Adolescent Girls Programme
The Kishori Shikshan Kendra (KSK), or Adolescent Girls' Learning Centre envisages a comprehensive schedule to prepare young girls, aged 13-19, to face the challenges of life.
Forests, agriculture, livestock, fodder and water are the major issues that women of these hill regions deal with throughout their lives. Towards this vision, CHIRAG has developed a comprehensive capacity building curriculum that takes these adolescent girls beyond the traditional classroom teaching, out into the fields and forests, for hands on practical training and exposure. The curriculum has vocational trainings and subject matter and technical trainings interwoven with participatory sessions aimed at understanding oneself for developing one's personality. Among the components of the KSK curriculum, the one that deals with the issues of health is of prime importance. We believe that the transition period from childhood to adolescence is of prime importance in a girl's life.
Areas covered include:
Self awareness, life goals and communication skills
Gender sensitisation, health and hygiene related issues
Legal rights and regulations related to local self governance
Technical subjects such as Forestry, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Forest management and Water Management
Vocational skills such as sewing, tie-and-die, and candle making
At present a six month non-residential training is being carried out at two centres - Reetha and Kasialekh in Nainital district.
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