The soft skills and wellbeing winter camps under the “ia ka mynried” initiative are sponsored by the East Jaintia Hills District Administration through the District Mineral Foundation. “ia ka Mynried” translates from Pnar to “for a better tomorrow”, which reflects the District Administration’s earnest efforts to engage local youth in meaningful interventions during the holidays, and to address the government’s growing concerns surrounding substance abuse amongst adolescents.

As the programme implementing agency, AVENUES has developed a curriculum that focusses on building confidence, basic communication skills and healthy coping habits against exposure to substance abuse. The winter camps also provide a platform for the students to showcase their talents in an effort to build self-esteem and identify personal strengths. The training interventions are targeted at students of Classes 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and are delivered over a duration of 24 hours spread across 6 days.