Make Therapy Accessible For Marginalized Children

Stressors in their environment include: 

1. Caste-based Violence
2. Judgement
3. Gender Discrimination 
4. Unstable Income 
5. Substance Abuse
6. Abandonment 
7. Domestic Violence 
8. No Job Security 

‘Joy of Giving’ is India's biggest festival of giving where people come together for small acts of kindness. Through DaanUtsav we are determined to achieve our goal of making therapy accessible to 50 children from marginalized communities.

We invite you to donate in celebrating the gift of therapy to children. Our campaign is being supported by the World Federation for Mental Health to mark World Mental Health Day (10th October) and celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. 

Light Up (Emotions Matter Foundation) is a New Delhi-based organization dedicated to building emotionally resilient underserved communities through social-emotional learning interventions. We are committed to providing beneficiaries with the tools necessary to form a cohesive, non-violent, and caring community. 

Through our flagship program ‘Project Phoenix’ - the organization provides mental health and SEL solutions to reduce the impact of trauma on behaviour and development and a further link to grassroots leadership and dignified livelihood for children and youth from urban slums, sex workers' communities, and childcare homes.

We believe children deserve affordable access to mental health interventions to help them cope with severe adversities and trauma. This initiative proves to be a stepping stone in the process of holistic transformation as we use detailed progress reports by therapists indicating the reduction in psychosomatic symptoms, increased well-being, and self-care plan.

50 children from high-risk urban slums, child-care institutions, and sex worker communities will be provided access

to trauma-informed therapy for a minimum of 1 year, comprising 37 sessions/per child.