Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Nomadic Tribes (NT/DNT) communities have been historically deprived, discriminated against and under-represented. Although attempts have been made for their upliftment, significant change is yet to be seen. The community needs to bring about their revolution, not just socio-politically or economically, but also intellectually. With this intention in mind, Anubhuti held the … Continue reading Disaster Management trainings started with NT-DNT groups
Hum Sanvidhanvadi online talk series
Due to the pandemic this year, the constitution literacy exam was substituted by an online talk series entirely led by a youth team. The speakers composed of expert and youth panels who would discuss various relevant social, political and intellectual topics. This was an entirely youth led process, right from conceptualizing, deciding themes, finalizing resource … Continue reading Hum Sanvidhanvadi online talk series
World Mental Health Day celebrated
On the occasion of Mental Health Day which is observed on 10th October every year, an activity was carried out at Kolegaon centre. Starting a day before, the Kolegaon youth met at the centre on 9th October to discuss and articulate their thoughts on mental health. Through hand-made posters and charts, the youth highlighted the … Continue reading World Mental Health Day celebrated
Scholarship program for NT-DNT, SC and ST youth launched
On the occasion of NT-DNT freedom fighter Umaji Naik’s Birth Anniversary, Anubhuti launched a scholarship program for NT-DNT, SC, ST youth - with focus on girls. Taking this opportunity, the newly mobilized youth at our Kolegaon center were oriented about our commitment to the values and structure of the Indian Constitution with song presentation by … Continue reading Scholarship program for NT-DNT, SC and ST youth launched
COVID-19 Response: Updates
This post contains detailed updates. Please see here about our response to the COVID-19 emergency. In the last week of March, a 21-day lockdown was announced in India, as a measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Many activists and NGOs like us started worrying how we will survive such a period financially. … Continue reading COVID-19 Response: Updates
Youth-led Public Campaign on International Women’s Day
Youth from Bamanwada, Bandra, Jogeshwari, Dombivali, Badlapur came together on 8th March for a public campaign to enroll people's support to the safety of women and girls. 8th March is celebrated worldwide, acknowledging equal rights of women; a day that historically signifies rights of working women. In the context of heinous crimes against women - … Continue reading Youth-led Public Campaign on International Women’s Day
Constitution Exam Prize Distribution Event
The most important event of the year for us - the Prize Distribution event of our Inter-College Constitution Literacy Exam started from last year, or in short the "Constitution Event", took place on 27th January 2020. Preparations had begun from almost a month back - from finding an appropriate venue, inviting guest speakers who are … Continue reading Constitution Exam Prize Distribution Event
Youth-led public campaigns against sexual harassment
In the month of December, trained youth leaders - from Raahi Youth Network, Kolegaon and Bamanwada youth groups led public signature and leaflet distribution campaigns at Dadar, Mumbai and Dombivali, Thane District on the issue of women's and girls' safety in public places, especially workplaces. This was in context of the recent incidents of sexual … Continue reading Youth-led public campaigns against sexual harassment
Menstruation Fair and Mann Mela Training
13 selected youth leaders from all our programs - Kolegaon Youth Group, Bamanwada Youth Group, Raahi and Constitution Friends (Sanvidhan Mitr) came together on 27th November for a special training on how to implement our unique 'Menstruation Fair' and 'Mann Mela - Mental Health Fair' modules. We thank Mariwala Health Initiative for supporting this. The … Continue reading Menstruation Fair and Mann Mela Training
Constitution Literacy Focus Group Discussions with College Youth
Anubhuti has added a new process this year to our Inter-College Constitution Literacy Exam, to be held in coming January. The Constitution Workshop that took place in October 2019, is now being followed up with focus group discussions in each of the 11 registered colleges with their students' delegation - for more in-depth discussion on … Continue reading Constitution Literacy Focus Group Discussions with College Youth