Our Programs

Independent Learners + Care

Our flagship project: activity-based supplementary education, mental well-being support and art for children living in slum communities in Mumbai, and for youth across India living in vulnerable socio-economic backgrounds.

The Learning Journey

A program for every stage, ages 6–23

Students are grouped by age and comprehension level, each track led by a trained mentor. Children attend sessions five days a week (hybrid mode), plus group therapy, counselling, school-study support and workshops.

Beginners
6–9 years
Foundation
10–12 years
Transit
13–15 years
Dream
College · Pan-India
Alumni
College & working
Children in an afterschool learning activity
Program A

Afterschool Learning Program

Guided by our in-house Learning Ecosystem Model, an integrative, regenerative and healing-centered learning framework, the program combines storytelling, group reflection, play, mindfulness, creative expression and personalized support. Children also learn through the knowledge, experiences and opportunities contributed by volunteers, mentors, professionals and partner organizations.

  • Activity-based English learning, reading and comprehension
  • Art, storytelling and creative expression
  • Life skills and social-emotional learning
  • Weekly reading circles, play and group reflection
  • One-to-one school-study support with volunteers
  • Workshops and exposure to diverse subjects and fields
  • Quarterly assessments and progress reviews with parents
Our Learning Ecosystem Model →
A Care Program session at Touching Lives
Program B

Care Program: Mental Health & Healing

Emotional well-being is not an add-on; it is the foundation. The Care Program brings therapeutic support into every child's journey, because healing personal fears and traumas is what makes lasting learning possible.

  • Monthly therapeutic group sessions for children
  • Regular one-on-one counselling and narrative therapy
  • Mindfulness, meditation and Self-Work* practices
  • Parents' meetings and home visits
Mothers in a healing circle
Program C

Mothers' Healing Circle

When mothers heal, families transform. Monthly therapeutic workshops give women from our communities a safe space of their own, often the first one they have ever had.

  • Safe space to build self-worth and emotional resilience
  • Tools for self-care, inner healing and shared sisterhood
  • English literacy and Foundation Learning, one-to-one, volunteer-led
Young people in the Dream and Youth Development Program
Program D

Dream & Youth Development Program

For our youth, support continues along two paths, the Dream Project and the Youth Development Program (YDP), an opportunity-building and far-reaching initiative supporting young people aged 16 to 25 from humble backgrounds across India, with limited access to education, opportunities and support.

  • The Dream Program: in-depth online sessions thrice a week, pan-India
  • Counselling and therapy sessions for emotional well-being
  • Life-skills, career development, financial literacy and Self-Work
  • Mentorship, scholarships and job guidance
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Sharing learning resources with children and the community
Program E

Educational Resources & Community Support

We remove the practical barriers that stand between a child and their education, because talent should never be limited by circumstance.

  • Internet data recharges, tablets and phones for online learning
  • Travel reimbursements for children, need-based
  • Sponsorships for school/college fees and vocational courses
  • Emergency medical assistance for children and parents
  • Scholarships and grants for higher education
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Life at the Center

Learning happens everywhere

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Help us keep the programs alive

₹20,000 supports one student's scholarship for a year. Every contribution, money, time or skills, touches a life.

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