Subiya Bano was a part of the team that surveyed 152 community toilets in Shivaji Nagar, part of a research project initiated by Apnalaya between March and November 2022 to understand the complexities of sanitation in the settlement. She is an active Civic Action Group (CAG) member in the neighbourhood and volunteers/works for Apnalaya, a 50-year old NGO that works with urban poor communities on education, health, citizenship and livelihoods.