Muskaan (Smile)
Registered in 2007 in New Delhi as a Trust, Muskaan is a volunteer-run non-profit organisation. Vibha initiated Muskaan in response to
the challenges she faced in the outer world
(work & society in general) and to fulfil her desire
to nurture the human Spirit.
Vibha believes that when it comes to authentic leadership, attributes like integrity, compassionate leadership, courage and humility, matter the most. This belief inspired Vibha to focus on nurturing human potential through Muskaan’s innovative workshops and projects.
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Muskaan exists to promote Kindness, Gratitude & Happiness globally and since April 2022 through, integrated village development
in Satrikh, Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh.
We at Muskaan are selective about whose donation to accept and who to associate with, as staff or volunteers. Muskaan’s work has been funded mainly by Vibha’s resources and contributions from friends and family.
Muskaan has been implementing the following interventions, including two projects to reduce suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Values of Muskaan: Transparency, Integrity, Appreciating Mindfully & Efficiency.
Project Happiness & Gratitude
Workshops with youth on self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and social management. The workshops were conducted in out-of-school settings, in collaboration with NGOs. Arpana Trust has been a partner in this project. Preeti Sharma was the main Facilitator for this project. With objectives to promote peace, a sense of inter-connectedness and happiness, Gratitude Joyshops are conducted in schools for educators, students and teams of NGOs, in various cities of India. The Joyshops are curated and led by Vibha.
Project Faithkeepers
This project was initiaed in response to COVID-19, in March 2020. Through this project, we served by offering online sessions to teach neuroscience-based five simple tools/activites to manage anxiety. The objective was to build skills to manage anxiety and develop resilience. We reached 18000+ individuals, teachers, health functionaries & youth, pan India and other countries.
Jasnoor, Suhani, Chandeep, Preeti and Girija, were part of the main team of volunteers for this project.
Project Share & Care
This work was started in April'20, during COVID first wave. The objective was to provide immediate relief to those who have lost their livelihood, and need money for health needs and basic food. We shared cooked meals with 150 daily wage earners in Greater Noida and catered to specific needs by providing cash for groceries, tuition fees or health emergencies. The project still continues, at a limited scale, to provide immediate relief to poor people, related to health or food. Here is a link to a story publised about this work.
Project Earth Light
Think globally, act locally, is the motto of this project that has been started by youth, led by 14 years young Suhani, in 2020. The objective is to motivate young people to take action at the household level, community level and school level. They host conversations about their role in reducing plastic use, carbon footprint and pollution.
Sole to Soul Circles
Vibha holds space for conversations, where all kinds of emotions are welcome. The conversations are gently facilitated, without judging, advising or trying to fix others. The 'Sole to Soul' circles are not workshops or gyan sessions. You might find some answers by listening to others, reflecting or expressing your questions. Some of the themes taken up are birth, death, organ donation, mindful-listening and appreciation.