Sambhavya Foundation

20/08/2025

From the heart of our classrooms to the hopes of our communities ,our team is on the ground delivering mental health literacy in schools, supported by Nepal Risingand Letters to Strangers.

In Nepal, 1 out of every 5 children and adolescents is estimated to face a mental health concern, yet more than 90% never receive any kind of support or treatment. Su***de remains the leading cause of death among young people in Nepal.

In rural communities, where stigma is stronger and professional services are often hours away, the school becomes the only safe space a child consistently has. Many children grow up without access to counsellors, psychosocial support or even basic mental health information. By embedding mental health support directly in schools, we reach the very heart of the community. It allows students to seek help early, teachers to respond with compassion, and families to be engaged in conversations that rarely happen at home. In places where resources are scarce, schools become the frontline of mental health care — and that’s exactly where this movement begins.

This is more than a program. it’s a movement. A movement to make mental health services accessible, sustainable, and embedded in every school. Because every child deserves to understand their mind, feel safe to speak, and have someone who will listen. Mental health is not a privilege it’s a right.

31/07/2025

A Journey of Purpose: From Thankot to Jarsingpauwa, Shankharapur Municipality.

Every week, come rain or shine, our L2S x Sambhavya Scholarship awardee Mr. Ram Kumar Shrestha rides his scooter for more than two hours from Thankot to the quiet hills of Jarsingpauwa. It’s not an easy journey,winding roads, early mornings, and long returns, but his mission is simple and unwavering: to make sure every student he meets learns to recognize, understand, and speak about mental health.

In classrooms where silence once echoed around feelings of sadness, fear, and anxiety, his voice now brings warmth, understanding, and hope. He doesn’t just teach mental health literacy—he listens, he shares, he shows up. Every week, without fail.

His commitment reminds us that change doesn’t come only through grand gestures but through consistent, heartfelt efforts. He’s not just an awardee—he’s a changemaker, a protector of safe spaces, and a living example of what it means to serve with purpose.

This journey wouldn’t have been possible without the faith and partnership of Nepal Rising and Letters to Strangers, who continue to walk with us in creating a future where no child has to suffer in silence. 🙏

Here’s to the journey, the people who make it possible, and the lives that are changing because of it.

29/07/2025

A New Chapter Begins at Shree Rastriya Secondary School

For the first time ever, we’ve planted the seeds of school-based mental health and social-emotional learning in the heart of our community. What once felt like a distant dream is now becoming reality — a reality where our students are seen, heard, and supported.

We are deeply grateful to Nepal Rising and Letters to Strangers for standing beside us with belief, resources, and heart. Your support has not only made this possible but also empowered our scholarship awardees, who are already in action — leading with empathy, courage, and purpose.

This is more than a program. It’s a promise to strengthen emotional wellbeing, to break stigmas, and to build schools where every child feels safe to be themselves.

Here’s to a kinder, stronger future starting today, starting here.

27/07/2025

20/07/2025

We’re proud to welcome Shree Rastriya Secondary School as our newest partner in promoting school-based mental health for the academic year 2025–2026, with generous support from Nepal Rising

Together, we’re laying the foundation for a healthier, more resilient generation—where students are not only academically equipped but emotionally supported. This partnership marks another step in our commitment to accessible, sustainable, and community-rooted mental health services in schools.

Because every child deserves to feel seen, heard, and cared for. 💚

17/07/2025

Our Students Are Loving Mental Health Education

With the support of Letters to Strangers & Nepal Rising our students are exploring mental health in a way that’s relatable, engaging, and empowering.

Through beautifully designed guidebooks filled with stories, activities, and coping tools, they’re learning how to understand emotions, manage stress, and build empathy all as part of their regular school day facilitated by our school counselors & Sambhavya X L2S fellows.

These lessons are not just part of the curriculum they’re becoming part of who they are.

11/07/2025

𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗵𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 📣

𝐽𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑒-𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ & 𝑃𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 (𝑀𝐻𝑃𝑆𝑆) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 & 𝐸𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 (𝑆𝐸𝐿) 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠.

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𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑙𝑒𝑡’𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙-𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔-𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒.

