Roshini Thinakaran is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer (named in 2007), TED Global Fellow, Journalist, Photographer, Researcher, Humanitarian, and Anthropologist (Cultural).
[3] Thinakaran attended George Mason University[3] where she received a bachelor's degree in communication studies and a minor in journalism.
[7] The goal of her project was to raise money and awareness for women in war zones and to support schools once the fighting ended.
In her project, the countries of Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and possibly Liberia, will be featured.
[4] Thinakaran created a non-profit called Bridge the Gap Media, which advocates for education in regions that are in war zones.