“Some is good; more is better, too much is just right”, this extreme desire is harmful to the society. The fact is we do not live in an equal world. The differences are quite widespread in terms of economy, gender, race, ethnicity, age, health, food, technology, the list is endless. Our rapid rush for development has moved us away from our socio-cultural setting and weakened the coexistence between human beings, the environment, and material culture. The impact of inequalities is very much visible through our daily acts of how we ignorantly use things, treat each other, behave in public, build relationships, consume food, and access healthcare. These inequalities ruthlessly keep dividing our society and create differences at many levels. Today the 20th century is evidence of such changes in the way we live in India.

Envisioning a smart urban space in India requires a constant process of a point of view (vision), a point of action (a sensible execution), and a constant discovery in our approach to deal with the probable future vision. Emotions and the culture which binds people and communities are the backbone of the system and are equally crucial, as our urban space is made of places, infrastructure, products, services, and communication (material culture & environment). The forming of urban space can be looked at both - inside out and outside in. We believe the 21st century could change the way we live in smarter India powered by its envisioned urban living - It is building on to sharing resources, quality of interpersonal relations, sharing of the skills between peers. Foster mutual openness, conversation, and meaningful encounter that activates the local resources knowledge and skills of those involved in the production of community-driven development.

Hence, Design thinking becomes a relevant tool for discovering the present-day challenges and find an answer relevant for future construction. Where Indian society and its socially diffused creativity and expression based on the local culture is not a result but rather becomes a platform for socially driven actions, well-engaged community-based efforts to achieve a sustainable society. The rapid urbanization in India must sensitize these recent phenomena and find a new model of urban development that aims at improving the quality of urban life and helps diffuse all the differences, removing all inequalities in the society, making cities happier and healthier space to reside.

In India, according to Juvenile Justice Care And Protection of Children Act, children who are placed under the care and protection of the state are not just those who do not have any parents, guardians or extended families, but also those kids whose parents are found incapable of providing for them, mostly due to their socio-economic conditions.

According to a report published in 2019 by the Jena Committee on Child Care Institutions (CCIs), there are as many as 1.8 lakh children from such poor vulnerable backgrounds living in Child Care Institutions (during the period of 2016-2017) across India. Coming from varied disturbed backgrounds, these children lack the ability for social and emotional connection even after they are admitted to these Child Care Institutions when these children are exposed to social setups like schools, social gatherings, etc.

Socio-emotional development of the children is an integrative process, through which children acquire the capacity to understand, experience, express, and manage emotions for developing meaningful relationships with others. It is essential as it helps in building the foundation for children to engage in other developmental tasks.

Care-Bees helps in the achievement of this aspect through a program developed and designed for the betterment of the children via the care-givers. Care-givers shares the closest human interaction with orphan and separated children and our core idea is to empower them so that they can grow as an individual and impart care in a better way to the children.

Care-Bees strives to help the children and their caregivers through this program and aims to create better individuals, communicate with more and more people, and connect them for creating a better place to live in.

India is the second-most populous country in the world and it’s home to 17% of the world's population. Nearly nineteen percent of the world's children live in India, which constitutes 42 percent (more than one third) of India’s total population and around 50 percent of these children require care and protection. In a shocking revelation, a Government-commissioned survey has found that more than 53% of Indian children are subjected to sexual abuse/assault. The majority of these cases were perpetrated by someone known to the child or in a position of trust and responsibility, not surprisingly, most children did not report the abuse to anyone.

Unaddressed Child Sexual abuse is not only a phycological issue but it is a cultural issue in a country like India where public discussion of topics of a sexual nature is widely considered as taboo which acts as a barrier to the delivery of adequate and effective sexual education to Indian adolescents. The key factor in the reporting issue of the abuse came to be the lack of communication not only between parents but between parents and their children. This where our team came into the picture.

Listen Beyond Silence is an endeavor to build warm loving families with a vision where parents are aware and responsive to the needs, fears, hopes, and dreams of their children providing them with an umbrella of protection from any form of mental and physical abuse. Our Mission is to support parents with the insights, skills, and tools necessary to build the meaningful connections that parents and children need to thrive. We believe in this ambiguous unpredictable world listening to each other with all our heart, mind and soul will make life better. Listening beyond silence opens the self to the divine moment of love and healing.