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02/07/2025

पछिल्ला ६ वर्षदेखि यति दूरदर्शी सामुदायिक विद्यालय Shree Bhagawati Higher Secondary School सँग साझेदारी गर्न पाउँदा गर्व लागेको छ।

श्री भगवती माध्यमिक विद्यालय,साँखु, काठमाडौंका छात्र राजेन्द्र धितालले SEE मा 4 GPA ल्याएका छन् यतिमात्र होइन उनी शंखरापुर नगरपालिका 4 GPA ल्याउने पहिलो विद्यार्थी पनि हुन्।

30/06/2025

Breaking the silence on mental health: Grade 8 and 9 students engage in powerful story-based discussions on Major Depressive Disorder, nurturing empathy and awareness through Sambhavya’s Wellness for All initiative with support from Letters to Strangers and Nepal Rising

24/06/2025

"𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹: 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟯𝟲𝟱 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀"

सबैको लागि सु-स्वास्थ्य परियोजना अन्तर्गत सिन्धुपाल्चोक, इन्द्रावती-१ स्थित श्री सिम्पालेश्वरी माध्यमिक विद्यालय ,इन्द्रावती गा.पा. -१ ,सिन्धुपाल्चोक(श्री सिम्पालेश्वरी मा.वि.) मा "स्वस्थ मन, दृढ मनोबलः विद्यार्थीहरूको उज्जवल भविष्यको लागि" नाराको साथ "किशोर किशोरी मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सशक्तिकरण कार्यक्रम" को दोस्रो र तेस्रो सत्र सफलतापूर्वक सम्पन्न भएको छ ।

यस सत्रमा विद्यार्थीहरूले सकारात्मक सोचको विकास गर्ने र मानसिक रूपमा आफैलाई स्थिर तथा शान्त राख्न सहयोग गर्ने विभिन्न सिपमूलक गतिविधिहरूमा सहभागी भएका छन् ।

इन्द्रावती गाउँपालिका, शिक्षा विभाग, र विद्यालय प्रशासनलाई समन्वयका लागि धन्यवाद व्यक्त गर्दछौं।

विशेष धन्यवाद Letters to Strangers, Nepal Rising लाई, जसको अमूल्य सहयोगले विद्यार्थीहरूको मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सशक्तिकरणमा योगदान पुर्याएको छ ।

𝑩𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑼𝒔!

23/06/2025

As part of Sambhavya Foundation’s Wellness for All initiative — supported by Nepal Rising and Letters to Strangers — we conducted a series of impactful mental health education sessions at Siddhi Ganesh Secondary School, reaching students from Grades 6 to 10.

The sessions were thoughtfully designed to address the developmental needs of students from Grades 6 to 10, focusing on key areas of mental and emotional well-being. Topics included connection-building activities to enhance empathy and classroom unity (Grades 6–10), recognizing safe spaces and identifying trusted individuals for emotional support (Grades 6–7), and an introduction to mental health and mental disorders to build awareness and reduce stigma (Grades 8–10). For older students, we also explored fear, anxiety, and anxiety disorders — including their causes, symptoms, and coping strategies — as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), helping them understand the impact of trauma and available pathways to healing (Grades 8–10).
Each session encouraged student participation, reflection, and empathy, creating a safe environment where young learners could explore complex emotions and support one another.

We are grateful to Siddhi Ganesh Secondary School for their collaboration, and to our partners — Nepal Rising and Letters to Strangers — for their continued support in advancing mental health education in Nepal.

This initiative is a reminder that when we invest in emotional well-being at the school level, we are shaping stronger, kinder, and more resilient communities.

17/06/2025

"𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹: 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟯𝟲𝟱 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀"

“सबैको लागि सु-स्वास्थ्य” परियोजना अन्तर्गत चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी नगरपालिकासँगको समन्वयमा दोस्रो चरणको कार्यक्रम श्री काली देवी माध्यमिक विद्यालय, चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी नगरपालिका वडा नं. ४ मा सुरु गरिएको छ। “स्वस्थ मन, दृढ मनोबलः विद्यार्थीहरूको उज्जवल भविष्यका लागि” भन्ने नारासहित सुरु भएको किशोर-किशोरी मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सशक्तिकरण कार्यक्रम औपचारिक रूपमा प्रारम्भ गरिएको हो।

उद्घाटन समारोहमा चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी नगरपालिका वडा नं. ४ का वडा अध्यक्षज्यू, विद्यालयका प्रधानाध्यापकज्यू, शिक्षक-शिक्षिका तथा कर्मचारीहरू, साथै नगरपालिकाका प्रतिनिधिहरूको गरिमामय उपस्थिति रहेको थियो।
यस विद्यालय कार्यक्रम चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी नगरपालिकामा सञ्चालनमा आएको दोस्रो विद्यालय हो, र यससँगै मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सशक्तिकरण कार्यक्रमलाई औपचारिक रूपमा सुरुवात गरिएको छ।

कार्यक्रममा सम्भाव्य फाउन्डेशनद्वारा विद्यालयलाई शैक्षिक सामग्री (stationery) हस्तान्तरण समेत गरिएको थियो ।

समन्वयका लागि नगरपालिका र सहयोगका लागि Nepal Rising, Letters to Strangers तथा विद्यालय परिवारलाई विशेष धन्यवाद।

𝑩𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑼𝒔!