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  Youth Good Health Ambassador Nominations 2025–26 In Celebration of International Youth Day – 12 August 2025 Curated by Young India Network for Good Health Leaders | Nada India Foundation “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires a seismic shift – which can only happen if we empower young people and work with them as equals.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres  🟠 Theme of IYD 2025: “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond” Every August 12th, the world celebrates International Youth Day (IYD) to honour young people's leadership, courage, and contributions. In 2025 , the spotlight is on local youth action —how young people are translating global goals into grassroots realities. Nowhere was this theme more alive than at the ActOn Youth Forum 2024–25 , organized by Nada India Foundation through its Young India Network for Good Health , mentored by Vidya Lead Academy . Since 2020, ActOn Forums have created safe, youth-led spaces to discuss publ...

"Non-communicable diseases stay with you, often silently — they are static. But the lifestyle that shapes them is anything but silent; it's communicable, influencing the people and environment around you every day." — Suneel Vatsyayan , Life Coach ,Strategist and National Executive Member NAPSWI June was a month of reflection, action, and awakening for social work practitioners across the country. With three significant international days – World No Tobacco Day (May 31), World Environment Day (June 5), and International Day of Yoga (June 21) – aligning  closely with Mental Health Month, the intersections between health, environment, and  social well-being came into sharp focus. For those working at the grassroots level, these  observances were not mere commemorations, but reminders of the deeply interconnected  risk factors that underpin Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) – primarily tobacco use,  harmful use of alcohol, drug abuse, physical inactivity, unhe...

Nada India Foundation द्वारा समर्थित ARPAN परियोजना एक ऐसा प्रयास है जिसमें अनुभव आधारित नेतृत्व (peer-led leadership) को नशा उन्मूलन, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS और गैर-संक्रामक बीमारियों (NCDs) से जुड़ी उच्च जोखिम व्यवहारों को कम करने के लिए सक्षम बनाया गया है। इस परियोजना ने हरियाणा में Peer Led NGO नेटवर्क के गठन की नींव रखी, जो आज पुनर्वास सेवाओं की दुनिया में एक नया दृष्टिकोण प्रस्तुत कर रहा है — एक ऐसा दृष्टिकोण जो बंद दरवाज़ों की नीति से हटकर खुले संवाद, निगरानी और मानव-सम्मान आधारित सहभागिता पर आधारित है। 💠 ARPAN: दिल से नेतृत्व, दिल तक पहुँच Nada India यह मानता है कि "जो दिल से निकलता है, वही दिल तक पहुँचता है।" पुनर्वास केवल नीतियों और प्रक्रियाओं का विषय नहीं, बल्कि मानव संबंधों, करुणा और सामुदायिक स्वामित्व के ज़रिए आशा और अवसर निर्माण की प्रक्रिया है। ARPAN के अंतर्गत प्रशिक्षित पीयर लीडर जैसे श्री करमवीर, जिन्होंने खुद एक लंबी रिकवरी यात्रा पूरी की है, आज हरियाणा के सोनीपत में संघ समाज कल्याण सेवा समिति के माध्यम से एक सफल Peer Led Rehabilitation Center चला र...

On  World Social Work Day 2025 , we reaffirm our commitment to  creating a safe, healthy, and empowering campus where well-being is the foundation of education Nada India Foundation extends heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Manju Panwar, Head of the Department of Social Work at BPSMV Sonipat, Haryana , and the esteemed faculty members for organizing an impactful Orientation Workshop on Drug Prevention on March 19, 2025 . This event served as a vital platform to engage students and stakeholders in meaningful discussions on the pressing issue of substance use prevention. Acknowledging Peer-Led Drug Prevention Efforts We deeply appreciate the recognition of Nada India Foundation and Ankush Foundation for their sustained efforts in mobilizing a peer-led drug rehabilitation center network . Over decades, Nada India, in collaboration with Vidya Lead Academy , has worked towards developing and implementing a peer-based model for drug and NCD prevention . This approach has empowered indi...