We will Read
We will Write
We will Strive
For a Just World
Muskaan is a Grassroots Organisation
We are committed to ensuring opportunities for children and youth from the most vulnerable social groups to survive and thrive in an unequal world.
Working in an integrated manner in urban bastis and amidst several Adivasi and Vimukta communities, our areas of work include education, justice, well-being, livelihoods, child rights, youth leadership – since all these aspects are intertwined with a person’s identity in everyday life.
Through collaborations with various stakeholders, publications of field reports and children’s literature, we aim to effect systemic and structural changes.
Our work grows through many interconnected spaces
After almost three decades, our work has evolved into multiple ideas, projects and programmes. Click on any to learn more about it.
Alternative education for children through theatre, music, storytelling, games, sports, and multilingual learning.
Azad Jugnu Clubs where children learn to question and address issues such as discrimination, violence, early marriage, education, and safety.
Community libraries that bring books, reading, and imagination into bastis.
Mental health and healing with community counsellors using counselling, art, music, dance movement, narrative therapy, and collective spaces.
Alternative education for children through theatre, music, storytelling, games, sports, and multilingual learning.
Azad Jugnu Clubs where children learn to question and address issues such as discrimination, violence, early marriage, education, and safety.
Community libraries that bring books, reading, and imagination into bastis.
Mental health and healing with community counsellors using counselling, art, music, dance movement, narrative therapy, and collective spaces.
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Support our work
Muskaan publishes children's literature in multiple languages. Many of the stories are written and illustrated by members of the communities we work with. You can purchase these online and help sustain our work.
You can also make an online donation. Muskaan is a registered charitable trust under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.