Kolkata Sanved is an NGO which uses the very powerful artistic medium of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) for the psycho-social rehabilitation, reintegration , empowerment of survivors of trafficking, sexual violence and other marginalized communities.
Kolkata Sanved pioneered the use Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) as an alternative approach to counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation, self expression, and empowerment in South Asia . The Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) for Change methodology recognizes the creative potential inherent in every human. Expression, creativity and dance as therapy utilized within our DMT for Change curriculum address the unique mental, emotional and physical health needs of survivors of trafficking and violence. A majority of these individuals do not have access to psychosocial rehabilitation or holistic trauma care.
Kolkata Sanved offers transformative process, where participants engage with Sampoornata (Fulfillment) over 6 months to 1 year time period through weekly / monthly/yearlysessions. Each session involves intensive use of movements and is experiential in nature. It enables the participants to introspect and arrive at their own understanding of life and self acceptance. The Kolkata Sanved approach focuses on using dance as a vehicle for learning necessary life-skills, renewing a healthy mind-body relationship, addressing psychosocial issues, and developing new community bonds. Dance as a resource for such personal and community development has yielded staggeringly positive results as individuals create their own paths to empowerment and freedom.
The change model of Kolkata Sanved rests on three primary innovations. They are:
1. A unique, culturally contextualized DMT-for-Change model that is geared to build active citizens and leaders of the future
2. A ‘childhood to livelihood’ approach which offers youth leaders from among the communities the opportunity to create DMT-based livelihoods
3. The grounding of an organic and experiential model into theoretical frameworks with the rigor of academia
It creates leaders and changemakers from underprivileged communities. Kolkata Sanved has laid the ground for its organic sustainability by launching Dance Movement Therapy practitioners from among individuals from marginalized communities who work as advocates for change.
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