Padmaja Kumari Parmar attended the 4^th Global NCD Alliance Forum in Kigali, Rwanda from February 13^th – 15^th, 2025. From speaking on leadership in NCDs to empowering youth-driven advocacy, this forum reinforced the power of collaboration and resilience in driving change.

As Friends of Mewar’s founder, she remains committed to ensuring no one is left behind along with her fellow advocates and policymakers to push for urgent action on NCDs ahead of the 2025 United Nations high-level meeting later this year.