mentors & guides.
None of this would be possible without the generosity and wisdom of these visionary leaders.
team.
founder.
Akhila Krishna Nekkanti, PhD
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I've worked at the intersection of public systems and community for over a decade. My doctoral training in prevention science uniquely prepared me to use my personal lived experience to co-design, implement, and evaluate culturally-responsive programs that truly meet the needs of the community.
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Why OORU Collective Care
​Ooru in Telugu, my native language, means village. A search for my 'village', my community of compassionate care...has been at the root of my personal healing journey.
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OORU Collective Care is a continuation of the work I have been doing throughout my life, personally and professionally. I am ready to co-create the kind of community so many of us have been seeking for as long as we can remember.
I envision a community where power is built through healing presence. A presence that says ”we see our pain, we’ll hold it together, and we’re ready to create what we deserve”.
