After more than a year of mostly being locked inside homes or dealing with highly distressing financial, educational, familial crises during the pandemic & lockdown, our youth have been wishing to spend some time away for their intellectual and mental refreshment. Since the pandemic is under control to some extent now, and the state too … Continue reading Youth Leadership Residential Camp
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
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
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
Streetplays on COVID-19 social awareness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI1NhNNBBgs&t=34s The Covid19 pandemic and lockdown brought a wave of difficulties, challenges and injustices. While everyone suffered, it was a "life-and-death period" as stated by founder Deepa Pawar, for NT-DNT communities and other already deprived groups. Among them, women, trans persons, the disabled, etc. were even more vulnerable. They faced privations and exploitation not just … Continue reading Streetplays on COVID-19 social awareness
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
Online talks for awareness about NT-DNTs
Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Nomadic Tribe (NT/DNT) communities form 15% of India’s population, yet they remain the most under-represented and marginalised in almost all spheres of - political representation, education, heath, social status, democratic process etc. Anubhuti, because our founder Deepa Pawar is herself from a nomadic community, recognized the specific and deep impacts of … Continue reading Online talks for awareness about NT-DNTs
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
‘Goal-Path’ Planning Workshop with Raahi
On the 22nd of June, Members of Raahi Youth Network got together for a session on creating their goals, in order to achieve their dreams of the future. The session led by Deepa Pawar was very intensive, positively pushing the youth to explore their capacities to achieve their objectives. It was very encouraging to see how many of the … Continue reading ‘Goal-Path’ Planning Workshop with Raahi