On World Mental Health on 10th October recently, youth leaders trained by Anubhuti led our unique Community Mental Health Fair - Mann Mela in Rahtoli village in Badlapur, Thane District. Read more about Mann Mela here. This is a games-based module made by founder Deepa Pawar in 2016 and launched in 2018 - to take … Continue reading Mann Mela in Rural Badlapur
Presenting our Anti Discrimination Committee 2021!
Honored to announce our Anti Discrimination Committee members! All of them belong to marginalized communities and identities, and have lived experiences of discriminations due to social hierarchies. Do go through their profiles, we are truly privileged to have them. Many a times Bahujan representation remains tokenist. We strive to dismantle such practices, and are privileged … Continue reading Presenting our Anti Discrimination Committee 2021!
A Refreshing Nature Walk
Children and youth have been the first to be restricted since the pandemic started last year. Schools and colleges were the first to be shut down almost 18 months ago. Anubhuti has been providing on ground and community based counselling, regular teaching of school/college subjects and different experiences so that youth continue to engage socially … Continue reading A Refreshing Nature Walk
Mental Justice Residential Camp with Trans* Youth
Anubhuti is committed to reach the marginalized within marginalized, to reach the roots of our society as per our vision of justice, equity and democracy. Similarly, when we say that 'youth' - our primary participant group - are not only men but also women, we are committed to go further and say that youth are … Continue reading Mental Justice Residential Camp with Trans* Youth
Vaccination Drive with 1500 NT-DNT persons
A hugely successful Vaccination Drive for 1500 NT-DNT (Nomadic & Denotified Tribe) persons was organized in a community in Vitthalwadi, Kalyan, in Thane District, Maharashtra. Community leaders stated that this was the first such drive all over Maharashtra. We have huge appreciation for the community volunteers who managed this mammoth 3 day event, taking care … Continue reading Vaccination Drive with 1500 NT-DNT persons
Full day Mental Health Retreat with Women
35 young & middle aged women from 3 villages from Dombivali to Badlapur including from Adivasi, SC and NT-DNT communities, came together for a full day mental health retreat at a farmhouse. For almost all of them, this was the first time in many years that they had taken out time for a full day … Continue reading Full day Mental Health Retreat with Women
Leadership Training with Youth
"Our Founder is the most socio-politically marginalized in our group" - this simple statement by a team member today, at a Leadership workshop with youth, tells an entire story of personal struggle as well as organizational risk-bearing capacity of its leadership. We find this statement to be an organizational privilege - grassroot leadership gives direction, … Continue reading Leadership Training with Youth
Flood Relief with NT-DNT families
As rains and flooding lashed western Maharashtra, the worst affected have been Nomadic & Denotified families (NT-DNTs). They live on the most risky land - marshy land, banks of rivers, base and slope of hills, undeveloped land, near forests, among high grasses and bushes. This makes them much more vulnerable to natural disasters like floods, … Continue reading Flood Relief with NT-DNT families
Progressive traditions to celebrate 15th August Independance Day
It is very important to introduce new traditions, that are more democratic, moving further towards Constitutional values, on days of national importance like 15th August, that is Indian Independence Day. This is exactly what youth leaders in Rahtoli, Badlapur and Kolegaon, Dombivali did successfully, by bringing various stakeholders and community members together for social causes, … Continue reading Progressive traditions to celebrate 15th August Independance Day
Youth celebrate NT-DNT Vimukta Diwas
August month is celebrated as month of NT-DNT Vimukta Din, to mark 31 August when these communities gained their independance from the offensive, vengeful and wicked criminalization forced upon them, first by colonial British rulers and continued by independant Indian administration. 1st August 2021 was a historic beginning for us, when NT and other marginalized … Continue reading Youth celebrate NT-DNT Vimukta Diwas