1. Education Support for Children and Students
- WAYVE supports children and students from underserved and marginalised communities in continuing their education.
- We provide educational materials such as school bags, notebooks, pencil boxes, pencils and pens. These materials encourage children to remain connected with school and help reduce some of the financial burden experienced by their families.
- WAYVE has also provided financial assistance to students who required support to continue their education. Through encouragement, mentorship and practical assistance, we motivate children and young people to pursue their studies and work towards their educational aspirations.
- The report adds valuable evidence of impact, particularly the programme’s reach among students and teachers, its activity-based learning approach, and examples of changes in discriminatory school practices.
2. WAYVE Foundation’s Constitutional Literacy Programme in Schools and Educational Institutions
- WAYVE Foundation’s Constitutional Literacy Programme seeks to build awareness among children and young people about the values, rights, duties, and democratic principles enshrined in the Constitution of India. The programme is conducted in schools, colleges, universities, training institutes, and other educational spaces, particularly those serving socially and economically marginalised communities.
- Through age-appropriate and interactive sessions, students learn about the Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and the Preamble. The programme also encourages children and adolescents to reflect on social issues, diversity, personal aspirations, and their responsibilities towards others.
- The sessions use games, quizzes, stories, discussions, presentations, creative activities, and simple educational materials to make constitutional concepts understandable and relevant to everyday life.
- The programme engages girls and boys, marginalised, economically disadvantaged, and disability communities. Teachers, parents, school administrators, and educational staff are also involved so that constitutional values are reflected not only in classroom learning but also in the culture and practices of educational institutions.
- As part of WAYVE Foundation’s wider constitutional knowledge-building initiative, constitutional awareness activities had reached 3,426 school pupils, 1,202 students, and 328 teachers.
- These sessions encouraged children and adolescents to examine gender and social stereotypes, understand the concept of equality, and think more confidently about their future aspirations. Awareness of the right to education also encouraged adolescent girls to express their desire to continue their studies and ask their families to delay early marriage.
Through this programme, WAYVE Foundation aims to nurture informed, compassionate, responsible, and socially conscious young citizens who understand their constitutional rights, fulfil their duties, challenge discrimination, respect diversity, and contribute to building a more equal and democratic society.
3. Counselling, Healing and Well-Being Support for Activists
- Many grassroots women activists associated with WAYVE have experienced violence, discrimination and difficult circumstances in their personal and professional lives. These experiences can affect their emotional well-being and their ability to continue their work.
- WAYVE provides individual counselling, therapy and group healing sessions through qualified mental health professionals.
- These supportive spaces help activists process difficult experiences, strengthen their emotional resilience and continue their work with greater confidence and well-being.
- Participants are also encouraged to understand the importance of emotional support, self-care and appropriate referrals when assisting people experiencing distress.
4. Support to Women-Led Organisations from Marginalised Communities
- WAYVE supports Dalit women-led organisations and other grassroots initiatives from marginalised communities in strengthening their institutional and organisational capacities.
- We support these organisations with strategic planning, perspective building, programme development, documentation and organisational strengthening.
- We also help them identify opportunities and access resources that can contribute to the sustainability and expansion of their work.
- WAYVE supports women-led organisations in improving the visibility of their activities, achievements and community impact.
- Grassroots women activists with the potential to lead are also encouraged and mentored to establish community-based organisations and collective platforms that respond to local concerns.
5. Healing and Support for Survivors of Violence
- WAYVE provides counselling, healing and ongoing support to survivors of caste-based sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence.
- Survivors are connected with qualified mental health professionals for trauma-informed counselling and emotional support.
- WAYVE also follows up on their cases and helps them access appropriate legal, institutional, medical and rehabilitation services.
Our approach places the survivor’s dignity, safety, confidentiality, choices and well-being at the centre of the support process.