Anjani Sharma

Anjani Sharma is a global mental health advocate and social entrepreneur committed to advancing equity, wellbeing, and youth leadership across the Global South. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Minds Without Borders, a youth-led nonprofit that has reached over 2,000 young people in underserved communities across India, Nigeria, Ghana, and the United States through culturally grounded mental health education, digital inclusion, and gender-focused empowerment initiatives. Her work prioritizes amplifying the voices of girls and marginalized youth who are often excluded from formal health and social protection systems. 
 
Rooted in lived experience and community partnership, Anjani’s leadership bridges grassroots action with policy advocacy. She has organized youth-led campaigns engaging policymakers on mental health access and healthcare equity, and has supported legislative efforts aimed at reducing structural barriers to care for vulnerable populations. Her approach emphasizes co-creation—working alongside local educators, youth leaders, and community organizations to design solutions that are contextually relevant and sustainable. 
 
Anjani has been recognized as a Z Zurich Foundation Scholar at the One Young World Summit and serves as a Rare Beauty Impact Ambassador, contributing to global conversations on youth mental wellbeing and inclusive leadership. She is particularly passionate about strengthening cross-border youth networks and ensuring that young women from the Global South are represented in global decision-making spaces. 
 
Through her work, Anjani seeks to reimagine mental health not as a privilege, but as a fundamental right—one shaped and led by the communities it is meant to serve.