Bucket List

The organisation focuses on addressing India's health challenges, particularly among underprivileged children and the community. It acknowledges the country's alarming health records, including high TB prevalence, childhood anaemia, and delayed polio eradication efforts. The organisation highlights the increased vulnerability of girls to inadequate healthcare resources and the minimal allocation of the mental health budget. It emphasizes the long-term impact of early childhood undernutrition on cognitive and physical development, kicking off a cycle of diminished productivity and ongoing poverty. Building on research, it collaborates with healthcare partners to conduct regular health camps and distribute prescribed medicines, aiming to ensure consistent monitoring of the physical well-being of children and families.

Bucket List's education programme aims to provide children with reading skills, leadership abilities, teamwork, and healthy relationships. It also fosters awareness of heritage, environment, and animal rights. The curriculum introduces learning through rhymes, poems, and oral exercises, focusing on basic reading and writing skills. Stories play a pivotal role, in enhancing imagination, creativity, and coping skills. The programme recognizes the significance of literacy, supporting enrollment and sustainability in schools and colleges. Through School Admission Drives, the initiative ensures eligible children's enrollment under the Right to Education Act, emphasizing continuous efforts to mainstream them into formal institutions and prevent dropouts. The campaign not only promotes school enrollment but also spreads awareness of education rights within communities and online.

The sports program of the organisation offers a positive outlet for children's energy, teaching life skills like communication and teamwork. Sports participation enhances self-esteem, problem-solving, and social skills. Training sessions twice a week focus on life skills and are followed by nutrition and health classes for both children and parents. The initiative aims to provide diverse sports experiences for holistic development, allowing children to make their own choices. The "Streets to Field" project has demonstrated remarkable progress, taking children from unfamiliarity with rugby to competing in major tournaments within months, showcasing the potential impact of this programme.

The organisation champions child rights based on UNCRC, encompassing survival, protection, development, and participation for every child. Initiatives include raising awareness, advocating the Right to Education Act, and aiding vulnerable children's survival. The goal is widespread awareness and implementation of rights, fostering a society where all individuals' rights are honoured. It recognizes the importance of awareness beyond declarations and tackles the disparity between ideals and real-world application, actively working to safeguard children's rights. Through systematic approaches, staff identifies vulnerable children and collaborates with stakeholders to devise solutions, addressing issues from education gaps to medical support. The organisation's resolute commitment aims to prevent vulnerable children from being trapped in adverse circumstances.

Bucket List employs visual and performing arts as part of its Life Skills vertical to enhance psychosocial competencies. These mediums are inclusive, motivating, and skill-enhancing, particularly beneficial for children dealing with fear and anxiety. Arts provide a platform for expression, imagination, and confidence-building, facilitating personal growth. The focus is on nurturing confident decision-makers with critical thinking skills, fostering positive relationships, and offering an outlet for energy and aggression. Through sessions and workshops, the organisation teaches life skills using mediums like craft, fine art, performing and visual arts, and storytelling. The goal is to promote psychosocial competence and overall development in children, enabling them to manage challenges, maximize opportunities, and develop positive interpersonal skills.