We are an all-women led firm that specifically seeks to address a feminist, social inclusion and intersectional agenda across the globe. Our main aim is toaddress gender and social inequalities, and intergenerational poverty.
Vision Statement
Setting an international standard for ethically delivered expert services in conflict and non-conflict contexts ensuring the principles of do-no-harm approach and safeguarding.Vashi Impact Group (VIG) is a registered international development and humanitarian consultancy group. We are group an all-women-led social enterprises from Black and Minority and Ethnic backgrounds based out of London, New Delhi, Kabul and Kampala. VIG specifically seeks to address a feminist and intersectional agenda in Asian, MENA, Latin America and African regions We are an all-women led firm that specifically seeks to address a feminist, social inclusion, and intersectional agenda across the globe. Our main aim is to address gender and social inequalities and intergenerational poverty. As a feminist organisation, we are inspired by the works of Bell Hooks, Maya Angelou, June Jordan, Angela Davis, Patricia Hill Collins, Pragna Patel, Nira-Yuval Davis, Avtar Brah, and Kimberly Crenshaw.
Vashi Impact Group (VIG) is a registered international development and humanitarian consultancy group. We are group an all-women-led social enterprises from Black and Minority and Ethnic backgrounds based out of London, New Delhi, Kabul and Kampala. VIG specifically seeks to address a feminist and intersectional agenda in Asian, MENA, Latin America and African regions
We are an all-women led firm that specifically seeks to address a feminist, social inclusion, and intersectional agenda across the globe. Our main aim is to address gender and social inequalities and intergenerational poverty.
As a feminist organisation, we are inspired by the works of Bell Hooks, Maya Angelou, June Jordan, Angela Davis, Patricia Hill Collins, Pragna Patel, Nira-Yuval Davis, Avtar Brah, and Kimberly Crenshaw.
Vashi Impact Group (VIG) is a registered international development and humanitarian consultancy group. We are a group of an all-women-led social enterprise from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds based out of London, New Delhi, Kabul and Kampala. VIG specifically seeks to address a feminist and intersectional agenda in Asian, MENA, Latin America and African regions.
Vashi Impact Group (VIG) is a registered international development and humanitarian consultancy group. We are a women led organization from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds based in Cambridge, New Delhi, Kabul and Kampala. VIG specifically seeks to address a feminist and intersectional agenda globally.
Vashi Impact Group (VIG) is a registered international development and humanitarian consultancy group. We are a group of an all-women-led social enterprise from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds based out of London, New Delhi, Kabul and Kampala. VIG specifically seeks to address a feminist and intersectional agenda in Asian, MENA, Latin America and African regions.
As a feminist organisation, we are inspired by the works of Bell Hooks, Maya Angelou, June Jordan, Angela Davis, Patricia Hill Collins, Pragna Patel, Nira-Yuval Davis, Avtar Brah, and Kimberly Crenshaw.
Vashi Impact Group (VIG) is a registered international development and humanitarian consultancy group. We are a collective led entirely by women from Black, Minority, and Ethnic backgrounds, with headquarters in Cambridge with offices in New Delhi, Kabul, and Kampala.
As a feminist organisation, our principles and practices are deeply influenced by the ground-breaking work of prominent thinkers and activists such as Bell Hooks, Maya Angelou, June Jordan, Angela Davis, Patricia Hill Collins, Pragna Patel, Nira-Yuval Davis, Avtar Brah, and Kimberly Crenshaw. Their insights inspire and inform our approach, guiding us in our relentless pursuit of social justice and equity.
Our Vision
To advance knowledge production and evidence-based policymaking from the Global South by centring the expertise and lived experiences of individuals from conflict-affected and non-conflict settings.
Our Mission
To advance evidence-based research and evaluation by actively engaging individuals from historically marginalised communities, including persons with disabilities, minority groups, and refugees, primarily from the Global South.
Our Commitment
We uphold the principles of the do-no-harm approach and safeguarding throughout the research and evaluation processes, ensuring our work contributes positively to the well-being and resilience of communities worldwide.
We are deeply committed to advancing a feminist and intersectional agenda across Asian, MENA, Latin American, and African regions. Our overarching goal is to address pervasive gender and social inequalities, as well as intergenerational poverty on a global scale.
Our values
Intersectionality
We understand people's identities and experiences are shaped by multiple factors and that these factors cannot be understood or addressed in isolation from one another. We look at our clients’ data from the interconnected nature of social categorisations such as race, class, gender, and other identities, as they apply to an individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
Safeguarding and ethics
We treat individuals with respect, empathy, and compassion, recognising their fundamental humanity and rights. We uphold dignity that involves fostering an environment where people feel valued, heard, and empowered to express themselves without fear of discrimination or marginalisation.
