Anubhuti had launched Mann Mela in 2018 - a unique games based, grassroot led, highly adaptable to diverse contexts module for mental health literacy & support. It has been carried out with over 500 youth and women in colleges, rural areas & adivasi villages since 4 years. The 'fair' currently has 8 stalls: Mukhavte (Emotion masks), Saap Sidhi (Snakes … Continue reading Mann Mela with ITI College Young Women on International Women’s Day
Social Justice Posters
Recently, on 20th of February on occasion of World Social Justice Day, Anubhuti launched a Social Justice Poster to celebrate our movements, our Constitutional values, and Human Rights. This is a 'foldable poster' showcasing artwork by grassroot youth made over the last few years. The youth have used various art forms such as memes, doodles, … Continue reading Social Justice Posters
Another Youth Led Mann Mela
Anubhuti's unique Mann Mela module is dynamically developing every year since its launch in 2018. It provides mental health literacy, awareness and support from a social justice lens, in a language that is accessible, easily understood, and unburdened by stigma and jargon. Every year, another set of youth team is trained to conduct it, so … Continue reading Another Youth Led Mann Mela
Mann Mela in Rural Badlapur
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
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
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
Relief 2021: Pandemic Second Wave & Lockdown
The pandemic in its second wave has hit us much worse and much closer to home for everyone. The difference is that for families from NT-DNT, ST, SC communities, everything can get wiped out if there is a single case in the family, even 15 days of no work. Anubhuti has re-started relief work in … Continue reading Relief 2021: Pandemic Second Wave & Lockdown