my journey
rosalin patasani mishra
Dr. Rosalin Patasani Mishra is the Founder of Parichay Foundation, which is a PAN-India level non-profit working for women’s empowerment and promotion of Indian art and culture.
She has experience of over 20 years as a social worker.
She was the Ambassador of WEDO (Women Entrepreneurship Day Organization)2020-2023, New York; Secretary of PRAYAS
(Works for gender equality & Youth Empowerment); Founder of PARINEETI (Works for Odisha’s Women Weavers).
Journey
Over 3 organizations of hers are managed only through fundraising concept, without foreign funding. This is due to the effective leadership of Dr. Rosalin and her passion. The organization’s credibility is huge and is growing day by day. The foundation is also registered as a CSR implementing organization with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Till now, the foundation has empowered more than 50,000 women through fundraising concepts with the help of sponsors, donations & recently the CSR support. The Foundation’s programs and projects are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) of the United Nations.
TISS has conferred on her the title – “the Iron Lady”. She has made leaders out of various women through her campaigns. One such emerging leader is Promodini Roul, who started campaigns against acid attacks. Parichay Foundation has been recognized and felicitated by the President of India & the United Nations for promoting Indian art & Culture and for bringing about economic and social upliftment of underprivileged, mostly girls and women, in the urban slums and rural Odisha.