Our Team

Trishya Screwvala founded The Lighthouse Project with the aim of creating structured and accessible platforms for volunteering. She believes that service is not just a duty but an extraordinary opportunity, and is passionate about creating an environment conducive to volunteering, both within and outside of the social sector.

Trishya is also trustee of The Swades Foundation, which is committed to rural empowerment through interventions in water, health, agriculture, livelihood and education and currently touches 2.5 lac people across Maharashtra. A graduate from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program, Trishya comes from a background of producing documentaries, including “Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told” that premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and Emmy award nominated “Meet the Patels”, winner of the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival and Traverse Film Festival Audience Award.

Trishya is a trained ballet dancer under the Royal Academy of Dance. She is an avid diver and an active volunteer at New Acropolis, an international organization dedicated to philosophy, culture and volunteering.

Myron Anthony is the Program Director at The Lighthouse Project. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce with a specialisation in Management from Mumbai University. Post this he completed the Instructional Design Course by Metamorphs Training Academy and holds a Diploma in Counseling (Person Centered Therapy) from ADMI – Goa. Myron is a professional with a passion for Social Empowerment and loves to design and execute programs that equip people to lead empowered lives. He has a collective experience of 10 years in corporate training & content development, process analysis & improvement and operations with companies like First Source, ICICI Prudential, Aptech Training Solutions, Mexus Education and Aditya Birla. His hobbies include social work, reading, travel and photography.

Gaurangi is an Assistant Program Manager at The Lighthouse Project.

She holds a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from K. J. Somaiya College. She worked as a Senior Engineer in Business Development in Voltas Ltd for two years. Her desire to empower people led her to join The Gandhi Fellowship for 2 years, where she worked in Government schools of Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan focusing mainly on improving learning outcomes for students through field visits, Teacher training workshops, Community immersions and helping students express themselves through various modes. Post that, she was a part of India School Leadership Institute in Pune, as the City Program Manager. In her role, she worked on building leadership qualities in School Leaders across Pune. The intervention in turn supported the school development and learning outcomes of students.

She has completed her Visharad in Bharatnatyam. She is passionate about trekking in the Himalayas and traveling to explore new places.

Manasi Doke is a Program Coordinator at The Lighthouse Project. She has completed her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Fergusson College, Pune. In addition, Manasi holds a master’s degree in Media & Cultural Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Manasi has interned at The Hindu Group of Publications, Mumbai, where she worked on and prepared several news articles for its Mumbai edition. She has also interned with Stree Mukti Sanghatana, Pune, where she worked closely with adolescent children & women. Manasi has also volunteered at the Social Outreach & Enabling Centre at Fergusson College, Pune, where she conducted various workshops for children on gender awareness and safety. Her hobbies include writing, watching movies, theatre plays and trekking.

Ginelle Putman is a Program Coordinator at The Lighthouse Project. She has completed her master’s degree in Social Work from the College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. She has worked with Udayan Care, which works with girls from underprivileged backgrounds, focusing on their all-round development. She has also interned with United Way Mumbai, working on various projects in the education, health, and environment fields. At Youth 4 Jobs, she worked with youth with disabilities, conducting training sessions and activities for them. She is an animal lover; she loves reading books, exploring new places and going on treks.

Priyanka Tambe is a Program Coordinator at The Lighthouse Project. She has completed her Bachelor’s in Dental Surgery and holds a master’s degree in Public Health from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. She has worked as a Dental Practitioner for three years and organized camps for students and communities focusing on health, education and community empowerment. In addition, she has conducted research in the communities, mainly focusing on Maternal, Child and Adolescent health. Her Hobbies include singing, traveling, dancing, and watching movies.

Renita Lopes is a Program Coordinator at The Lighthouse Project. She has done her graduation from Gonsalo Garcia College, Vasai, in History and Sociology. Renita pursued her master’s in social work from the College of Social Work-Nirmala Niketan Mumbai. She has worked as a social worker for the past three years in Mumbai communities with Children and Adults, focusing on Child Rights and Healthcare. In addition, she has interned at Xavier Institute of Social Action, a Not-for-Profit, where she worked on preparing awareness sessions, helped in resource and community mapping during the month-long internship and stayed in a remote village in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. Renita loves traveling and enjoys spending her time with family & friends.

Parag is a Program Coordinator at The Lighthouse Project. Parag has completed his Bachelor of Mass Media and LLB from the University of Mumbai. He is also pursuing a Master’s in Social Work from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He has worked for various NGOs, including Shivsahyadri Pratishthan and Clean We Go, where he closely worked with tribal students. He also works in the environmental sector through the Clean We Go NGO. He has more than five years of experience in the social sector. His hobbies include singing, acting, playing different instruments, reading & exploring new places.