Kaliat Ammu Sanyal is a senior research manager with the Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE) and is engaged in managing a portfolio of research, specifically the Self-Help Group movement in India. She has trained in Anthropology and Sociology. Ammu has extensive experience conducting research for development outcomes across India and the United Kingdom. Her areas of expertise and interest include rural development, collective action, social accountability, urban sociology, and values-based approaches.