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We're an intersectional feminist organization that uses art and storytelling based interventions to talk about gender-based violence and social justice. 

Our Impact

Our Verticals

Art for Learning - Books & Workshops

Create trauma-informed pictures books, zines, and digital resources to understand gender-based violence from an intersectional lens. We also design and facilitate workshops for the same. 

Art For Social Change - Baithaks

Host free-to-access monthly workshops on social justice, but in a jargon free enrolling format in urban and semi-urban cities of India that teaches participants how to use art as a tool for advocacy

Art For Inclusion & Well-being

Design and facilitate innovative, accessible, queer affirmative, well-being spaces that use different modalities of art (music, dance, theater, visual art, and play) as therapeutic tools for survivors of gender-based violence.

Vision:

We envision an inclusive and just world where all individuals possess the agency and resources to thrive, not just survive -  it is a re-imagination of communities, kindness and healing

Mission: 

Friends of Toto is committed to creating joyful spaces for survivors of gender-based violence, to making social justice discourse accessible to all and to inspire & enable youth to become active agents of social change

Values:

Creativity, Allyship, Collective Care, Intersectionality, Intergenerational collaboration, youth empowerment, democratization

Clients & Partners

Hear what people think about friends of toto

Reflection और introspection के बीच में जहन में होने वाली बातों को सोचने और समझ कर आज़ादी से सामने रखने देना कितनी कमाल सोच है ये, i am in awe of this. 
- Alankrita, on Art for social change workshop

Baithak bahut khubsoorat rahi, sabhi sundar logon ki wajah se. Jin muddo par ham bat kar paye unpar bat honi behad zaruri hai.
- Layba, on Art for social change workshop

When I heard about hope in a purple crayon, there were three interesting words - Hope, Purple, and Crayon, and being a person who loves to play with colors and lives with hope, this was the catch that got me.
Having experienced 13 sessions of it, I feel like it is something that I didn't know I needed, it is giving me all those vibes and space to heal myself kind of and be there for myself and the community of hope in a purple crayon as well.
- Meenakshi, on Art for Inclusion and Well being

When I heard about Hope In a Purple Crayon, I instantly resonated with it. Throughout the sessions, the trauma and the emotions that I didn't acknowledge or share with someone came to the surface. Each session was therapeutic and filled with knowledge & I was particularly surprised how art, music & therapy, all combined amazingly can help & heal in this way.  
-  Kabir, on Art for Inclusion and Well being

This beautiful, powerful, heartbreaking book is a must read - thank you for creating this for the world. My words will be far from adequate … but I hope that any of you who go through what you have gone through find support, safe spaces and healing. 
- Amrita Tripath, on picture book “How the world changes for sexual assault survivors”

A phenomenal piece that will help so many people express themselves and hopefully change the narrative of violence and identity and call out a perpetrator. The beauty of the book is your honesty and vulnerability. More power to you and Toto .. I am now your forever Momo. 
- Souvik Saha, on picture book “How the world changes for sexual assault survivors”