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Our Approach

Aikyam works to catalyse systems-level change in adolescent mental health

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Scalable demonstrations

We partner with governments and implementing organisations to design, test and demonstrate evidence-based models for adolescent mental health promotion, prevention and early support.

Our focus is on identifying what works, addressing implementation challenges and developing pathways for effective solutions to be adopted and sustained within public systems, particularly schools.

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Public goods

We work with governments and ecosystem stakeholders to strengthen the policy and institutional environment for adolescent mental health.

Through evidence-based advocacy, strategic partnerships and policy engagement, we aim to shape public priorities, strengthen institutional capacity and ownership, and enable the policy and financing conditions required for sustainable, population-scale impact.

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Policy and advocacy

We translate evidence and insights from our demonstrations and policy engagement into public goods that address critical knowledge and capacity gaps across the adolescent mental health ecosystem.

Through shared resources, we aim to strengthen ecosystem capacity, inform decision-making and enable institutions to adopt and scale effective approaches.

Who We Are

Our Team

Manisha Dhawan

Manisha Dhawan

Founder, Aikyam Foundation

Founding Trustee, The Convergence Foundation

Bikkrama Daulet Singh

Bikkrama Daulet Singh

Advisor, Aikyam Foundation

Operating Partner, The Convergence Foundation

Debatri Sengupta

Debatri Sengupta

Senior Program Lead

Himani Shah

Himani Shah

Program Lead

Garima Goel

Garima Goel

Program Lead

Aakanksha Singh Raghav

Aakanksha Singh Raghav

Program Manager

Aryan Pandey

Aryan Pandey

Program Associate