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My work at LSBU involves leading the institutional commitment to decolonise the university.

In being able to eliminate racial awarding gaps and promote fair access & participation for all students, building an anti-racist university, I work closely with LSBU Schools, professional services structures, to lead on the development, implementation and, interventions aimed at decolonising LSBU.

Background: I am a feminist decolonial scholar and a gender rights activist from the Global South. Alongside my role at LSBU, I am pursuing a PhD at SOAS, University of London.

My PhD project is a culmination of a decade of work in the gender and development space in the Global South.

Prior to joining LSBU, I worked as a Policy Specialist on Women's Economic Rights at Action Aid UK. I have also worked with Oxfam, Global Partnership for Education, Global Fight Inequality Alliance and with State Government's in India, National and Regional Women's Rights organisations and community based organisations in India.

Doctoral Researcher

SOAS, University of London

2019
Master's in Social Work (Community Organisation and Development Practice)

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati, India

2014
2016
Professional Development Programme for Gender Trainers

KIT Royal Tropical Institute and UN Women

2018
2019
Policy Specialist
Action Aid UK

Leading Policy work on women's economic rights.

Responsibilities include developing decolonised knowledge products on unpaid care and domestic work, women and trade, gender and public services etc

2020
2022
Third sector/charities
Doctoral Researcher
SOAS, University of London

My doctoral degree at SOAS is a feminist decolonial project that I started in 2019, after receiving the Felix Research Scholarship. My project looks at borders and borderlands in South Asia, using a mix of community based research methods and tools

2019
Education
Programme Coordinator: Gender Justice
Oxfam India

Leading a national campaign on gender based violence against women and girls

Managing a multi country project on creating safer spaces for women and girls

2018
2019
Third sector/charities
FunderYear wonProjectRole
Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy (CFFP)2024Decolonising foreign funding policies from localised contexts in Kenya, India and Bangladesh: A transnational studyPrincipal Investigator
Prizes, awards, and accolades

Flex Fund Round 1 (Sep 2023)

ACCESS

DISMANTLING THE LEGACY: DECOLONIZING CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS IN UK USING A SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK

Co-investigator


Evidence to public body

Sep 2023

DISMANTLING THE LEGACY: DECOLONIZING CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS IN UK USING A SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK:

Co-Investigator.

Link to website: https://accessnetwork.uk/dismantling-the-legacy-decolonizing-conservation-and-environmental-sectors-in-uk-using-a-social-justice-framework/


Black Girl Resist
Kashyap, M. (2021). Black Girl Resist. London

Living Between Two Worlds
Kashyap, M. (2021). Living Between Two Worlds. Convivial Thinking.

A Pair of Earrings & the gift of intergenerational feminism
Kashyap, M. (2022). A Pair of Earrings & the gift of intergenerational feminism. Convivial Thinking.

Stand Up for Inclusive Public Services: An illustrated guide and case studies
Kashyap, M. (2023). Stand Up for Inclusive Public Services: An illustrated guide and case studies. London, United Kingdom Action Aid UK.

Stop The Climate Land Grabs: The Scam of Carbon Offsets in 'Net Zero' Climate Targets
Kashyap, M. and Divedi, I. (2023). Stop The Climate Land Grabs: The Scam of Carbon Offsets in 'Net Zero' Climate Targets. United States of America