A student connected to ELICIT appealed for a life away from power and pain, at a United Nations conference. For Fabiha, who lives in Pulwama, this was her first step beyond her limits and her first word toward the change she will be. And this happened because the teacher could inspire, the student could persist and the parent could uplift.


Teachers play a formative role in shaping ways of thinking, belief systems, and aspirations. More so in regions enduring the impacts of armed conflict, their role doubles. So much so that their relationship with their students can directly affect children’s constructive or destructive choices. Hence, in the bid to do their best for students who are otherwise deprived of experiencing security and upliftment, teachers find themselves drained of their energy. Persisting with limited energy, less equipment for self-care, and fewer resources often leads to burnout. This eventually results in compromised quality of their teaching or broken relationships with first themselves and then their students.

At ELICIT, through our Teach to ELICIT Fellowship, we equip teachers to build well-being for children in conflict-impacted regions. Our current work is in three South Kashmir districts, one of the most volatile districts in the last decade. Eight teaching fellows (From Kashmir, Gujarat and Kerela) from multidisciplinary backgrounds of teaching, farming, designing, political science etc have been working to build themselves, to build classrooms that can eventually build a stronger community of learners and well-being practitioners.


But we wish to do better by providing a professional support system to our teachers for their personal well-being. For this we reach out to you with a simple ask. Donate the amount of your choice towards a mental health fund for our teachers.

Your contribution creates an ecosystem of care. And this kindness will continue to find its way forward. If you are unable to pay currently, share with your friends and family to continue speaking for teachers’ wellbeing

We have all seen our teachers toil for us. It’s our turn to take the opportunity to afford them some care.