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.
Practice
Consulting & Collaborations
Policy, research, and interdisciplinary collaborations spanning development, health, and media
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.
SWATI, Gujarat
Gender & Health Programs
Oversaw reproductive health and women’s empowerment programs, integrating grassroots engagement with policy advocacy.
Seva Mandir, Udaipur
Multi-sectoral Development Programs
Coordinated multi-sectoral programs across livelihoods, health, governance, and gender. Designed reproductive health and gender training modules and facilitated public hearings to amplify community voices.
RTI International, USA
Training & Fieldwork Documentation Translation
Translated and proofread training documents and fieldwork manuals for research.
In For the Cause
Gender & Disability Inclusion Workshops
Designed workshops and curated awareness material on gender and disability inclusion for Microsoft and partner organisations, fostering dialogue and sensitisation around equity and accessibility.
Dream A Dream
Research Translation & Documentation Support
Translated research material to support program documentation and outreach for youth development initiatives.
Centre for Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Integration in Health Sciences
Drafted a working paper on indigenous oral and textual traditions, examining how traditional folk knowledge intersects with textual systems.
Anthropos India Foundation
Research & Proposal Development
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 advocacy initiatives.
2025
World Resources Institute (WRI) India & Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)
Regional Consultations & Report Author – Integrated Action Towards Food Systems Transformation
Conducted regional dialogues with civil society organisations and researchers as part of Stakeholder Consultations – Integrated Action Towards Food Systems Transformation, organised by FOLU India and based on the Food Systems Economics Commission’s (FSEC) recommendations. Authored the technical report 'Action Pathways Towards Food Systems Transformation in India: Consultation Outcomes of Food System Economics', synthesising consultation outcomes into actionable strategies for sustainable food systems reform.
2024
World Resources Institute (WRI) India & Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) India
Food Systems Summit 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 from plenary sessions and distilling cross-sectoral discussions into publishable findings, contributing to the summit’s broader goals of sustainable food systems transformation.
Film & Documentary collaborations.
Documentary and film projects that extend her research into visual and narrative formats, developed in collaboration with filmmakers and cultural 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.