Our Project

SHRUTI – The Sound of Silence

  • Ganjam
  • Launched in August 2023, "SHRUTI – The Sound of Silence" is a pioneering initiative by Aaina in collaboration with SAMBHAV.

    Climate Change & Children

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Recognizing the vulnerability of children and the urgency of climate change, Aaina, in collaboration with its long-term partner UNICEF, focused on the theme "Climate Change & Children" for Kallola 2022.

    Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Displacement

  • Puri, Kendrapada, Ganjam
  • As part of its climate action-related interventions, Aaina, in association with the Water Initiatives – a network of civil society organisations and individuals – took up a project titled ' Inclusive Rehabilitation of People Displaced by Climate Change Induced Disasters in the Bay of Bengal: Participatory Research & Action'.

    Climate Change and Human Mobility

  • Bhubaneswar
  • The Youth4Water campaign, of which Aaina is a co-founder along with Water Initiatives, has initiated a capacity-building effort on climate change for young journalists and communication professionals/students. Under this programme, we, with support from the OSLO Met University, Norway,

    Safe Vibrant Healthy Public Spaces

  • Bhubaneswar & Jaipur
  • The project ‘Safe Vibrant Healthy Public Spaces’ began in Dec 2022. It is conducted in partnership with WRI India and supported by Fondation Botnar under their ‘Healthy Cities for Adolescents’ program.

    CBR Project of Dhenkanal District

  • Dhenkanal
  • From October 2022, AAINA has started a CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation) Project on People with Disabilities supported by KARUNA Trust in Dhenkanal district.

    Healthier City - Bhubaneswar

  • Bhubaneswar
  • The project 'Healthier City, Bhubaneswar' otherwise also known as WIPRO - RMNCHA project began in November 2022.

    Covid-19 Response and Action

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Aaina has immediately started its response to deal with the Covid-19 crisis that has affected not just our country, but the entire world.

    Psycho-social support

  • Bhubaneswar
  • We are determined to provide psychosocial support and care to the community in our areas of operation by conducting TOT

    Jan Sahayata Kendra, Covid-19

  • Bhubaneswar
  • During the current Lockdown, we can see that there is an increase in the domestic violence cases throughout India. Aaina is already working

    Covid Films, 2020

  • Odisha
  • The film festival encourages enthusiastic film makers; create mind and amateur film makers to make films within 2 minutes to shows the Positivity of the Lockdown.

    Observation of Global Menstrual Hygiene day 2020

  • Odisha
  • Human history is observing a very strange time fighting an invisible enemy; the novel COVID-19 coronavirus.

    COVID-19 Relief Response

  • Odisha
  • Aaina has immediately started its response to deal with the Covid-19 crisis that has affected not just our country, but the entire world.

    Sparsh

    The SPARSH center was inaugurated on June 27 th 2017 on the occasion of Helen Keller Day. This center is for children and people with deaf-blind and children with Multiple Sensory Impairment (MSI).

    Dhwani - A Special Film Fest

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Aaina has been engaged from 2011 in promoting though film festivals on the issue of disability while promoting Inclusion & Celebrating Diversity.

    Bridge Centre for Inclusive Education

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Bridge Course – It is a platform for Children With Disability where their education level as per course curriculum can be enhanced.

    Project Satyabhama

  • Bhubaneswar
  • AAHWAN was started in the month of January 2009 now runs in 95 villages of Kamakshyanagar and Kankadahad block covering 10 GPs in Dhenkanal district.

    Project Ananya

  • Bhubaneswar
  • ‘Project Ananya’ is the first extensive community based initiative undertaken in the district of Ganjam. In the year 2000 the project started with

    Kallola Film Festival - Short Films on Child Rights

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Kallola is the joint initiative of UNICEF & Aaina as a short film festival (previously only a contest) on Child Rights which was initiated in the year 2014.

    Women Collectives Anchored Integrated Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning Programme

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Aaina in partnership with PRADAN and in collaboration with UN Women started

    Flying Wings

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Aaina has been promoting the rights of adolescents and has taken up several programs in this aspect. There are two different projects focusing on SRHR and MHM issues taking place

    Gulechi - The Wooden Champa

  • Bhubaneswar
  • Gulechi is a tribal word derived from the Santhali word meaning ‘Wooden Champa’. ‘Gulechi’ is facilitating the creativity of the girls in Ashram Schools & urban hostels meant for disadvantaged