About us
Our Mission
The mission of She Power Project is to ignite strength in women from all walks of life, fostering a community of women leaders who can support and guide each other through challenges.
ABOUT SHE POWER
Our Journey Of Empowerment
She Power is built on a strong foundation of social service and women empowerment. The project operates under a Section 8 social organization formed in 1985, with a long-standing commitment to improving the lives of women from marginalized communities across India.
For nearly four decades, the organization has worked closely with women to create awareness about constitutional rights, access to education, healthcare support, and legal assistance. These efforts have helped women gain confidence, knowledge, and the ability to stand up for themselves and their communities.
Over time, She Power has grown into a technology-enabled and community-focused initiative. Today, it addresses key areas such as women’s safety, leadership development, health awareness, and financial independence. Special focus is given to rural, semi-urban, and underserved regions to ensure no woman is left behind.
The journey began in villages of Uttar Pradesh with self-help groups known as Shanti Sena. These groups encouraged women to step into leadership roles and actively participate in local decision-making. Many of these women later became strong voices at block and district levels, leading awareness campaigns on violence against women, health, education, and legal rights.
She Power now brings together women leaders from diverse backgrounds, both rural and urban. Through workshops, discussions, and community programs, they address social challenges with care and understanding. Capacity-building sessions in colleges, workplaces, and communities equip women with leadership skills, policy awareness, and practical knowledge, enabling them to become confident change-makers driving lasting social impact.
Founders
Our Visionary Founders
Manesh Gupta
Chairman, SHE POWER Foundation
Manesh Gupta is a visionary social leader and grassroots changemaker who has dedicated over five decades to empowering rural communities and advancing social transformation.
Beginning his professional journey in the legal field, he soon chose a higher calling — devoting his life to building stronger, more equitable communities through grassroots action and people’s participation.
Since 1973, his work has focused on unlocking the leadership potential of women from marginalized and underserved communities across rural Uttar Pradesh. At a time when many of these women had limited access to education, opportunities, or public platforms, he envisioned them not as beneficiaries, but as leaders capable of transforming their families, villages, and future generations.
His clear leadership principle for these women was: ”if you could not access education or if you are poor, it is not your fault — it is the system’s failure.” With this understanding, which he imparted to thousands of women across the villages of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, he gave a voice to marginalized women, encouraging them to question authority and stand against every form of injustice and corruption in their communities.
This vision led to the establishment of SHE POWER Foundation in 1985. What began as a community-driven movement evolved into a powerful women-led movement that has reached nearly 70 villages and catalyzed transformative change across more than 50 villages in Uttar Pradesh.
Today, thousands of grassroots women leaders nurtured through this movement are driving change within their communities, creating a lasting ripple effect of empowerment, dignity, and social progress.
For our Chairman, Mr. Manesh Gupta, empowerment has never been about providing solutions — it has been about awakening leadership from within. His vision continues to shape SHE POWER Foundation’s mission of building a future where every woman has the power to lead, participate, and transform society. His enduring legacy is reflected in the thousands of grassroots women leaders whose voices, confidence, and leadership continue to shape a more equitable and empowered society.
Alpna Bharati is a visionary social leader, a distinguished scholar of the Vedas and Upanishads, known for her profound knowledge, grounded wisdom, and commitment to community upliftment since the age of 12 , who believes that the most powerful force for transforming society is the awakening of human potential.
Guided by a rare synthesis of spiritual wisdom, grassroots experience, and social purpose, she has dedicated her life to building movements that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and create lasting social change.
Deeply rooted in the spiritual philosophy, Alpna brings a distinctive approach to leadership. Her understanding of compassion, selfless service, human dignity, and collective well-being shapes every aspect of her work. She views empowerment not as charity, but as the process of enabling individuals to discover their inner strength, voice, and capacity to lead.
As President of SHE POWER Foundation, she has championed initiatives focused on women’s leadership, education, social inclusion, and community transformation. Her vision extends beyond addressing immediate challenges — she seeks to create ecosystems where women become catalysts for sustainable progress within their families, communities, and future generations.
Recognizing the transformative role of technology in accelerating social impact, she founded the SHE POWER Mobile App, a pioneering platform designed to advance women’s safety, leadership, and access to opportunities. By connecting women, community leaders, volunteers, and changemakers, the platform is helping build a powerful network for empowerment at scale.
