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well-being

a teacher teaching school children
May 17, 2023
How can teachers’ well-being be promoted?
Teachers' working hours are grossly underestimated and their emotional labour and administrative duties remain unaccounted. To promote their well-being, this invisible labour needs to be seen as work.
by Amrita Nair, Shruti Prasad | 7 min read
Image depicting a row of hanging decorative flowers_well-being
August 25, 2022
Four steps funders can take to invest in organisational well-being
Through the pandemic, nonprofits did what they could to support their teams. Now, it is time for the funding community to redesign their approach to grantmaking.
by Naghma Mulla | 6 min read
Close up of a community loan repayment schedule-well-being
July 15, 2022
Credit cooperatives: Promoting worker well-being during crises?
Research shows that access to alternative credit mechanisms during the pandemic enabled informal women workers to gain financial security, benefitting their mental well-being in the process.
by Devika Oberai | 5 min read
image of a teacher in a classroom with students
May 18, 2022
What students want from their teachers
Researchers asked students what makes a caring teacher—and these same qualities may help support your well-being as an educator.
by Greater Good Science Center | 2 min read
3 girls sitting in front of a laptop-social-emotional learning SEL
February 3, 2022
Social-emotional learning in India: The importance of intersectionality
Social-emotional learning (SEL) programmes should adopt an intersectional lens that takes into account young people’s diverse experiences of caste, class, and gender.
by Suchetha Bhat, Varsha Pillai | 6 min read
Bisma Bhat-woman journalist
February 1, 2022
“It isn’t easy being a journalist in Kashmir”
A day in the life of a journalist in Kashmir who shares the difficulties she faces as a woman in the field, and how the abrogation of Article 370, and COVID-19 restrictions have affected journalism in the valley.
by Bisma Bhat | 7 min read
an image of a target board with concentric circles of yellow, red, blue, and black from the inside out. There are holes all across the target board-social emotional learning
December 16, 2021
Are socio-emotional learning programmes missing the mark?
As socio-emotional learning (SEL) gains popularity in India, mental health practitioners and educators must work to caution against one-size-fits-all programmes that are marketed as mental health support.
by Saisha M | 5 min read
Group counselling with spouses on HIV/AIDS-stigma
September 14, 2021
Battling HIV and stigma in Mizoram
A day in the life of a caregiver who is working with HIV positive pregnant women, and is destigmatising the disease in Mizoram.
by Albert Lalremsanga | 5 min read
A child looks up at a naked lightbulb_child protection schemes
August 5, 2021
Child protection schemes are failing children orphaned by COVID-19
Schemes for children affected by COVID-19 must be designed to prioritise their care, protection, and psychosocial well-being.
by Anisha Ghosh, Pranab Kumar Chanda | 5 min read
picture of a girl sitting at a table in a cafeteria and looking sad-collective well-being
June 25, 2021
Individual mental health depends on collective well-being
Our well-being depends on the groups we are part of and the COVID-19 crisis could play an important role in helping us recognise this.
by World Economic Forum | 2 min read
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