Dinoba Kirupa

As a political activist and community organizer, Dinoba (she/her) has worked extensively in the field of gender equity at the intersection of race. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and later obtained a Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs degree from the University of British Columbia. Under the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, Dinoba has led a national study on gender-based violence within the South Asian community in Canada and published an 80 page report. She is currently leading a study on toxic masculinity among South Asians as it impacts gender-based violence within the Greater Toronto Area. Her passion for addressing gender and racial inequity influenced her work at the United Nations Children’s Fund at the Regional Office of South Asia in Nepal. There she was placed in the Education Section where she was instrumental in writing country profiles on the barriers to education faced by South Asian girls in rural communities. She has co-published a policy report on the Rome Statute’s understanding of conflict-related sexual violence. Outside of the office, Dinoba is a classically-trained Bharathanatyam dancer who completed her arangetram. She speaks fluent Tamil and loves all things connected to her roots.