THE HELP INC FUND

TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL CLASSROOM INITIATIVE - CANADA- TRAINING OF THREE PERSONS, SERVING 7 SCHOOLS AND 6 YOUTH GROUPS WITH OVER 320 STUDENTS AND 120 YOUTH IN TWO CANADIAN PROVINCES, WHILE PREPARING PARTICIPANTS TO BRING SKILLS BACK TO LADAKH, INDIA FOR SERVICE TO REMOTE VILLAGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH STUGGLING TO ACCESS SPORTS, MENTAL WELLNESS INFORMATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS.

WOMEN'S WELLNESS FELLOWSHIPS: DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF SEVEN YOUNG LADAKHIS THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIAN AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS TO USE IT TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ANIMAL HEALTH, MARKET AND WEATHER INFORMATION FOR YAK HEARDERS IN EASTERN LADAKH AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, MENTAL WELLNESS AND RIGHTS FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN REMOTE AREAS OF LADAKH. THE PROJECT PRODUCED 18 LOCAL-LANGUAGE VIDEOS ON A YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND ON AMAZE.ORG PAGE.

GLOBAL CLASSROOM INITIATIVE OMPRAKASH LEADERSHIP: TRAINING FOR HEALTH INC AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AMONG THE 55 COUNTRIES AND 240 MEMBERS IN OMPRAKASH NETWORK FOR DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, ESPECIALLY EVALUTION AND ASSESSMENTS, DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON HEALTH INC AND SOUTH ASIAN PARTNER SKILLS-DEVELOPMENT, WITH A FOLLOW UP GRANT FOR MORE YOUNG HEALTH INC ENTREPRENEURS TO DEVELOP THEIR SERVICE TO THEIR HOME COMMUNITY.

OPERATING 2 WINTER CAMPS, ONE WOMEN'S LEASDERSHIP CAMP AND ONE ABILITY CAMP FOR OVER 230 CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED PERSONS, REMOTE-VILLAGE CHILDREN AND YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS' COMMUNITIES, AND 80 YOUTH ASSCOCIATION MEMBERS IN SUPPORTING EQUAL ACCESS TO SPORTS, JOB AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND BUILGING LEADERSHIP AND MENTAL WELLBEING. AWARENESS WAS RAISED FOR INCLUSION OF DIFFERENTLY-ABLED IN SPORTS AND LEARNING. YOUNG WOMEN WERE SUPPORTED TO BECOME MENTAL HEALTH MENTORS, AND YOUTH TRAINED IN SAFETY AND INCLUSION AS SPORTS MENTORS FOR REMOTE VILLAGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

SERVING SIX LOCAL YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIAN AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS, THE PROJECT WAS A COLLABORATION OF ALL GLOBAL CLASSROOM 2023 PROJECTS TO COLLECT DATA ON YOUTH WELLBEING AFTER COVID LOCKDOWNS, LOSS OF EDUCATION AND JOBS, AND ACCESS TO SERVICES IN REMOTE VILLAGES OF EASTERN LADAKH, COPING STRATEGIES IN OTHER INDIAN AND CANADIAN COMMUNITEIS, AND TO HELP DEVELOP BOTH THE TECHNOLOGIES AND EDUCATION MATERIALS FOR LEARNING COMMUNITIES, WHETHER IN SCHOOL OR NOT. RESEARCH WAS COLLECTED BUT NOT PUBLISHED DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS.