A 2-day residential training camp exclusively for young women was organized for them to have the freedom and own space to understand in depth about gender. All the participants belong to NT-DNT, Adivasi, Dalit and rural backgrounds. With these intersections, the training was bound to be very rich intellectually and emotionally. Sessions using experience sharing, … Continue reading Residential Camp on Gender understanding in context of caste, religion, history
Congratulations to NT-DNT, Adivasi, rural youth who have passed board exams!
Anubhuti extends heartfelt congratulations to all these youth living in tent communities, adivasi pada, in interior villages - who have passed 10th and 12th Board exams this year. What they have done is historical - many being NT-DNT and Adivasi, they live in tent/grass/mud houses. They are not only first generation learners, but with no … Continue reading Congratulations to NT-DNT, Adivasi, rural youth who have passed board exams!
Career Leadership Trainings started
Continuing the process of education support with youth of NT-DNT, adivasi, rural and migrant communities, Anubhuti is holding Career Leadership trainings with students who have recently passed or appeared for 10th and 12th Board exams. These are based on our unique Career Leadership module which helps students understand self, their own and community strengths, the … Continue reading Career Leadership Trainings started
Study Centres during Exams
Throughout the months of February and March, we have been running daily Study Centers - remedial teaching, doubt solving, revision and exam preparation at our 5 Community Centers in rural, Adivasi and NT-DNT communities. Children and youth, especially who are appearing in 10th and 12th board exams, are accessing these centers. They are equipped with … Continue reading Study Centres during Exams
Summer Camp with Adolescents
Anubhuti celebrated summer vacations through a week-long #summercamp in end of April with more than 130 adolescents of 6 NT-DNT, Adivasi, rural, tent communities - Kolegaon, Rahtoli, Circus Ground, Chon, Vitthalwadi, and Prakash Nagar in Kalyan, Dombivali, Vittlalwadi, Ambernath and Badlapur in Thane District. Through art and games-based workshops, these young children are meeting everyday … Continue reading Summer Camp with Adolescents
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
Over 2 days and nights of 13th and 14th April, on occasion of Dr, Babasaheb Ambedkar's Jayanti, a group of over 60 youth - from NT-DNT, Adivasi, Dalit, Bahujan communities carried out campaigns with thousands of people at Jayanti Mandals and rallies across Kalyan, Ambernath and Badlapur in Thane District. This was through creative campaigns … Continue reading Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
Mann Mela with ITI students on occasion of Women’s Day
Anubhuti had started this creative, games-based, easy to understand, unburdened with jargon and stigma, grassroot youth-led mental health literacy and support module - called Mann Mela - in 2018. Till date, 7 batches of youth facilitators have been trained who are themselves young women, young men, with varied lived experiences from NT-DNT, rural, adivasi, bahujan … Continue reading Mann Mela with ITI students on occasion of Women’s Day
Awareness during Shiv Jayanti by Badlache Parv Kala Manch
On occasion of Shiv Jayanti (birth anniversary of the great progressive king Shivaji Maharaj), the Anubhuti-mentored Badlache Parv Kala Manch youth cultural group were invited to perform at a housing society's function in Badlapur. This was facilitated by one of the group's members - a young woman - whose relatives live in this area. Her … Continue reading Awareness during Shiv Jayanti by Badlache Parv Kala Manch
Out-of-District Trainings with Stakeholders on Mental Justice
With increasing response and invites from colleges who cater to students from NT-DNT, rural, marginalized backgrounds, regarding our youth mental health and mental justice sessions, we are getting the opportunity to engage with these institutions, students and teachers in other districts too. Recently we had such an opportunity, thanks to NT-DNT activist and Prof Vinayak … Continue reading Out-of-District Trainings with Stakeholders on Mental Justice
Trainings with Colleges, Ashram Shalas, ITIs
Over the last month in January, on occasion of the Birth Anniversaries of Savitribai Phule, Fatima Sheikh, Jijabai.. We have reached several schools, colleges, ITIs, Ashram Shalas - both students and teachers, with trainings on Mental Justice, mental health, gender, POSH Act, Constitution, leadership, legal awareness. These educational institutions have been reached through the initiatives … Continue reading Trainings with Colleges, Ashram Shalas, ITIs