Toybank - Development through Play
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The Opentree Foundation is a Mumbai-based non-profit founded in 2004, which uses play-based learning as a transformative tool to empower children from marginalised communities with essential life skills and emotional resilience through its Conscious Play® approach, enabling them to thrive as well-rounded individuals capable of making positive contributions to society. Through our flagship project
07/12/2025
How do we build a stronger national case for Play? By grounding it in evidence, shifting narratives, and moving together with collective intent.
This panel brings leaders from policy, design, administration, and social impact to explore what it really takes to put Play on India’s development agenda.
Featuring:
- Anant Bhagwati, Partner, The Bridgespan Group, India
- Ratan Batliboi, RJB-CPL
- Mokshada Patil, IPS
- Sharad N Ughade, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Shweta Chari, The Opentree Foundation
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Shweta Chari | Vikram Nerurkar | StudioPOD | IES College of Architecture, Mumbai
02/12/2025
How do we make Play a national priority? By coming together. This dialogue explores how aligned vision, shared expertise, and strong partnerships can accelerate change for children across India.
Featuring:
- Ashraf Patel, Co-founder, ComMutiny - The Youth Collective & vartaLeap Coalition
- Nita Luthria Row, Executive Director, Adhyayan Quality Education Foundation
- Deepika Mogilishetty, Chief of Policy & Partnerships, EkStep Foundation
- Kirti Zala, Project Head and CEO, aProCh - a Protagonist in Every Child
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We'll continue putting out individual posts for each session this week: panels, workshops, hackathons, and more. For the full programme schedule, visit: https://shorturl.at/CyUhq
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More session highlights coming up soon!
Everyday moments hold more Play than we realise: in laughter, in movement, in our daily commute, in tiny pauses that bring us joy. So we asked a few of our The Opentree Foundation and StudioPOD team members: What does finding play look like in your everyday life? Their answers say everything.
This is what we’re exploring together at Play Summit 2025: Finding Play, a day of powerful conversations, inspiring perspectives, and immersive experiences designed to shift how we see and value Play.
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📅 December 13, 2025 (Saturday)
🕘 9:00 am
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Want to know more about Play Summit 2025? Visit: https://shorturl.at/uOs84
Play Summit 2024 brought 200+ people together to notice, question, rediscover why Play needs to be at the heart of children's wellbeing.
This year, Play Summit returns with the theme Finding Play: a day packed with powerful conversations, inspiring perspectives, and experiences all designed to shift how we think about Play.
📅 December 13, 2025 (Saturday)
🕘 9:00 AM
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Trailer drops soon! Want to know more about Play Summit 2025? Visit: https://url-shortener.me/A5CN
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