Join Belongg’s Inclusive Tech Mission: Transforming Technology for All
Technology can be a powerful lever for change but often excludes users either because it is not accessible or because it doesn’t serve their unique needs. Belongg is seeking Program Managers, Design Researchers, and Communications Associates for our Inclusive Tech team. Collaborate with top product teams in India and global innovators to create technology products […]
10 Health Insurance Policies that Cover Mental Health
We have compiled a list of some of the insurers who have introduced or changed their health insurance policies to cover costs incurred because of mental illness in an effort to disseminate information about the same and increase public access to mental health services.
10 Books Portraying the Lives of Individuals Struggling with Mental Health Issues
A 2011 World Health Organisation-sponsored study found that 36% of Indians suffered from a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) within their lifetime. That means India has the most number of people in the world who suffer from some form of depression at some point in their lives. Despite the worrisome statistics, social pressure to be “normal” […]
10 Free Counselling Services for Children
The Belongg Mental Health Collective has prepared a list of mental health service providers who are offering their services free of cost.
Hiring: Literature Collective Associate
Belongg Literature Collective: Associate “A book club is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.” Adapted from Jerry Seinfield. “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what […]
Video Producer – Diversity & Inclusion
Belongg is a new impact venture that seeks to promote diversity and inclusion in Indian cities and serve people who, otherwise, due to their gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, caste, or ability, would face prejudice/bias and get severely compromised access to services such as housing, jobs, healthcare, and education. Belongg seeks to fix this through […]
Community & Operations Associate Job Description
Belongg is a new impact venture that seeks to promote diversity and inclusion in Indian cities and serve people who, otherwise, due to their gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, caste, or ability, would face prejudice/bias and get severely compromised access to services such as housing, jobs, healthcare, and education. Belongg seeks to fix this through […]
Living as an “Outsider” in India: Ola Jason’s Story
Ola had to face several struggles after he had first arrived in India. The usual suspicions of being a drug-dealer, or getting kicked out of his house because of the way he looked are part of his story too.
“Hapshi hai kya?” and other things you hear while looking for a house in Delhi
One broker, on being asked if he would show a house to a friend of ours from Africa who is currently working in a Gurgaon corporate firm, replied saying “Hapshi hai kya?”
Why Belongg?
Our cities are becoming increasingly ghettoized and are losing the magic that diversity can bring.
