65M
school-going children in India show signs of depression (~25%).
Delhi School Mental Health Study, 2025
Why It Matters
A generation at a crossroads.
A generation at a crossroads.
A country that can't wait.
Today's adolescents are growing up in a world of immense opportunity and invisible pressure. Behind every number is a young person struggling to cope, and a system struggling to keep up.
But with the right support, early enough, we can change their story.
She feels overwhelmed, but doesn't know why.
Her school has no one trained to help.
Her family wants to help, but doesn't know how.
The story behind the numbers
“One in four students carries a weight no one can see.”
Untreated distress in adolescence echoes for decades through lost education, reduced livelihoods, and avoidable crises. When we reach young people early, we don't simply improve one life, we strengthen families, communities, and future generations.
Elev8 exists to build evidence-based responses across classrooms, communities, and systems.
Who We Are
We turn potential into progress, and progress into lasting change
Elev8 Impact Foundation works with adolescents, youth, and women, the people whose confidence, skills, and choices shape India's future. We pair community-informed research with digital innovation and locally embedded delivery, building solutions designed for India's scale and delivered with care.
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Strategic pillars: wellbeing, livelihoods, and stronger systems
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Flagship products built for schools & young people
Aligned with the Global Goals
Focus Areas
Three pillars, one mission
Every program sits under one or more focus areas, connected by cross-cutting commitments to gender equity, inclusion, and technology for good.
Our Products
Tools built to be used, replicated, and scaled
We don't just run programs, we build structured, evidence-backed products that schools, partners, and systems can adopt.
Building Partnerships & Momentum
Co-designing what comes next
We're partnering with schools, institutes, mental health organisations, educators, psychologists, and ecosystem partners to co-design and pilot evidence-informed solutions across India.
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partnerships under development with schools, institutes & mental-health organisations
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states preparing for pilot implementation across schools and communities
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research and solution-development initiatives underway with ecosystem partners
If you work in education, mental health, skilling, or public systems, we would love to explore what we could build together.
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Faces of Elev8
Not statistics. People.
Every number on this page has a name, a classroom, a family, a future. These are some of the young people and communities our work walks alongside.
