Summary

Toybank is a non-profit organization that employs Play interventions to keep at-risk children on track with their mental and behavioral development to make them resilient and life ready. Our carefully-curated Play2Learn Sessions impact 56,000+ children at 400+ Play2Learn Centers in 12 districts across rural and urban Maharashtra on a daily basis. Safe and happy spaces along with learning promote their cognitive and social skills, decrease drop-out rates and alleviate anxiety and depression. These improve their future outcomes and help them grow up to be healthy and well-rounded adults. At our Play2Smile Centers, in collaboration with hospitals, Play2Learn Sessions reduce stress and anxiety in children undergoing treatments.

Causes Working On

Child mental well-being, Behavioural Development, Education

Awards & Certifications

• IPA Special Award Final Nominee December-2020

  The International Play Association

  The International Play Association recognized Toybank as one of the 23 global organizations that have upheld Article 31 Right to Play during the pandemic, and respected, protected as well as promoted play during COVID-19. The association created the IPA Special Award on the Right to Play in Times of Crisis so that people from around the world may share ideas on how to best help all children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Global Good Award for Best Education—GoldJune-2019

  Global Good Awards

  Based in the UK, The Global Good Awards is an independent international awards programme veered towards recognizing and rewarding organizations across the globe committed to social impact across a variety of categories.

• Spirit of Humanity Award September-2018

  Americares India

  Spirit of Humanity is a national-level platform for collaboration, capacity building and recognition within the social sector in India. In September 2018, the ninth edition of the award recognized Toybank as the National Winner for Child Care shortlisted from over 300 entries.