumka, Jharkhand, India

The interview, conducted by Gail Sylvia Pullen, is part of a series by the Women’s Funding Network which is aimed at celebrating the diversity of the women’s funding movement. Listen to the interview

Interview with Indira Jena, Founder and Executive Director of Nirnaya Women’s Fund