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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Participating
Organisations
This Framework is imagined to evolve with the participation of communities, academicians, implementers and innovators. Get Involved if this interests you.
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GUIDING REMINDERS
Working Group Values and Agreements.
Care
We hold the space with respect, care, and accountability, recognising the emotional and political weight of the work.
Curiosity
We welcome diverse experiences and perspectives, choosing learning and inquiry over agreement
Equity
We stay attentive to power and access, ensuring all voices have space to be heard.
Kindness
We communicate with empathy and intention, even through difference and discomfort.
Ambiguity
We allow space for uncertainty, reflection, and evolving understanding.
Collectivity
We value shared learning, even when the work may not directly benefit everyone in the room.
Usefulness
We prioritise practical, evolving tools over polished or final answers.
Humility
We acknowledge limitations of the framework and ourselves and remain open to learning and change.
COLLABORATOR VOICES
How the Framework
can Make a Difference
Anmol
Anmol
Breakthrough Trust
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Byomakesh Parida
YP Foundation
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Mohd
Yunus
CEQUIN
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Niharika
Ravi
The Gender Lab
The nuance and complexity with which this group has approached the intersections of menstruation and (especially adolescent) masculinities feels instrumental in shaping a framework that can meet boys where they are and invite them into critical conversations on gender.
The collective commitment to ensure that this remains a contextual, living project that will keep evolving as more minds and hearts join this work has been my north star throughout this process.
Ritambhara Mehta
Breakthrough Trust
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Gauri
Dasra
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Nilesh
Nilesh
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Kiran Dayal
Uninhibited
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Anupriya
Ghosh
Partnering for Change
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Dinta
Suresh
The Red Cycle
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Mukul
Kumar
Jatan Sansthan
The Boys Framework has the potential to create safe spaces where adolescents can question stereotypes, unlearn harmful norms, and grow with empathy. It also equips institutions to move beyond tokenism and actually practice gender inclusion in everyday spaces.
Pravin
Katke
Equal Community Foundation
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Shibili
Suhanah
organisation
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Ruthvika
Youngistaan Foundation
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Anushi
Maraa Collective
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Aparna
Uninhibited
Working in the core team creating The Boys Framework, I can see how transformative this framework can be to work with adolescent boys. I believe that with this framework, we can engage boys in conversations by providing a safe space as well as understanding and empathising with their reality.
Arun
Yellamati
Youngistaan Foundation
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Dr Ankita
Gupta
Project Baala
The Boys Framework was built with an intent to keep boys at the centre of menstrual health work, rather than just allies. Through this MVP we hope that organizations and individuals working with boys will be able to design programmes that are gender inclusive , equitable and rooted in the diverse realities of Indian boys and their peers.
Namrata Karamchandani
Anahat NGO
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Purvi
Tanwani
Anahat NGO
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Tanvi Aher
Tata Trust
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Padma
ICRW
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Dilip
Centre For Men & Boys
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Shilpa Nair
Uninhibited
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BEHIND THE SCENES
The Making of the Framework
Lively discussions, group exercises, and shared insights here’s what it felt like to be part of the journey.
Sukhibhava Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable trust registered in Bengaluru, India. Reg. No. MLS-4-00014-2016-18
Sukhibhava Foundation: 288, 1ST ‘A’ CROSS, RMV 2ND STAGE, NAGASHETTY HALLI, BENGALURU 560094
Gramin Vikas Samiti, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Gramin Vikas Samiti: 504/1, Bhimgarh Kheri, Part-II, Gurgaon Pin 122001
*inclusive of non-binary, trans, and people who menstruate