We share with immense pleasure that founder Deepa Pawar's article on "Mental Justice of the NT-DNTs in Context of the Pandemic" has been published by the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)! Please click the following link to read, do comment!https://www.epw.in/engage/article/mental-justice-nt-dnts-context-pandemic
Mental Justice Session with Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Corporation Sanitation Workers
On 30 January we reached another milestone in our Mental Justice work. A workshop was carried out in collaboration with the Kulgaon Badlapur Municipal Corporation - our first collaboration. We have started working intensively in Badlapur since last year, and this was part of our stakeholder sensitization in this area. Around 150 participants from Solid … Continue reading Mental Justice Session with Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Corporation Sanitation Workers
Career Counselling with Mental Health
Career related questions are one of the biggest things on youth's minds, affecting their mental health. This is something we have observed over our years of community based counseling. While it sounds technical and easy enough ("do what interests you" being the usual refrain which is very true but not enough), it literally keeps youth … Continue reading Career Counselling with Mental Health
Mental Health of Adolescents & School Going children
Adolescents, school children were the first to be 'locked down' as schools closed as soon as the pandemic's risk became known in India. These children have been inside their homes, many a times without any space of their own, since they are old enough to be given responsibilities, but still children needing parental permissions. While … Continue reading Mental Health of Adolescents & School Going children
Online talks connecting issues faced by the NT-DNTs to #MentalJustice
The nomadic & denotified tribes (NT-DNTs) form a major pillar of our society - their contributions to labor force, arts, culture, technology are immense but unrecognized. It is our responsibility to stand with them. Anubhuti was the first organization to recognize the severe impact of COVID on these communities and worked with them throughout the … Continue reading Online talks connecting issues faced by the NT-DNTs to #MentalJustice
In conversation with founder Deepa Pawar about building ground leadership of NT-DNTs
The Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (NT-DNT) form a major pillar of our society - their contributions to labor force, arts, culture, technology are immense but unrecognized. It is our responsibility to stand with them during these difficult times. Today, tune in at 8pm IST to the Instagram handle @karmaatalks to hear our founder Deepa Pawar, … Continue reading In conversation with founder Deepa Pawar about building ground leadership of NT-DNTs
Mental Justice session with women in Kolegaon, Dombivali
"We women are used to so much harassment, from subtle disrespect to major fights, that we would rather settle in a less harassing environment even if it is not conducive to our development" said trainer Deepa Pawar, as the women agreed. On Saturday November 7, Anubhuti held an interactive and informative session on Women's Health. … Continue reading Mental Justice session with women in Kolegaon, Dombivali
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
#MentalJustice online talk series
Since the last few months, as our communities, youth, parents, teachers and every stakeholder is grappling with the unprecedented pandemic and lockdown, we started our #MentalJustice online series. We invited experts to address various social, political, administrative, economic factors of mental distress affecting grassroot groups, in the COVID crisis. Do take a look: https://www.facebook.com/195363630812329/videos/291573025259887 Adv. … Continue reading #MentalJustice online talk series