Safe, Vibrant, Healthy Public Spaces (WRI)
This quarter marked a milestone for Aaina’s work on inclusive urban development. The highlight was the city-level knowledge-sharing workshop, “Towards Co-Creating Inclusive and Adolescent-Friendly Cities,” held on May 9, 2025, in collaboration with WRI India. The event showcased learnings from Sensphere—India’s first sensory street—co-created with adolescents, including those with disabilities, on Bhima Bhoi Street.
Healthier City Bhubaneswar
Global Menstrual Hygiene Day on 29 May brought together 250 participants at SIWC, including 50 adolescents from four urban slums, fostering open dialogue on menstrual health. At Wipro Campus, 107 participants created 100 menstrual hygiene kits, while the colourful Raja Mahotsav reached 250 people with cultural activities promoting menstrual well-being.
Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID), Dhenkanal
June 2025 was a month of learning, empathy, and celebration at Aaina. On 6–7 June, we hosted a transformative Training and Capacity Building workshop on mental health for our staff at the Centre for Youth and Social Development. Guided by experts Dr. Alok Jyoti Sahoo, Dr. Aditi Panda, Ms. Yency Rani Lugun, and Ms. Binita Eka, the two-day event deepened understanding of mental health, early intervention, and stigma reduction.
Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Khorda
During the quarter from April to June 2025, several meaningful activities were undertaken to advance our goal of promoting disability inclusion, child safeguarding, and community engagement. The project team worked closely with schools, community members, local authorities, and children with disabilities (CwDs) to ensure that the initiatives were both participatory and impactful.
SHRUTI – The Sound of Silence
Launched in August 2023, "SHRUTI – The Sound of Silence" is a pioneering initiative by Aaina in collaboration with SAMBHAV.
Safe Vibrant Healthy Public Spaces
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
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
The project 'Healthier City, Bhubaneswar' otherwise also known as WIPRO - RMNCHA project began in November 2022.
Covid-19 Response and Action
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
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
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
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
Human history is observing a very strange time fighting an invisible enemy; the novel COVID-19 coronavirus.
COVID-19 Relief Response
Aaina has immediately started its response to deal with the Covid-19 crisis that has affected not just our country, but the entire world.
Dhwani - A Special Film Fest
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
Bridge Course – It is a platform for Children With Disability where their education level as per course curriculum can be enhanced.
Project Satyabhama
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
‘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
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
Aaina in partnership with PRADAN and in collaboration with UN Women started
Flying Wings
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
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