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Education
| Project Name | Independent Learners + Care Project | ||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 1100000 | ||||||||||||
| Project Description | Project overview: Empowering children, youth and women in slum communities with education and positive mental health in suburbs of mumbai since 2007 at no cost. Target geography: Primarily Dahisar and Borivali (suburbs of Mumbai), Other rural and urban communities in India through online programs for college students. It is a multi-age afterschool program supporting children ages 5–21 through five verticals: Beginners, Foundation, Transit, Dream project, and Alumni. The curriculum addresses foundational learning, academic support, emotional wellbeing, and values-based life-skills through interactive methods such as storytelling, group reflection, play-based learning, and mindfulness practices. | ||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai suburban > Maharashtra (MH) | ||||||||||||
| Causes | Education & youth opportunity > Non formal education & lifeskills,Education & youth opportunity > Education scholarships,Education & youth opportunity > Teacher training,Education & youth opportunity > Reading | ||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women | ||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | 125 - Children living in slum communities in Dahisar and Borivali, suburbs of Mumbai 35 - Women - mothers of children 40 - College students living vulnerable socio-economic backgrounds joining from different parts of India 150 - Alumni students of Touching Lives joining dedicated Alumni Support Program Ground Reality - Only 40% of Mumbai Municipal school Students enrolled in Std. 1 in 2012-13, Continued Their Education up to Std.10th in 2021-22. | ||||||||||||
| Impact | Between 2022–2025: 450+ children received education, healing and art expression sessions 35+ children received focused one-on-one counselling 88 mothers participated in emotional wellness sessions Children began practicing meditation, journaling, and emotional self-regulation Mothers developed confidence and healing within their home environments Alumni mentored younger students and made independent life decisions Students finding better jobs and moving out of slum communities to rented apartments Students pursuing higher education Healing has translated into improved academic performance, emotional clarity, family harmony, and a greater sense of belonging and purpose. | ||||||||||||
Activities Conducted
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| Project Name | Independent Learners Project | |||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 800000 | |||||||||
| Project Description | Independent Learners Project is an afterschool program; an initiative to provide activity-based supplementary education and mental health support to children living in slum communities in Dahisar and Borivali (suburbs of Mumbai) and to the youth from different parts of the country, living in vulnerable socio-economic backgrounds. | |||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai suburban > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||
| Causes | Education > Education scholarships,Education > Teacher training,Education > Non formal education,Education > Remedial education,Education > Value education,Education > Promoting reading | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | Children living in vulnerable socio-economic backgorunds, mainly slum communities in Dahisar and Borivali (suburbs of Mumbai), Women living in slum communities in Mumbai 167 regular students, 27 women, 50+ alumni students | |||||||||
| Impact | 200+ students attended the project. The project was run in a hybrid mode - combining online and offline sessions. The students are divided in to 4 different learning programs - Beginners, Foundation, Discovery and Dream. They attended 3-5 days a week regular learning sessions of English, Life-skills, Value education. School study support program was run all 7 days a week. The students attended monthly therapeutic workshops and support for individual counselling. The students were provided school kits and educational resources. A special mental health support program was run for the mothers of the students on a monthly basis. | |||||||||
Activities Conducted
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