Tuesday, November 4, 2008

WORKSHOPS OF YOUTH FOR CHANGE


















Youth For Change has initiated several workshops to make the general and young public of rural India aware of their rights and decision making powers and abilities.

CONSULTATION WORKSHOPS:
Initially we started off with consultation workshops which were held from the 1st to the 7th of May. In this duration the main priority of the workshop was to make our partners, which involved other NGOs and other local level partners, familiar with the concept of Youth For Change. The main objectives were laid before the participants and partners and the basic Y4C plan was put forward. Documentary movies relating to the topics of our focus were screened and presentations were made. The participants were divided into several groups to discuss the concerned topics and also discuss ways in which the youth can be united. Effective participation of the various groups present there ensured that important matters such as ways to introduce topics like the youth’s sexual and reproductive rights to the rural community were discussed.

YOUTH GROUPS-CREATING, SUSTAINING AND MONITORING-CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP:
Several CBWs (Capacity Building Workshops) were then organized. The importance of these workshops is to provide knowledge and information about such rights and decision making abilities. It also aims at mobilizing the youth into effective participation in these workshops to attain desired results. Another important objective of such workshops is to instill in the workers of working areas, the spirit of leadership and to hone their abilities to take the initiative in the various projects. Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights workshops have also been engaged in developing and promoting understanding among the supervisors and workers of such workshops. Workers and officials are also trained to create interest amongst the youth to assure their effective involvement in the advocacy of youth sexual and reproductive health rights.

ADVOCACY WORKSHOP:
The intention of this workshop was to primarily create advocacy amongst the participant workers and to train them as to how they can advocate the sexual and reproductive rights amongst the youth of the country. The participants included the supervisor, the head of the organization and other workers. The main objective of this workshop was to create an understanding among the workers as to how they can advocate the rights of the youth, how they shall communicate and make the youth aware of their sexual and reproductive rights and how to bring to the knowledge of the youth their abilities to advocate such rights. Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Manch participated in collaboration with Youth For Change to ensure the success of the workshop.

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