Adolescent Health

Project Samriddhi (Planning for life)

2009

This project was designed to empower Youthreach India partner organisations to work with ARH issues, and equip 5000 disadvantaged young people in Andhra Pradesh and National Capital Region of Delhi.
The Paro and Shankar Kits were field tested, adapted and translated into Telugu. Thoughtshop Foundation provided training for field workers.

 

This project was designed to address the reproductive health needs of nearly 32,000 adolescent girls living in the slums.
The Champa Kit was field tested, adapted and renamed the Paro Kit. Thoughtshop Foundation provided orientation to CARE health workers and did the first training of peer leaders in use of the Paro Kit.

 

This project aimed to empower 3,49,000 rural women to make informed decisions about their reproductive health, including family planning, and to improve their access to quality RH services.
CARE used the Paro methodology for RH education of girls aged 10 -19 years. Games and models from the kit were also used at the community level to facilitate the understanding of contraception and conception.

 

This pilot intervention was launched in 2001 and integrated livelihood activities for adolescent girls aged 14-19, into CARE-India’s existing ARH programme for slum dwellers.
CARE used the Paro methodology for RH education of adolescent girls aged 10-19.

 

This programme aims to improve the health of women and children, provide reproductive health and hygiene education, improve the quality and availability of health services and advocate for policies that prioritise the needs of poor and vulnerable families.
Paro / Shankar methodologies were adopted for ARH education.

 

This programme aims at the overall development of young people with a focus on RCH. Sahay implemented this project through 11 partners across West Bengal.
The Champa / Paro / Shankar methodologies were adopted for ARH education.

 

The Sahas project is implemented by Tata Steel Family Initiatives Foundation and Tribal Cultural Society. The project adolescents aged 14-18 years, living in nearby residential and slum areas, as well as those whose parents work in the company. Specific objectives for its education and health service program are preventing / minimizing child marriage, unwed pregnancies, deaths of young mothers, gender based violence, STIs and HIV.
The project adopted the Paro/Shankar methodology for ARH education. Thoughtshop Foundation provided TOT for the health workers in use of the kits.

 

To improve the reproductive health facilities in 3 districts, the Government of West Bengal, with support from DFID, implemented the West Bengal Reproductive and Child Health Project. The important components of the project were provision of safe abortion services, contraceptive social marketing and adolescent health care.
The government health workers adopted the Champa/Shankar methodology for ARH education. Thoughtshop Foundation provided a series of TOTs for the government health workers in use of the kits.

 

This project aimed to incorporate reproductive and general health curriculum into Girl Guides and Boy Scouts programmes in seven project communities in West Bengal, along the Eastern and South-Eastern Railways. The project aim was to train 900 Guides/Scouts peer educators through a series of health education activities, each of whom would make 25 contacts, reaching as many as 22,500 young people.
The project adopted the Champa/Shankar methodology for RH education of the peer educators. Thoughtshop Foundation provided TOTs for the health workers in use of the kits.

 

The Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust is a voluntary organization working in the field of health and rural development. HIHT took the lead role for initiating a pilot project exclusively on health and development of adolescents in the region. The Pehal initiative is focused on adolescents 13 - 19 years old, addressing their overall health and developmental needs.
This project adopted the Paro/Shankar methodology for RH education of adolescent girls and boys. Thoughtshop Foundation field tested the kits and provided orientation training for the health workers in their use.