01/03/2024
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Rochun: Pay It Forward aims to empower young people to reach their highest potential accomplishments. The main focus is on helping the young people find a purpose in life to see there is so much more beyond the world they are now living in. In order to fulfill this mission, both online and offline libraries have been established along with weekly career and educational consultation services including mentoring sessions. It is just the beginning; Rochun: Pay It Forward invests on many more upcoming projects with different sets of goals and activities.
‘Rochun: Pay It Forward’ aimed at providing access to educational resources and boosting the leadership skills of young people in Mizoram. The goals are not set to provide people with material possessions and money, but to grant resources, knowledge, and directions to help the young people become change makers on this planet.
Founder and Director
Trustee
Trustee
Klaudia throughout her studies have consistently challenged herself to break out of her academic and social comfort zones. Starting with the exchange program in India, she attended many international conferences in countries like China, Jordan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. While her passion has always been to travel the world, her interest focuses on business, entrepreneurship, and leadership. She believes in always going the extra mile and dreaming big dreams.
Klaudia is a master in management graduate, she visited more than 50 countries but her bucket list is still growing.
Trustee
Caroline Ward is a brand and marketing leader with 20+ years experience working with technology companies to grow their brand and deliver business results, currently driving marketing programs with a London-based cloud software provider offering Unified Comms as a Service.
Outside of work, Caroline sits on the Board of a couple of charities offering marketing, fundraising and strategic guidance to maximise opportunities for their growth and development; as giving back to her community is in her DNA, she also supports her local Brownies unit and Air Cadets Squadron as well as participating in a number of mentoring programs for the Girls Day School Trust, Aspire Foundation for Equality and the University of Sussex Business School. With two teenage boys and four cats, there is never a quiet moment.
Caroline has an MBA from the University of Sussex and holds a BA (Hons) in Languages and Politics from the University of Coventry.
Trustee
Chris is a British/German 25-year-old master’s Student of M.Sc. Development Economics; his thesis is on ‘Market Access among Fishing Communities at Pulicat Lake in Eastern India’. He has a longstanding interest and admiration for South Asia, brought about by numerous visits to Nepal for research and social enterprise, and most recently a study trip to South India with his University.
After meeting Alinery at the University of Sussex, they worked together on Labdoo and Enactus projects and is naturally excited to work together once more. He is a strong believer in education for all, especially in remote and underserved communities. Chris is learning languages such as Korean and Nepali, is a keen foodie, travels as much as he can, and enjoys hiking and being out in nature. He hopes to visit Mizoram and the Northeast very soon, not least to see the work of Rochun. Ka theihtawp ka chhuah ang!
Project Manager
Chhani comes from Aizawl, Mizoram, and is currently working as the Communications and Advocacy Officer at Development Pathways, based in London. She has a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford and has previously worked as the Communications Lead for the Centre for Pastoralism, based in New Delhi.
Interested in both research and advocacy, Chhani is passionate about bringing quality education to young people across Northeast India, particularly refugee and internally displaced children. She is also passionate about environmental sustainability and land rights, hoping to contribute to policymaking and grassroots efforts in both areas.
In her free time, Chhani likes to cook, travel, and boulder.
Volunteer
Lalbiaknungi Ngente, known as Biaki, hails from Mizoram, India, and received her education in public schools across Delhi and hill stations in the country. Excelling to her Political Science bachelor’s at Delhi University and a Master’s in International Relations from King’s College London, she earned accolades such as the Certificate of Excellence for Climate Change Program COP21.
Biaki engaged in diverse activities, serving as a Campus Ambassador, participating in global initiatives like Walk of Life against Cancer, and contributing to refugee causes. As a Mizoram delegate, she attended the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit in Ladakh in 2016 and the Asia Pacific Youth Exchange in Seoul in 2019. Post-graduation, Biaki volunteered as a teacher for Myanmar refugee children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, reflecting her commitment to global engagement and education.
