We develop youth leaders who champion mental health, gender equity, and community safety.

We strive to–

• Create youth leadership and voice
• Promote safeguarding skills
• Regularize mental health conversations

Adolescents, particularly girls, face gender-based violence, marginalization, and a lack of safe spaces to grow.

We work towards addressing the problems of-

• Gender based violence risk, gender norms and social stigma
• Limited support for youth wellbeing

Participants gain tools for healing and advocacy, breaking gender norms while nurturing peers.

Our participants are strengthened with:

• Healing and resilience building
• Safeguarding and life-skills
• The ability to question gender stereotypes

Community wellbeing through arts-based mental health actions and gender equity.

Domains:

• Social Development
• Mental Health
• Creative Arts
• SDGs: 3, 5 & 10

Users and Geography

Grassroots implementation with strong local partnerships –

West Bengal:

• South 24 Parganas—Mandirbazar-10 Gram Panchayats 
• Bishnupur Block II—4 Gram Panchayats

Our collaborative partners are grass roots organizations including –

• Local Stakeholders- Schools, Panchayats, Village level Child Protection Committees (VLCPCs)
• Sundarban Social Development Center (SSDC)-South 24 Parganas
•  Jeevika Development Society-South 24 Parganas
• Groups: Adolescent girls, parents, community stakeholders

Adolescent girls and youth-led change and co-creation of safer, more supportive communities.

Development of-

• Resilience and agency in participants
• Youth leadership for responding to gender-based-violence 
• Self-sustaining community wellbeing model