Project title
Empowering Lives through Dance
Description of initiative
The core project of Kolkata Sanved -Empowering Lives through Dance- works with diverse marginalised communities in collaboration with the Government, NGOs and community-based organisations. Dance Movement Therapy sessions are conducted in groups at child care institutions run by both the government and local NGOs. Their model was developed to heal and empower individuals from marginalised communities, including survivors of gender-based violence and at-risk children and youth.
Further information on the initiative
Themes: Culture and...
Individual well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups
Keywords
mental health, gender-based violence, protection, youth, dance
Target group
Not targeted to a specific group
Cultural field
Dance
Timeframe
2018
- present
Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt
Highlights for the Year 2019-2020: They reached 920 participants, using Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) as a tool to work towards healing, empowerment and emancipation.