Ananda Training & Consultancy

Who is Ananda Training & Consultancy?

Ananda Training & Consultancy is an award-winning boutique agency specialising in intersectionality, equity, and justice.

Founded in 2017, we continue to drive change by guiding organisations and workplaces in embedding an intersectional lens so that all people feel safe, valued, and respected.

We believe that inclusion is a human right.

What’s behind the name?

Ananda (Sanskrit): Bliss, joy, inner happiness, contentness, and purposeful consciousness.

Ananda (Bahasa Indonesia): A polite and affectionate term for a child.

‘Ananda’ has a special meaning for our founder, Budi Sudarto. It is a homage to their mother, who founded a health clinic, ‘Balai Kesehatan Ananda’ (or Ananda Health Centre) in Cilegon, Indonesia. The clinic has its roots in social service, serving people from various socioeconomic backgrounds. Budi still remembers their mother waiving the fees and receiving payment in kind, such as bananas and rice, because they could not afford health care. This story shows our deep commitment to caring for others.

This memory stays with them, and we carry this legacy forward by establishing a business-for-purpose rooted in human rights and social justice. Our commitment to fairness, justice, and accessibility reflects these core values and fosters a sense of shared purpose with our collaborators.

What do you do?

  • interactive online, in-person, and hybrid workshops are designed to make participants feel valued and motivated by enhancing their understanding of intersectionality, equity and justice. We focus on providing practical ways to integrate intersectional thinking into daily practices, empowering participants to make meaningful change.

  • Our consultancy services focus on helping organisations feel confident in their strategies by improving existing thinking through an intersectional lens. We work with organisations to develop policies, strategies, and resources that foster safety and participation for historically marginalised communities.

  • Our individual coaching guides individuals to feel hopeful and empowered as they unravel their inner thoughts, engage in deep reflection for self-discovery, and set goals to be their ideal self. Our solution-focused approach builds inner strengths to tap into their potential.

  • Our feed-forward approach to supervision and mentoring focuses on the future, using collective wisdom to overcome hurdles and move forward with confidence.

  • Our engaging and interactive keynote speeches inform, encourage, and inspire people to create more just and equitable workplaces and societies, fostering a sense of possibility and collective effort.

What are your points of difference?

  • We are an ethical business-for-purpose dedicated to embedding intersectionality, equity, and justice at the core of our work to foster social change, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to social justice principles.

  • We design and deliver bespoke training modules tailored to your organisation’s specific learning needs, prioritising tangible outcomes to drive meaningful change.

  • We focus on the practical application of knowledge and empower participants to create meaningful change in their workplace and community, helping organisations translate learning into tangible social justice outcomes.

  • Our work is rooted in decades of activism, professional experience, academic research, community engagement, and our own lived experiences, all driven by a commitment to social justice.

  • We are committed to ongoing learning, and we constantly reflect and improve our own practice.

  • We contribute back to the communities that we are part of, as stated in our business values.

Ananda Training & Consultancy is an LGBTIQA+ people of colour and of faith owned and operated, supported by our allies and accomplices.