Burans
Burans is the name of the rhodhodendron flower which spreads colour and hope around the hillsides of Uttarakhand each spring.
Project Burans is a partnership project with Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA) (www.eha-health.org) and the Uttarakhand CHGN Cluster. Emmanuel Hospital Association leads the project with working with HOPE, Landour community hospital, SNEHA and OPEN as implementing partners. Burans is directed by Dr Kaaren Mathias.
Like the Burans flower, we hope to bring colours and hope into peoples lives. Here the OPEN community team with Dr Kaaren pause in a slum area in the shadow of wealthy landowners in Dehradun city.
We work with people with mental distress, caregivers and communities to build mental health knowledge and skills.
We seek to also promote mental health through resilience programmes among young people in Government middle years and high schools.