Ananda Dhara’s mission is to enable girls from underserved backgrounds to become emotionally resilient, socially capable and make informed choices.

The Gap

• 40 % of girl children from low-income backgrounds have difficulties with self-esteem and mental health
• 80% of girl children with mental health issues don’t have access to reporting and counseling
• 60% of girl children with mental health issues dropout of school

Our Approach:

• Dedicated ‘safe’ space in schools for students to engage with teachers and peers without fear
• Fully technology-enabled with a computer, projector, and digital board
• Age-appropriate curriculum and experiential tools based on SEL and mental health
• Direct engagement and counseling of parents and caregivers
• Training of teachers and school administrators on mental health and counseling

Impact:

• Reduction in school drop-out rates
• Improvement in school well-being index
• Reduction in reported mental health issues
• Resolution of mental health issues
• Improvement in academic performance

• Our program ‘acSELerate’ is the only SEL based program in India that effectively integrates a systemic, multi-stakeholder approach to social-emotional learning
• Expertise is in program design, curriculum development, teacher training, implementation and assessment of social-emotional learning (SEL) and life skills in school environments
• In a country, when many people across socio - economic strata think twice before investing in a girl child, we are proving that empowering a girl child can transform lives for the better. We are focused on enabling better outcomes for girl children through the approach of Social-Emotional learning.