Through her leadership, Alpna Bharati continues to inspire a movement grounded in the belief that when women rise, communities prosper, and when communities prosper, societies transform.
Alpna Bharati
President, SHE POWER Foundation | Founder, SHE POWER Mobile App
Apoorva Srivastava
General Secretary - SHE POWER Foundation | Co-Founder - SHE POWER Mobile App
Apoorva Srivastava is a social entrepreneur and impact leader dedicated to advancing women’s empowerment through technology, grassroots engagement, and community-driven innovation.
With a background spanning science, management, and social development, she brings a unique blend of analytical thinking and strategic leadership. Her academic journey included exposure to cancer biotechnology research at IIT Kanpur, shaping her belief in the power of knowledge, innovation, and evidence-based solutions to address complex challenges.
After building extensive experience in the corporate sector, including professional assignments in the United States, Apoorva transitioned to the social impact space to create sustainable change for women and underserved communities.
As the General Secretary of SHE POWER Foundation and Co-founder of the SHE POWER Mobile App, she leads initiatives that leverage technology, leadership development, and community networks to enhance women’s safety, economic participation, and access to opportunities.
Her vision is to build an inclusive ecosystem where every woman has the confidence, resources, and support to lead a safe, independent, and empowered life.
Susan Mathai is a seasoned entrepreneur, business leader, and passionate changemaker committed to advancing women’s empowerment through leadership, entrepreneurship, grassroots engagement, and meaningful social action.
With over three decades of hands-on business experience, Susan brings strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and enterprise leadership to her work. Her professional journey is rooted in her extensive experience of handling and managing her family enterprise, M/s K. K. Abraham & Co., a well-established Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) petroleum products dealership in Ernakulam, Kochi. Her leadership in the family business developed deep expertise in business operations, administration, stakeholder engagement, and enterprise management.
Since 2017, Susan has been associated with mByom, a purpose-driven consulting and management firm working at the intersection of government, development organisations, and mission-aligned businesses, with expertise spanning MSMEs, livelihoods, education, institutional strengthening, strategy, capacity building, and sustainable transformation. She has now been serving as a Business Partner, further strengthening her role in strategic business leadership and enterprise development.
As Vice President of SHE POWER Foundation, Susan plays a key role in expanding the Foundation’s impact across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. She champions initiatives focused on women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, legal awareness, safety, rights, capacity building, and access to opportunities, while fostering networks and collaborations that enable women to become confident leaders, decision-makers, and catalysts for change.
Her vision is to build a powerful and inclusive ecosystem where every woman has the knowledge, confidence, opportunities, and support to lead a safe, independent, and empowered life.
Susan Mathai
Vice President – SHE POWER Foundation
Hanna Cohen
Executive Director – SHE POWER Foundation, USA
Hanna Cohen, based in New York, USA, is a passionate community leader, women’s safety advocate, and changemaker dedicated to strengthening women’s safety, rights, and access to support. As Executive Director of SHE POWER Foundation, she leads initiatives that bring together community organisations, volunteers, local authorities, and service providers to build awareness, facilitate referrals, mobilise communities, and strengthen support networks for women facing violence, abuse, harassment, and other gender-based challenges.
With a background in Psychology and community development, Hanna brings a people-centred approach to her work. She has developed hands-on experience in grassroots engagement, victim advocacy, community outreach, social welfare, and community resource navigation.
Before assuming her current leadership role, Hanna served as a Community Outreach & Social Development Coordinator in New York City from 2022 to 2024, where she planned and implemented community initiatives, coordinated volunteers, organised food distribution drives, donation campaigns, health-awareness programs, and community resource fairs, and connected underserved families with essential services including housing, healthcare, education, employment, and public assistance.
Since 2024, as Executive Director of the SHE POWER USA, Hanna has expanded her focus to women’s safety, victim support, rights awareness, community mobilisation, and partnership development. She works to create trusted networks that help women access the information, resources, and support they need to move forward with confidence and dignity.
Her vision is to build safe, informed, and connected communities where every woman knows her rights, has access to support, and has the confidence and resources to live with dignity, independence, and security.