|| Areas of Focus
Youth Engagement and Community Mobilization
Holistic Healthcare and NCDs
Life Skill & Livelihood
A DATE (Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Free Environment)
|| Our Programs
|| Young India Wellness : A Collaborative Campaign by Nada India and NAPSWI
Tobacco Free Youth Campaign
Adopt a family living with Tuberculosis
NIF welcomes donations - in cash or kind. Nada India Foundation is a registered NGO. All donations to Nada India are exempted from tax under section 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act.
ABOUT US
Introduction to Nada India Foundation
In today's society, adolescents, youth, women, and girls face immense challenges in expressing their feelings, seeking help, and addressing issues related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), addiction, trauma, domestic violence, and mental health. Despite growing awareness, conversations around these topics remain taboo and heavily stigmatized, posing significant barriers to effective service delivery at the grassroots level.
Nada India Foundation was established to break these barriers and create an ecosystem of barrier-free health delivery services for marginalized communities. With a mission to foster Community Wellness for Behavioral Health, Nada India focuses on addressing addictions, mental health challenges, emotional trauma, and disaster-related stress through holistic and community-centric interventions.
At the heart of its efforts, Nada India prioritizes health as a fundamental right, engaging young people and communities in regions like Haryana Punjab, Delhi NCR, and Himachal Pradesh, while maintaining a PAN-India presence through the Nada Young India Network for Good Health.
The foundation undertakes welfare initiatives spanning health, education, environmental sustainability, income generation, and rural development. Specific focus areas include:
- Preventing tobacco, drug, and alcohol abuse and rehabilitating affected individuals.
- Promoting mental health care, helping individuals, particularly youth and women, overcome stress and depression.
- Driving social and cultural transformation in rural and urban slums by fostering a spirit of self-help.
- Sensitizing government officials, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies on socially inclusive methods for addressing societal challenges.
Nada India actively raises public awareness on critical social and developmental issues, including violence against women and children, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, legal literacy and addiction. The foundation also advocates for and promotes alternative systems of medicine, such as homeopathy, yoga, naturopathy, meditation, Acupuncture (NADA Protocol), and Ayurveda, offering services, training, and research in these fields.
Through a network of dedicated youth leaders and peer educators, Nada India Foundation is transforming campuses and communities into healthy, tobacco-free spaces. Its commitment extends to addressing stigmatized issues like tuberculosis, demonstrating that diseases like TB transcend socioeconomic boundaries and require timely diagnosis, treatment, and community support for recovery.
Nada India Foundation envisions a society where seeking help is no longer stigmatized, and every individual can thrive in a healthier, more inclusive environment.
Nada India has been working with multidisciplinary teams and diverse expert networks like Healthy India Alliance, Young India Network for Good Health, National Association of Professional Social Workers in India, NCD Alliance, World Federation Against Drugs and Global Health Council and Movendi International. This approach has facilitated wider outreach in the field.
Disclaimer
Nada India Foundation is an independent, non-governmental organization registered on 15th March 2001. Always use "Nada" with capital N and remaining letters in lowercase. The name, logo, and style of Nada are not acronyms or abbreviations. There may be a government agency with a similar-sounding name; any such similarity is purely coincidental.
For queries or clarifications, please contact: [email protected]
PARTNERS
Capacity Building : NCD Counsellor Training
NCD Counsellor (Non Communicable Disease) are supposed to help people prevent and help to cope with a number of NCDs & risk factors such as alcohol use, tobacco use, obesity, Diabetes,Cancer ,High blood pressure and Mental health. The NCD counsellors and Peer counsellors are also taught to place ear pressure beads on community members. Nada team has been trained by NISD (MSJ&E) in collaboration with NCERT. Nada India has been engaging more grassroots CSOs working in the field of Women, Child & Youth welfare ,Health Advocates, schools ,colleges, Patient champions & Care giver groups ,Homeless and peer led alcohol rehabilitation groups to build joint advocacy campaigns.
