Sufiyan Riyaz Ansari 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. They are active Civic Action Group (CAG) members in the neighbourhood and volunteer/work for Apnalaya, a 50-year old NGO that works with urban poor communities on education, health, citizenship and livelihoods.