About the Author

 

Romana Shaikh's journey has and continues to be in pursuit of A Thriving Life for Every Child.

In seeking to make meaning of her own lived experiences of adversity, trauma and marginalisation, Romana has engaged with formal public education systems, comprehensive sexuality education and a training in Presence Oriented Psychotherapy.

​Romana is the co-founder of Kizazi, a global not-for-profit with the mission to develop, implement and codify breakthrough school models that promise this generation of children a thriving life. Her experience over the past two decades spans across fields of mental health, education, peacebuilding, social entrepreneurship, and leadership. A Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, A Teach For India alum and a teaching assistant for the Presence-Oriented Psychotherapy Diploma, Romana has developed her expertise as a facilitator of personal and collective transformation that weaves an understanding of the human mind, sexuality and the impact of trauma and systemic oppression. Her experiences, reflections and insights form the basis of her first book, Weaving Wholeness.