Capacity building through life skill education to adolescent girls of youth SHGs: an experimental development in Vijaynagar Gram Panchayat, Gadarpur block, Udham Singh Nagar
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2006-05
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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Young generation has tremendous potential and calibre towards life. Adolescence is the second decade of life and should be developed so that they can lead an empowered and healthy future. It is necessary to invest in young girls especially, so as to make them future guardians of the nation‟s development. Girls have rights to make choices to determine and decide their future.
The present research study was taken up with the objective to implement life skill education among adolescent girls of youth SHGs in Chitranjanpur II village of Gadarpur block of Udham Singh Nagar. The qualitative research has been conducted with the total sample size of 30 respondents. A questionnaire consisting of different modules was used to assess the pre and post levels of awareness and change in views regarding life skills.
After the training exposure on life skill education, it was found that adolescent girls with guidance and capacity building can enhance their self esteem and self concept which was reflected in their responses in the area of self image, family and personal relationships, family roles and responsibilities, image of an ideal person and gender equality.
Empowering adolescent girls and young women presupposes a positive change in the perception of our society. Study suggested that girls and women require such training programmes which will provide them a platform of equal opportunities in all areas of life and make them capable to participate, as equal partners of society.
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