In India, 1.67% of the 0-19 population has a disability. 35.29% of all people living with disabilities are children which are 12 million. According to the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, family dysfunction is more prevalent among special families in India. Its suggested, these families should be screened for dysfunction, and family therapy be prescribed when required. The patterns of dysfunction are different between families with special and typical child and such dysfunctions result in significant impairment among family members. A significant number of special families were dysfunctional had been noted in India in the past, where dysfunction was reported in 48.2% of families in the areas of emotional status, role functions, support, and social functions. One of the crucial zones is the relationship between the special child and their siblings where these are found on various levels of family functioning. It was concluded that family dysfunction is noted in half the special families, only a handful of special families have a satisfactory relationship unit, their dysfunctional profile is different from typical families as well as with more severe impairments.

Next to the relationship between parent and child, the sibling relationship is the longest and closest. Since parents are already quite involved in the special child's development, from the rehabilitation of the child to their counseling and responsibilities, siblings of special children seem probable to be the next potential influencees as well as influencers/difference-makers. Siblings spend more time with each other than with anyone else. A sibling relationship is the earliest, the longest, and the most enduring of all family relationships. Yet, no organization in India is dedicated to working for siblings of special children. Throughout a special child’s life, parents may experience continuous cycles of grief and conflicts which can influence siblings’ adjustment process.

Akkad Bakkad focuses on enhancing the bond that Special children and their siblings share, by curating activities that involve both their interests and abilities. It offers a common platform for special children and their siblings to have fun together which leads to the development of special children in an inclusive environment. Akkad Bakkad provides a safe and judgment-free space for siblings to openly express their suppressed thoughts or emotions, and also have questions answered, about their special sibling's condition.

"As per Census 2011, in India, of the 121 crore population, about 2.68 crore is ‘differently-abled’, which means about 2.21 percent of the population". There is a need to create awareness in society about the challenges faced by differently-abled individuals, as well as the need for a better support system.

“For instance, if 10 to 12 percent of India’s population is disabled, then you should have seen 10 to 12 disabled students in school. If you didn’t, it’s not because they don’t exist but because they are not included in your everyday life. Since you never go to school with people with disabilities, you don’t know how to cope around them,” says Saraswathi. For para-athletes, there is a lack of support and infrastructure, which means most have to find their means to train and fund their sporting careers. A person with a disability faces n number of challenges throughout their life like, overcoming the potential cultural stigmas associated with disability, stigmas surrounding disability that commonly prevent individuals with disabilities from full participation in society, let alone sport. Fewer specialists that deal with studies of mental health and psychological well-being as an outcome of sport participation for people with a disability.

To overcome such challenges there is a need for awareness regarding the opportunities for differently-abled people in the field of sorts which opens different avenues for them to lead a better life. This is where our intervention comes into place.

Prayas is a social enterprise that helps in creating awareness about para-sports among differently-abled and also empower them. We at Prayas target not only differently-abled but also the abled people. Prayas aims at creating a confident and independent differently-abled and also empower them. They need to participate in competitions at various levels to gain recognition and confidence. Prayas would provide the service of Classification which is a prerequisite for any para-sport competition at the National or International level. Creating a platform for the differently-abled to portray their talent and ability and promote Para-Sports for the differently-abled at the National and International level was the primary driving force behind establishing Prayas for the differently-abled.

We never had such a high proportion of older people in our society, According to a 2016 report by the ministry for statistics and program implementation, India has 103.9 million elderly people above age 60 which is about 8.5 percent of the population (reliant on the 2011 census), is expected to go up to 19 % in 2050. The number is set to grow three-fold from around 100 million at present to 300 million by 2050. The country now faces the major challenge of how to take care of such a large population of senior citizens.

Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. People retire after a certain age, once they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, or when bodily conditions no longer allow the person to work any longer. The idea behind a mandatory retirement age was to remove the work burden of older people. But it affects older people's right to work if they so choose. They may experience a loss of both status and income on retirement. They may also miss the social contact of their working days and the feeling of making a contribution to society. Elders are the living history of society and we really need to see the elderly as a potential learning medium, rather than as a burden.

Gray Gurus aims at benefiting the elderly population, by helping them preserve their dignity and improving their social status in the society; to create a positive impact on social inclusion. We look forward to helping them lead an independent life even after their retirement. In today's world, the only thing that the elderly fear is the fear of being dependent on their kids. This service will help them be financially and socially independent. It’s a platform where the elderly are comfortable sharing their knowledge and skills with the younger generation that needs to be created. The service also aims to not force them to do the things that don't like doing. The services provided by them would be the things chosen according to their personal choices, capacity, and taste.