Systems Change Initiatives
Each WorldBeing initiative is a catalyst for systems change—embedding wellbeing into the policies, classrooms, and communities that shape young lives.
All WorldBeing initiatives advance our mission to make wellbeing a guaranteed part of education. Each serves as a proof point for systems change—combining research, policy, and practice to help governments design sustainable models that strengthen wellbeing for all young people.
The InLight India Initiative: Putting Wellbeing at the Heart of Education
India’s Youth: A Demographic Powerhouse at Risk
- Suicide is the leading cause of death among Indians aged 15–39
- 40 million government school students lack access to any wellbeing programming
- Only 10.4% of schools offer psychosocial support
- Girls and students from marginalized communities face barriers to safety and self-determination
Students spend more time in school than anywhere else. And that time can either reproduce cycles of harm—or interrupt them. When schools support wellbeing, students experience improved wellbeing, a sense of belonging and connectedness in school, stay in school longer, delay early marriage, reject harmful norms, and imagine new futures for themselves and their communities. And when governments lead that change, it changes life trajectories for generations to come.
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InLight India is WorldBeing’s response to this moment
Launched in 2025, InLight is a government-partnered systems-change initiative to make wellbeing a guaranteed part of education for all young people in India. Not a program or a pilot, InLight is a multi-faceted strategy to transform the architecture of the school system itself—so every student, no matter where they live, has access to the skills, relationships, and conditions that support mental health and a thriving life.
Our Approach:
Systems Change in Practice
Systems Change in Practice
The InLight India initiative works in deep partnership with education ministries and government institutions to embed wellbeing into the core of how schools function—through policy, teacher training, curriculum design, and public finance.
Our Four-Pillar Strategy
Wellbeing
Champion States
Champion States
Co-developing state-level models in five states: Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya (plus one state to be announced in 2026) to show what's possible—and how to sustain it
Curriculum
& Policy Alignment
& Policy Alignment
Translating national priorities into implementation tools that reach every classroom
Public-Private
Partnerships
Partnerships
Drawing on the expertise of coalitions, local actors, and funders to scale with integrity
National Advocacy
& Communications
& Communications
Building the political will and public demand to make wellbeing a shared priority
By 2030, InLight Will:
- Equip 500,000 teachers and reach over 30 million students
- Deliver evidence-based wellbeing programming across 50,000+ government schools
- Anchor wellbeing into state policies, teacher training colleges, curricula, and accountability systems in at least 5 states
- Help shift national education guidelines—from a narrow focus on test scores to a broader commitment to student flourishing
Our goal must extend beyond producing high-scoring students; we must build resilient human beings.
A Public Infrastructure for Wellbeing
InLight is building more than a program—it’s building public infrastructure for adolescent mental health. When governments take ownership, when systems embed support, when schools become spaces of trust and resilience—wellbeing becomes part of how a country functions. And that’s how change lasts.
Get Involved
If you’re a policymaker, educator, funder, or movement partner:
We invite you to join us.
We invite you to join us.
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