THE PROBLEM

The lack of mental health care is a huge challenge in India. The number of cases of suicide constantly rises and the country leads the world in the number of people living with Depression and Anxiety. The stigma, lack of awareness, and the fact that people from lower-income backgrounds could not access therapy further take away from the well-being of millions. This leads to a serious problem of mental disease among the socio-economically underprivileged population of India and they may not even be aware of it.

THE SOLUTION

You're Wonderful Project (YWP) is an organisation that wants to solve this problem by providing free therapy to people from low-income homes. 

Currently, they provide an additional line of support by conducting programs in schools and schools called Social Emotional Learning, they conduct mental health awareness events both online and offline, providing online peer support, for the right guidance and information. YWP also has a list of professionals that are matched with people who reach out to YWP needing help. They now intend to facilitate pro-bono therapy for those who cannot afford it.

JUST INR 4000 WILL ENSURE THAT ONE UNDERPRIVILEGED PERSON WILL GETS 10 SESSIONS OF THERAPY.

THE PROCESS

A typical round of therapy lasts for 10 sessions. You’re Wonderful Project has more than 20 on-board professionals on a contract and to cater to a larger number of clients, and aims to hire 10 full-time therapists who will be able to provide therapy to more than 3000 people including those from low-income homes. While currently they only cater to those who reach out through their online platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Website etc.). The plan is to tie up with NGOs and who will help locate beneficiaries.

ABOUT ME

My name is Shivani Rajan and I am 19 years old.

I have undertaken this campaign because I believe mental health is not given the same importance as physical health. We go to a doctor when we fall ill, but we do not seek help when we feel anxious or depressed. The death of a prominent Bollywood actor took mental health to the main headlines. But the depressing reality is that, when poor people experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder or a range of other mental health disorders, these individuals do not make headlines. They simply become a statistic.

Living below the poverty line while dealing with mental health problems creates serious challenges. For example, adults with mental illness who are living in poverty often face decreased productivity, higher health care costs and poor overall health.

Please fund my campaign as a simple act of kindness on your part can have a profound impact on the lives of many.

EVENTS HOSTED BY YWP

ABOUT YOU'RE WONDERFUL PROJECT (YWP)

You’re Wonderful Project; started as a student-run organization that believes in peer-counselling and motivating people towards betterment. In the past few years, the You’re Wonderful Project; has come through a long journey of learning, to be where we are today. Our work on mental health has seen much success in terms of large-scale campaigns, awareness drives, engaging events and making mental health facilities more accessible.

Our dedicated team of volunteers work day and night to talk to those in need. Our research team is conducting original research to advance the study of mental health, and help better the work that we do. Several members come together to create the beautiful informative posts that you find on our social media channels. As part of on-ground action, in the last month itself, we were able to reach out to more than 6000 students as part of our pilot for the SPEAK campaign, which aims towards mental health literacy in school students.

FEEDBACK THAT YOU GET

To ensure that there is complete transparency a report from tYWP ( this takes between 1 to 2 months usually after the funds are raised & transferred) about who benefitted from the funding will be updated. The details will then be posted on the UPDATES section of my campaign and will be in a format like the one below. As soon as the update is posted, the platform will send an EMAIL alert to all the funders - i.e to you. That's transparent right?