ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM AND CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION FOR REACHING OUT OF SCHOOL TRIBAL YOUTH A REPORT

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UNFPA

CONTENTS Sl 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chapter No Chapter-1 Chapter-2 Chapter-3 Chapter-4 Chapter-5 Chapter-6 Chapter Objective of the Study Study Settings Socio economic Status of the Youth Reaching out to Out of School Youth- A situational Analysis Strategies of Intervention- Institutions and Processes Conclusion Page No

Annexure-1 Interview Schedule Annexure-2 Gram Panchayat Profile Annexure-3 Field Diary Annexure-4 Report of the Residential Leadership Camp Annexure-5 Paper Cuttings and Photos

Chapter 2 Study Settings

Kendujhar District Profile Sl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Details Total area Sub division tehsils blocks Revenue inspectors Gram Panchayat Villages wards Total Families Total towns Total Forest Land Agriculture Land population Village population Town population Male Female Schedule Tribe Schedule caste Others Literacy Rate(Total) In percentage Male female BPL families Status 2051716 acre 3 9 13 50 286 2122 3680 326784 9 333617 acre 528728 1561990 1348967(86.36%) 213023(13.64%) 790036 771954 695141 181488 685361 59.24 71.99 46.22 220820

Bansapal block Details Sl 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 16 Particulars Total Area established G.P Villages Total families Total Forest Land Agriculture Land population Male Status 293946.35 acre 1st April 1960 21 163 14620 91129.78 29498.46 85845 42616

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Female Schedule Tribe Schedule caste Others Literacy Rate(Total) In percentage Male female BPL families

43229 67215 3815 14813 27.67 40.42 15.16 16893

Chapter 5 Strategies of intervention- Institutions and Processes

Youth are the considerable dividend which is the only force brings changes in every community. Young generation is the key agents for social change, economic development and technological innovation. Youth being the most dynamic, vibrant, creative, energetic, readiness to take up challenges and talented section of the country, it is necessary to channelize this inherent energy towards the nation building process. To make youth a productive human resource we need to provide them Social, Economical, Psychological and Educational, Employment support at right time with easy to access backward or Naxal affected area of the country. However in the last decade, Youth are facing several constrains such as educational and training facilities, guidance regarding Career options, Contradictions between their aspirations and traditional attitudes of the society and certainly lack of motivation and support. In this decade when we look forward for development issues like education, employment/self-employment, vocational training, health and leisure time activities have become vital for greater attention to arrest the growth of delinquency, crime, terrorism and other negative tendencies among the youth.

Youth forms an integral part of the society. There is a need to provide the basic services to the young generation, which is essential for the Educational, Social, Psychological and Personal development of the youth. Due to lack of information and awareness youth are unable to utilize their potential in positive way and take the right decision on right time. The YRC in this district will provide the basic facility for the Youth and also act as catalyst for the empowering the young generation. Goals of YRC Single Platform for all services and information; Reliable Help Centre for Youth; and Easily accessible and economic service and information providing centre for Youth. To Channel Young People to: Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship activities. To ensure the right over the Natural Resource and to Strengthen Local Government Institutions.

Objectives The broad objective of the Youth Resource Centre is to meet the various requirements in every segment of the youth at village, gram panchayat, block and district level and to provide a single platform for overall development of the Youth. The specific objectives as under: To established a District Level Youth Resource Centre with Technology Advanced facilities. To build a District Level On-line Counter and Help Line Desk for the Youth (24X7). To provide a support system for Counseling & Guidance centre, Facilitation centre, Knowledge centre, Placement Cell, Library and Alumni Cell. To build an educational and Communication component as provided by the Resource Library in which relevant simple, short and straight forward information is made available. To promote a livelihood skills acquisition package and life skills training.

To provide authentic, accurate and reliable information to youth in the field of Career, Education, Employment, Skill Development and other related sectors. To provide basic ICT services for the Youth Development. To make youth aware about different schemes of government for the Youth related to Education, Entrepreneurship and other welfare schemes. To provide training on: Disaster Management, Social Harmony and National Unity, Entrepreneurship, Personality Development etc. To make a network with different Institutions/ Organisations working in the field of Youth and its related areas. To make an opportunity to trained themselves for survival skills. To emerge as an Advocacy Centre for the Youth; and To be a Resource Centre for the Youth in Every aspects.

Roles and Responsibilities of Youth Clubs at Gram Panchayat Level Designing, planning and executing outreach activities: festivals/conventions and college/community based discussions to reach youth including Students, Nonstudents, Dalits, Muslims and Girls, with a focus on themes suggested by the Programme Management Team. Designing, Planning and Executing events for bringing out of school youth into the YRC space through short interactions ranging from Group Discussions, Career Counseling Workshops, film screenings, life skills Training, Counselling & Guidance support, short outings and one day workshops to enhance understanding of self, society and social change on the themes planned by the Youth Resource Centre at Block Level. Diversifying the reach and deepening the intensity of the program through creative and dynamic initiatives to include students from government and private colleges,

SC, ST and Minority youth, socially disadvantaged Youth, Migrant youth from other parts of the state/ country, youth in YRC programmes, and other relevant cross sections. Jointly developing content and knowledge for youth empowerment in association with the Resource and Consulting Unit (RCU). Suggesting appropriate intensive learning options and selecting youth for learning processes or alternate livelihood trainings based on their aspirations and interests through individual dialogue. Identifying the potential youth leaders and facilitating their participation in leadership training while continuously building and nurturing their leadership potential. Maintaining data bases of youth reached, tracking the growth and progress of youth in the phases of outreach, intensive sensitization, livelihood training and leadership building. Networking with colleges, youth focused NGOs and local social movements to enhance their collaborations with District Level Youth Resource Centre (YRC) in sensitization and leadership/livelihoods promotion. Working with the Program Management Team & District Level Youth Resource Centre (YRC) to coordinate and assess impacts of all stages of the youth empowerment process from outreach to leadership building. Reporting to YRC Convenor on a regular basis.

Major Activities of Youth Resource Centre Theatre group for adolescents from slum neighbourhoods and resettlement colonies; A drop-in space for mentoring & informal discussions (about adolescence, their life and culture). A space for screening movies, documentaries, videos created by their own group on their own issues by trained video volunteers.

Life Skills Training/counseling and basic training on sexual health care and support available while they are migrating to new places. Opportunities to take part in sports/cultural festivals. Opportunity to participate in, Exposures and Workshops that help explore self, society and social change. Career planning and training workshops. Opportunities to join Alternative Livelihood Courses. Opportunities to watch and make films from research, to shooting to editing Fee Support (for needy students/ socially relevant courses). Opportunities for volunteering and participating in solidarity actions. Computer literacy training. A recreational component which comprises games like chess, scrabble, monopoly, Ludo, and Table Tennis. Periodic workshops on socially and vocationally relevant issues; Discussion group for adolescent boys and girls to encourage interaction and share information; Counselling for children-both behavioural and vocational training guidance;