Addiction & rehabilitation
Youth Substance Abuse Prevention & Rehabilitation (Bodh · बोध, “awareness”)
The cure for craving is a deeper joy.
10M+ individuals sensitized across India
Humanitarian causes
Inner change, outer service.
DJJS believes lasting social change starts with a transformed individual. Its 12 humanitarian programs put that into practice, from addiction recovery and prison reform to girls’ education, preventive health and disaster relief.
Our programs
Filter by theme. Each program has its own page with the story, the approach and how to help.
- All (12)
- Addiction & rehabilitation (3)
- Education & youth (2)
- Equality & inclusion (2)
- Health & relief (2)
- Planet & animals (2)
- Workplace wellbeing (1)
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Addiction & rehabilitation
Drug-Free Youth Arts & Mentoring (SAM)
Art loud enough to drown out the drug culture.
2M+ young adults energised to reject drug culture and to volunteer
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Addiction & rehabilitation
Prison Reform & Inmate Rehabilitation (Antarkranti · अंतरक्रांति, “the revolution within”)
Hate the crime, not the criminal.
40+ correctional facilities across India where the program is active, including Tihar Central Jail
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Education & youth
Holistic Education for Underprivileged Children (Manthan · मंथन, “churning”)
Education that builds character.
Dozens of SVK centres educating thousands of first-generation learners
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Education & youth
Youth Workshops & Campus Mentoring (WAY)
Potential, turned into character.
1M+ students mentored
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Equality & inclusion
Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (Santulan · संतुलन, “balance”)
The soul has no gender.
5M+ people engaged through peace marches and street theatre
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Equality & inclusion
Inclusion & Livelihoods for People with Disabilities (Antardrishti · अंतर्दृष्टि, “inner sight”)
Physical sight is not the only gateway to vision.
Handcrafted candles and diyas from a social enterprise, sold internationally
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Health & relief
Holistic Health, Preventive Medicine & Ayurveda (Aarogya · आरोग्य, “wholeness of health”)
The body is the instrument of sadhna.
3M+ patients treated across rural and urban mobile clinics
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Health & relief
Disaster Relief & Rebuilding (Samadhan · समाधान, “resolution”)
Swift relief, lasting rebuilding.
4 regions deployments for Kedarnath cloudbursts, Gujarat earthquakes, Bihar floods and Odisha cyclones
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Planet & animals
Nature Conservation & Environmental Stewardship (Sanrakshan · संरक्षण, “preservation”)
Earth is a mother, not a mine.
Millions of saplings planted and nurtured
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Planet & animals
Indigenous Cow Conservation & Organic Farming (Kamdhenu · कामधेनु, “the wish-fulfilling cow”)
Protecting indigenous breeds, renewing the soil.
Thousands of rescued and pedigreed indigenous cows sheltered in large-scale gaushalas
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Workplace wellbeing
Workplace Stress & Leadership (PEACE Program)
Calm is a leadership skill.
500,000+ professionals trained
Figures are as published by each program; most of the work is carried out in India, where the Sansthan’s largest programs run.
Wherever you are
How you can help
Volunteer (Sewa)
Help at community meals, events and outreach at a center near you, or lend a professional skill.
Sponsor a meal or a cause
Gifts go through PayPal Giving Fund, which charges no fee and emails your receipt.
Sponsor a causeSpread the word
Bring a friend to a gathering, or share a program page with someone who cares about the cause.
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