Pop-up library at Ummeed “Books are a doorway into imaginary worlds which help keep boredom away.” said a young neurodivergent person who frequents the pop-up library at Ummeed. This space was created with the hope to create an environment that deconstructs the ideas of a typical library and provides a space for young people to…
Category: Child development
Jugaads, the ‘little’ doings
A quaint and a colourful little book at a first glance, Jugaad is a storehouse of decolonized and unabashed knowledge about mental health by 14-young people between ages 14 – 19 years. It is a book carefully and collectively crafted by the young people that is rooted in their lived-experiences, and seeks to be…
Let’s Talk Narrative… with Jehanzeb Baldiwala
Narrative Therapy India is resuming the interview series, as a way to bear witness to and archive the unfolding of Narrative Ideas and Practices in India. Our guest this week is Jehanzeb Baldiwala, a therapist, supervisor, trainer and part of Ummeed Child Development Center’s management team since 2004. She has aligned herself with narrative…
We know this.. Because we are Adivasis – The women and youth of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
We know this.. Because we are Adivasis – The women and youth of Dadra Nagar & Haveli Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a Union territory that was established on 11th August, 1954. Majority of its population comprises different tribal groups. If we look at the word Adivasi and break it down- ‘Adi’ means people…
Picture books as a scaffold for externalisation
Picture books can serve as a wonderful way to externalise problems, not only for children but adults too. The illustrated stories help readers of every age, understand, explore and even encourage them to talk about the worries, and sadness around them. Many narrative practitioners use picture books for externalising problems in their work with children,…
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