Manasa Priya Vasudevan works at the Delhi-based The YP Foundation, where she manages Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights interventions in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi NCR. In her role, Manasa works closely with diverse groups of adolescents, youth and their gatekeepers from across urban, rural, institutional and informal settings.

Manasa also facilitates young people’s direct engagement on policy by strengthening youth capacities, and connecting them with technical agencies and policymakers so that they can meaningfully inform large scale policies and programs on health.

As a member of the FP2020 global reference group, Manasa also ensures that young people’s diverse realities and needs are highlighted at national, regional and global platforms. In the past, as a NIXI fellow and Research Associate at IT for Change, she has undertaken research and advocacy on issues at the intersections of information communication technologies and social justice. Manasa holds a Master’s degree in Gender, Media and Culture from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences.

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