Stakeholder Engagement
We actively engage stakeholders and consult with individuals, groups, and organisations who are affected by or have a vested interest in a particular issue, decision, or process. We emphasise open communication, collaboration, and participation to ensure that diverse perspectives are considered, concerns are addressed, and decisions are made with the input and involvement of relevant stakeholders, especially of those from the global south.
Accountability
We hold our stakeholders and ourseleves accountable. We take responsibility to answer for one's actions, decisions, and performance. It involves being transparent about commitments, and expectations, taking ownership of outcomes, and accepting consequences for both successes and failures. As such, we promote trust, integrity, and reliability in relationships and institutions by holding individuals and organisations accountable for their conduct and the impact of their actions on others.
Transparency
We promote transparency and involve openness, honesty, and clarity in communication, decision-making, and operations. It entails providing accessible and understandable information about processes, policies, and outcomes, allowing stakeholders to make informed choices, ask questions, and hold decision-makers accountable. We promote visibility and reduce ambiguity or secrecy in our communication with clients.
Quality
For us, quality encompasses the standard of excellence or superiority in products, services, processes, and outcomes. It involves delivering results that meet or exceed expectations, fulfil requirements, and satisfy stakeholders' needs and preferences. Our quality is defined by timeliness and attention to detail. Timeliness refers to completing tasks or delivering solutions within established deadlines or reasonable timeframes, demonstrating reliability and responsiveness. Attention to detail involves being thorough, meticulous, and precise in work processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability in outputs and avoiding errors or oversights that could compromise quality or effectiveness.
Meet our team
Our team consists of individuals affected by war, people with disability, refugees, women, and individuals from minority backgrounds. Our team is based across the globe and maintain links with grassroots organisations, government agencies, development partners and the private sector. Apart from being fluent in English, VIG team members can communicate in a number of languages including Sign Language, French, Spanish, Arabic, Kurdish, Pashto, Farsi, Luganda, Somali, Amharic, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.
Our dedicated team is a diverse group of passionate professionals united by a common purpose. Together, we bring a wealth of expertise, creativity, and innovation to our mission. Get to know the faces behind our success.
Ritu Mahendru (Ph.D)
CEO
Mahvish Noon
HR Advisor
Twinkle Jaspal
Evaluation Officer
Busisiwe Moyo
Head of MEL
Twinkle Jaspal
Evaluation Officer
Mahvish Noon
HR Advisor
Jyoti Kumari
Finance & HR Administrator
Doreen Namakula
Business Development Officer
Baligha Niazmand
Research Assistant
Ezharulhaq Fazli
Head of Operations
Jonathan Marc Lewis
Contracts & Finance Advisor
Garikai Tinaye Zinumwe
Quantitative Researcher
Mohammad Fahim Kamal
Research Assistant
Busisiwe Moyo
Head of MEL
Jyoti Kumari
Finance & HR Administrator
Doreen Namakula
Bid Writer
Baligha Niazmand
Intern
Ezharulhaq Fazli
Head of Operations
Jonathan Marc Lewis
Contracts & Finance Advisor
Garikai Tinaye Zinumwe
Quantitative Researcher
Mohammad Fahim Kamal
Research Assistant
Uganda Team
Doreen Namakula
Head of Business Development
Gideon Nakibinge
Quantitative Researcher
Priscillah Nabirye
Programmes Coordinator
UK Team
Ritu Mahendru PhD
CEO
Jonathan Marc Lewis
Contracts & Finance Advisor
Indian Team
Twinkle Jaspal
Evaluation Officer
Jyoti Kumari
Finance & HR Administrator
Farhan M. Baig
Software Engineering
Raaniah Zameel
Pranita Chimurkar
Afghanistan Team
Baligha Niazmand
Research Assistant
Mohammad Fahim Kamal
Research Assistant
Pakistan Team
Ezharulhaq Fazli
Head of Operations
Mahvish Noon
HR Advisor
Zimbabwe and Zambia Team
Busisiwe Moyo
Head of MEL
Garikai Tinaye Zinumwe
Quantitative Researcher
TECHNICAL EXPERTS
Ritu Mahendru (Ph.D)
CEO
Mahvish Noon
HR Advisor
Twinkle Jaspal
Evaluation Officer
Bryan Teixeira, PhD
SRHR Expert
Hendricah Rita
Markets Expert
Faith Owuor
Livestock for Livelihood Expert
Arun Verma, PhD
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Expert
Robert Nkwangu
Disability and Social Inclusion Expert
Victoria Brown
Education Expert
Harjeet Singh
Climate Change Expert
Anjali Dalal, PhD
Climate Change and Agriculture Expert
Baligha Niazmand
Intern
Ezharulhaq Fazli
Head of Operations
Jonathan Marc Lewis
Contracts & Finance Advisor
Garikai Tinaye Zinumwe
Quantitative Researcher
Mohammad Fahim Kamal
Research Assistant