Shveta Kalyanwala is a professional social worker with over four decades of experience working in an interdisciplinary manner on health and education of women and young people. Her expertise is in using qualitative and participatory methodologies for formative research, programme evaluations and developing monitoring and evaluation formats for a range of programmes including health, education and rights. She has an in-depth understanding in collating and documenting processes to develop evidence-based programmes, create common grounds of understanding and plan advocacy strategies. She holds a post graduate degree in social work, and has specialized in psychiatric social work