The participants were actively
encouraged to share State specific
concerns. Education livelihood and
health were the major concerns
shared by the group. The session
emphasised the need for
re-enforcing an integrated
approach by highlighting the
linkages between life skills and
gender equality. The aim was to
show young people how to take
charge of their own lives and
health.
Thematic
Session by a CHETNA
facilitator
Questions
and Answers session with
participants from Madhya Pradesh
and
Rajasthan
A
participant from the Rajasthan and
Madhya Pradesh group talking on
gender
discrimination.
A skit on
life skills performed by two
participants from the Bihar
and Jharkhand group
Session II: Interactive Sessions
Sh. Manish Kumar, General
Secretary, Indian Institute of
Young Inspirers, Lucknow performed
a magic show on population
stabilisation and encouraged the
participants to think beyond the
stereo-typed responses with the
help of group activities. The
session was effective in
identifying the existing
population problems and drawing
simple solutions, keeping in mind
a correct attitude to life.
Manish Kumar,
General Secretary, Indian
Institute of Young Inspirers,
Lucknow encouraging participants
to think beyond stereo-types.
Snakes and
Ladders on Population
Quiz
Competition on Population.
Responses from
the audience
Session III: Learning Life Skills
Importance of life skills for the
development of young people was
discussed. Three major life skills
i.e. Assertive Communication,
Negotiation and Decision Making
were focused upon. Role-plays were
performed on real life situations
to encourage participation and
better understanding of situations
e.g. when a 17-year-old girl is
asked to discontinue education as
her parents want her to get
married. How would she convince
her parents?
The Bihar
and Jharkhand group enacting
a scene on
assertive communication.
Participants from Uttar
Pradesh and Uttaranchal enacting a
role-play
delaying the age of
marriage.
An interactive discussion on life
skills !
Participants in the shade of tree
Participants from Orissa and
Chhattisgarh listening to
facilitators
A participant
from Jharkhand volunteers to speak
Session IV: Let Yourself Go!
Sh. G.S. Chani, Director, Centre
for Education and Voluntary Action
(CEVA), Chandigarh conducted
several theatre exercises to
induce positive energy into the participants and then
enable them to relax and
contemplate. The participants
were first put through energetic
physical exercise and then allowed
to relax and meditate about their
current life-styles and how they
can re-design their future.
Sh. G.S. Chani,
Director, Centre for Education
and Voluntary Action (CEVA),
Chandigarh conducting theatrical
exercises with 500 youth and
adolescents
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