As 'The Elephant Whisperers' wins #Oscars for the Best Documentary Short Film , it also tells the world great strides being made in India and in Tamil Nadu in elephant conservation . Its also a celebration of our unsung heroes #TNForest #Oscars  #Oscars95  #AcademyAwards

Bombay High Court ask Maha govt to consider granting reservation to transgenders in educational institutions and government jobs. Read more here. #Mumbai #highcourt #transgender #LGBTQ #rights telegraphindia.com/india/maharash…

Thank you Anant for sharing! This award truly belongs to Ekjut’s दुख़ूसुखू साथी(mental health #peerfacilitators)from our partnering Adivasi Communities of #WestSinghbhum for reaching the unreached. #Communitymentalhealth #CommunitybasedRehabilitation #SupportGroups #Rights

Having seen the work of Ekjut on the ground, they epitomise participatory learning and community action. Attaching a beautiful memory of our own visit #Jharkhand #RATIONS

The most amazing, heartwarming story this year. bbc.co.uk/news/world-lat…

Our study suggests * Participatory women’s groups scaled up by the Indian public health system were highly cost-effective in improving neonatal survival had very favourable return on investment The intervention can be scaled up in similar settings within India & other countries

Dr Prasanta Tripathy Ekjut speaks on the innovative work done in partnership with communities. Role of women's groups coming together, working together and coming up with solutions #publichealth

"Participation is a process through which stakeholders influence & share control over development initiatives,decisions and resources which affect them" Team Ekjut conducted 4 plenary sessions & facilitated 15 hands-on group sessions for the Officer Trainees at #LBSNAA 1/3

Integration of contextual stimulation activities in local language into ECD curriculum for children 6-36 months in creches. I was amazed when our creche Didi's were sharing - how many hand games they know in their local #HOlanguage during a refresher training on #ECD. Ekjut

We are glad to announce a webinar to share and discuss the results of the RATIONS trial supported by the ITRC-ICMR & conducted in collaboration with @icmrnirt1 & State TB Cell Jharkhand. Link to registration (free but mandatory): bit.ly/RATIONS

Thread:1/5 Recently we had ‘Expert Group Consultation’ for validation of tools for #commonmentalhealthdisorders among #adolescents into #HOlanguage ,spoken by our partnering communities. Experts from #HOcommunity shared their understanding of community factors for distress &

Thank you Dr.Rochelle Burgess Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social for inviting our colleague Dr.Sachin Barbde,Public Health,Mental Health. with Audrey Prost to interact with MSc Global Health & Development students at University College London on designing and implementing Community Mental Health programs for adolescents 1/3

Great learning exposure when we listened to stories of #PublicHealth during interaction with Prof.DrSubodh Gupta,Head of Community Med Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & Prasanta Tripathy Nirmala @GagraiSumitra During visit to #Creche he appreciated its role in #nutrition & #ECD . #StrongTiesWeakTies

An annual ritual where community members come together to build chawni (called Jhamda in Ho Tribal language) to protect children in creche center from extreme heat. Pictures from Tapkocha and Churgui village, Ekjut Nirmala Shibanand Rath Prasanta Tripathy

We had an incredible three days with the Ekjut team, gaining invaluable insights through their PLA Meeting. What an impressive team and remarkable impact on communities. Kudos to all of you and all the amazing Ashas🙏🏾

"Just living is not enough said the butterfly. One must have sunshine,freedom&a little flower"-Hans Andreson 'PAMPAL'-Promoting Adolescent Mental Health through Participatory Learning&Action groups Excited to be part of this new initiative led by Youth facilitators #YoungPeople

Thank you,Central Institute of Psychiatry for extending this support of specialist mental health services for underserved communities.This unique collaboration ensures comprehensive recovery of persons thro support groups,home visits& counselling &community-based rehabilitation.

Our second keynote speaker of the afternoon session, Dr. Nirmala Nair, Co-founder, Ekjut, Jharkhand delivered her speech on "When Communities are Empowered, Health Improves". Inspired by Paulo Freire’s concept of critical consciousness, she emphasized 'Participatory

Every feeling has a story.Every story deserves to be heard. “Caring Circles” a short movie brings together young voices&their communities from rural Jharkhand - to talk,to listen,to heal. Film coming soon. #WorldMentalHealthDay #CaringCircles #MADAD #YouthMentalHealth #SetuWorks