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May 23, 2025
SUPPORTED BY COMMON GROUND INITIATIVE
Creating a people’s biography of rivers: Northeast’s own digital archive
Faced with climate change, riverine communities are using memory maps, audio notes, and images to archive oral histories and traditional adaptation strategies.
by
Vandana Menon
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8 min read
May 2, 2025
Rethinking ‘expertise’ in grassroots mental health care
A community-based approach to mental health can ensure that programmes are contextually relevant, equitable, and accountable to the people they serve.
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Kakul Sairam
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Kaaren Mathias
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8 min read
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Climate, children, and the crisis at hand
Children’s safety and well-being must be at the heart of the climate conversation. Here’s why.
by
Janani Sekhar
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6 min read
February 28, 2025
From self to society: Navigating silence and stigma around mental health
A day in the life of a community health worker in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, who tackles mental health stigma through trust and support—in her own life and for the people she serves.
by
Geeta Shakya
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6 min read
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The rewards of rest
Development sector leaders who took a sabbatical reported life-changing impacts on well-being and work.
by
Vishal Talreja
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8 min read
October 11, 2024
SUPPORTED BY FF
Why families are key to supporting children with neurodiversity
Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in India are often viewed with stigma due to misinformation and a lack of support services. Here's how family-centred care can help change this outlook and ensure that both the family and the child are cared for.
by
Nandita de Souza
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Andre Filipe Velho
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7 min read
October 9, 2024
Mental health and marginalised youth: What’s missing?
Well-being programmes for young people work better when they are context specific, person centred, and peer led.
by
Roshni Nuggehalli
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Doel Jaikishen
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6 min read
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Facing the fear of elite spaces: Can a mall visit help?
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Sachin Nachnekar
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3 min read
July 31, 2024
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“You cannot have scale without inclusion”
Raj Mariwala, director of Mariwala Health Initiative, talks about their changing idea of philanthropy and why it is important to build systems for the margins.
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India Development Review
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2 min read
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Philanthropy must focus on India’s mental health crisis
A report by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy India highlights funding challenges to mental health in the country and how donors can better address these gaps.
by
Ketaki Purohit
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8 min read
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