UPDATES
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बच्चे और किशोर अक्सर मदद माँग नहीं पाते—इसलिए इंतज़ार करना खतरनाक हो सकता है। जैसे CPR तब दिया जाता है जब व्यक्ति खुद कुछ कहने की स्थिति में नहीं होता, वैसे ही eCPR तब ज़रूरी है जब भावनात्मक हृदय चुपचाप टूट रहा हो। इमोशनल CPR कोई एक दिन का अभ्यास नहीं है—यह हर दिन, हर बार अपनाया जाने वाला मानवीय दायित्व है। अगर हम समय रहते जुड़ना सीख लें, तो शायद बहुत पहले ही ज़िंदगियाँ बचाई जा सकती हैं।x
बच्चे और किशोर अक्सर मदद माँग नहीं पाते—इसलिए इंतज़ार करना खतरनाक हो सकता है। जैसे CPR तब दिया जाता है जब व्यक्ति खुद कुछ कहने की स्थिति में नहीं होता, वैसे ही eCPR तब ज़रूरी है जब भावनात्मक हृदय चुपचाप टूट रहा हो। इमोशनल CPR कोई एक दिन का अभ्यास नहीं है—यह हर दिन, हर बार अपनाया जाने वाला मानवीय दायित्व है। अगर हम समय रहते जुड़ना सीख लें, तो शायद बहुत पहले ही ज़िंदगियाँ बचाई जा सकती हैं। -
Expert voices unite to strengthen prevention against New Age Gateway Devices! From Government initiatives to Mothers' Battle and Youth Resilience — together, we rise to protect minds and futures. #Youth4tobaccofreeindia #DigitalWellbeing #PreventionFirstx
Expert voices unite to strengthen prevention against New Age Gateway Devices! From Government initiatives to Mothers' Battle and Youth Resilience — together, we rise to protect minds and futures. #Youth4tobaccofreeindia #DigitalWellbeing #PreventionFirst -
Reflecting on this two-month internship, I feel a profound sense of accomplishment and personal growth. The hands-on experiences, coupled with the opportunity to interact with healthcare professionals and community members, were both enlightening and inspiring. Creating awareness posters, engaging in youth forums, and conducting community profiling were not only educational but also deeply fulfilling as we saw the direct impact of our efforts. Visiting healthcare facilities and learning from experts like Dr. Naresh Chawla and Lalit Kumar Dogra provided practical insights that textbooks could never offer. The guidance and feedback from Suneel Sir were instrumental in shaping our approach and ensuring our progress. This internship was a journey of learning, collaboration, and advocacy, leaving me more confident and committed to making a difference in the field of public health...Kritish Bhalla First year student of Btech (CSE), UPES Dehradun Started internship at Nada India Foundation from 1 June , 2024.
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Alcohol use: Adolescence peer learning BECOME AN ACTIVE PEER EDUCATOR WHO CAN CATER TO YOUR COMMUNITY’S HEALTH AND WELLBEING DEVELOPMENT PEER EDUCATION Harmful alcohol use in early adolescence can lead to adult alcohol abuse and dependence and a greater risk of severe psychiatric and other consequences. We are working with schools, parents and the community to build an understanding of the short- and long-term risks of alcohol consumption in youth, whilst also aiming to prevent underage sales through retailers.https://youtu.be/Ip32OsHxECo
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From Internship to Impact: Redefining Adult Partnerships in Social Work Education On May 17, 2025, a thought-provoking online dialogue unfolded between Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan—CEO of Vidya Lead Academy and Chairperson of Nada India Foundation—and distinguished faculty members from the School of Behavioural and Social Sciences (SBSS), Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Faridabad. The conversation was more than a customary academic-industry engagement—it was a call to reimagine student readiness and institutional partnerships in social work and public policy.https://vidyaleadacademy.blogspot.com/2025/05/from-internship-to-impact-redefining.htmlx
From Internship to Impact: Redefining Adult Partnerships in Social Work Education On May 17, 2025, a thought-provoking online dialogue unfolded between Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan—CEO of Vidya Lead Academy and Chairperson of Nada India Foundation—and distinguished faculty members from the School of Behavioural and Social Sciences (SBSS), Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Faridabad. The conversation was more than a customary academic-industry engagement—it was a call to reimagine student readiness and institutional partnerships in social work and public policy.https://vidyaleadacademy.blogspot.com/2025/05/from-internship-to-impact-redefining.html