July 24, 2026
What frontline social workers need to stay safe at work
Frontline social workers often work without adequate safety, fair pay, or psychosocial support. What would it take for organisations and funders to change that?
Tamanna Basu is the core lead at Shakti Shalini, where she has been working since 2014. She also works as a regional lead at Asia for Better Funding. Previously, Tamanna was a fundraiser at Civis and a research and communications consultant at HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. She has taught literature at Ashoka University, Haryana, and Nirma University, Gujarat, and holds an MPhil in English Literature from Delhi University.
Gender, programme design and implementation, fundraising, literature, writing, teaching
Shakti Shalini