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Pragati Sambrani

Pragati Sambrani

Development professional in fundraising and community engagement

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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Joined April 2026
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Development and fundraising practitioner: Pragati has transitioned into the development sector with a focus on fundraising and donor engagement, joining Utthan Gujarat in 2025 as a Fundraising Associate to support programme-level resource mobilization for climate and livelihoods work. utthangujarat
Early-career field and programme experience: Her background includes roles and fellowships across NGOs and impact organisations (Junior Manager at E.F.I.; Fellow at SBI Youth for India; Vice President Consulting at GGI Impact Lab) reflecting experience in programme delivery, consulting, and field engagement between 2021 and 2025.
Writer and creative communicator: Pragati has a record of first-person writing and creative work—publishing an essay on Youth Ki Awaaz, being featured in a Medium piece about her development as a poet and writer, and maintaining a personal blog—indicating sustained interest in writing, storytelling, and communicating social topics. youthkiawaaz+2
Youth engagement and volunteering: She has been active in youth-facing and volunteer-led initiatives (Camp Diaries city lead/volunteer and SBI Youth for India fellowship), demonstrating involvement in grassroots mobilisation, youth programming and community-facing activities during 2019–2023. instagram

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Explore the world, one word at a time — Here is how Pragati developed her love for poetry

December 1, 2018

A Medium feature describing Pragati's experience with a creative-writing workshop, her development as a writer, and early publications; includes first-person reflections and mentions her blog and publishing on Youth Ki Awaaz.

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My Mother Prayed For My Mental Health, While I Roamed In A Stained Skirt, Unfazed

May 1, 2018

A first-person essay discussing menstruation, stigma, and personal and family experiences of mental health and bodily autonomy.

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Hobbies

Travel, food, creative writing and poetry. youthkiawaaz+2