Parusha is passionate about sharing stories of meaningful impact, transformation and connection. With close to 10 years of working in transitional justice and peacebuilding, Parusha has extensive experience in project management and design, community consultations, primary research, training facilitation and monitoring, evaluation and learning. Her work at ICSC has spanned thematic areas of forced migration, political regression and racial justice and she has co-led projects in Sudan and the Gambia related to supporting the participation of local civil society organizations in transitional justice processes. As communications manager, Parusha works at the intersection of programs, evaluation, advocacy and development. 

She holds a M.A. in Global Affairs, with a specialization in Peace Studies, from the University of Notre Dame (USA) and an Honors Degree in Justice and Transformation from the University of Cape Town (South Africa). Prior to joining ICSC, Parusha worked at the Life & Peace Institute in Kenya and in South Africa she worked at various entities including the Restitution Foundation, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation and the Human Sciences Research Council.