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Training Manuals
Advocacy Manuals/Documents Working Paper Series
Reports
JobAids
Posters
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Training Manual for facilitators on Sexuality and Gender & Young
People |
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This manual is the
first in the series on YRSHR – related issues. The aim of this
manual is to help strengthen the implementation of programs with
young people in sexual and reproductive health within the
framework of gender and rights. It has been designed to guide the
facilitator in imparting appropriate knowledge that will help
develop positive attitudes among adolescents about sexuality and
gender issues. Also, this brings into focus the need for clearing
the cobwebs of misinformation, myths and confusions about
sexuality and gender. This training manual provides step-by-step
approaches that can be adopted for transmitting knowledge and
inculcating a positive attitude about sexuality and gender among
the youth. Through this manual it has been tried to encompass a
wide range of issues related to sex and sexuality. Each unit of
the manual has supplementary reading material for the facilitator,
which serves as ready reference for them on which they can work
out their training activities. |
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English/Hindi/Bangla
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Year of
Publication: 2006 /2007 |
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Training Manual on Youth Friendly Service and
Counselling |
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The manual on Youth
Friendly Services aims to address the needs of young people to
access information on issues of sexual and reproductive health and
rights and attempts to encompass a wide range of issues on the
same. It also provides step- by- step approaches that can be
adopted for transmitting knowledge and inculcating positive
attitudes about various concerns surrounding young people. The
manual encompasses information on the concepts, goals, components
and guiding principles on Youth Friendly Services. The end user
will be individuals or organisations wanting to establish these
services or re-adapt existing services to cater to young people.
The main manual is supplemented by supplementary reading material
collated and collected from diverse sources. |
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English/ Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2003 / 2006 |
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Understanding and practice of Peer Education |
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Peer Education seeks to utilize the positive aspects of young people’s peer groups by enabling them to learn from one another- something they do naturally anyway. Increasingly the Peer Education approach is being used to facilitate delivery of messages and acceptance in adolescent programmes and activities. This handbook, which is third in the series of YSRHR-related issues focuses primarily on the genesis and synthesis of Peer Education. The aim is to give users access to wealth of experience and resource that exist in the field. This document attempts to synthesize various experiences (including our own) and offer guidelines to programme designers and implementers to learn and possibly to adopt/ adapt those strategies that exhibit the potential to succeed in their settings. |
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English / Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2003 / 2005 |
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Bol ri Kathputali |
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This puppetry manual is about use of puppetry in disseminating knowledge on social issues among people of all age group especially youth. It contains information related to making and manipulation of puppets. We hope that not only teachers but also health workers and social workers can make use of puppetry as a tool to reach out to different age groups and inform them on various issues, particularly sensitive issues like sexual and reproductive health. VCD about formation and manipulation of Kathputali is also enclosed with this manual |
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English / Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2008 |
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Jeevan kaushal shiksha aur H.I.V. ki rok tham: sahajkarta manual |
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The “Life Skills Education and HIV Prevention” manual is developed by MAMTA-Health Institute for Mother and Child under the DFID supported project titled, ‘Enhancing Prevention and Access to Services for Reduced Vulnerability of Rural Youth to HIV/AIDS in the three States of India.’ This manual is for all professionals who are helping adolescents and young people to grow as responsible human beings with a fulfilled and healthy sexual and social life by inculcating these life skills and leading a state of complete physical and mental well-being. |
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Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2007 |
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Kishore Youn Evam Prajnan Swasthaye per Prashikshan Pustak (Set of 4 books) |

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This Kit contains four training modules which help to impart knowledge to the adolescents especially in the area of adolescent reproductive health. The various issues are dealt with, in detail, intermingled with games, activities and instructions for the trainers along with relevant visuals to make the learning interesting and interactive. Issues like Adolescent health and development; Menstruation; Adolescent pregnancy, abortion, contraception; Reproductive tract Infections; Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health has been discussed and dealt within these modules. 1-Kishoron Me Vriddhi Evam Vikas, 2- HIV Evam AIDS, 3-Kishore Garbhavastha,
Garbhapat Evam Kam Bhar Ke Shishu ka Janm,
4. Kishoron Ke Liye Garbh Nirodhan |
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Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2007 |

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Advocacy Manuals / Documents |
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Young people...an investment for the future (Advocacy Kit) |
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This advocacy kit on young people is an attempt to highlight their needs and concerns. There has been a growing realization of this group as special but still efforts are required to promote and protect their health and development. The kit urges the stakeholders to play a pro-active role for understanding and addressing young people's needs. This kit also highlights some of the key issues of Education retention, Early marriage and early pregnancy. |
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English / Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2006
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Yuva varg evam HIV (Advocacy Kit) |
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This advocacy kit on Young People and HIV/AIDS contains basic information and statistics on the HIV at State and National level. This kit can act as a vehicle to advocate for SRH issues with key stakeholders such as health and education officials, media professionals, medical fraternity and young people at large. |
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Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2007 |
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Handbook on Advocacy |
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Many organizations engage in some or the other form of advocacy. Many of them are unaware of the fact that they are engaged in advocacy efforts while they are spreading awareness and mobilizing people towards achieving their rightful claims. Advocacy happens to be a means and not an end in itself. Many a times our efforts fetch us the desired results over a considerable period of time. Introspection and sharing of our efforts and experiences help to determine future actions. Sharing such experiences help advocates in strengthening their own efforts in whatever field they are engaged in. This handbook endeavours to enhance the capacity of advocates to carry out organized efforts and actions. These efforts and actions are capable of bringing results. It brings forth the different advocacy tools that can be utilized to sharpen effort, skills and methodologies in the most effective and economic way. It will help future advocates in their efforts and initiatives.
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English / Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2005 / 2006 |
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Positive voices -Exploring Vulnerabilities and
Understanding AIDS |
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Positive Voices is a
comprehensive compendium of cases that attempts at unfolding the
issues and constraints confronting community based care and
support (CBCS) programme. This institutional effort reflects the
voices of people living with HIV and the debilitating effect that
such an infection has on their total span of life. This intensive
study of life experiences and voices of positive people have been
put forward in such a manner that the text vividly describes as to
what it means to be a PLHA (People Living with AIDS). It is a
holistic approach of understanding convincing that qualitative
research efforts are rewarding the extent to which they help
researcher to dive deep into the lives of people and present an
objective understanding. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2003 |
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Ek Pahal: adhikaron ki aur: yaun evam prajnan swasthya adhikaron par ek margdarshika |
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This is the Hindi translation of the document ‘Breaking through: a guide to sexual and reproductive health and rights’, published by RFSU (The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education). It provides a comprehensive introduction to the political debate surrounding sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). It discusses the changes in the approach to population issues that emerged from the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, emphasizing the conference’s explicit recognition of reproductive rights as human rights. Countries pledged to reduce maternal mortality, fight HIV and AIDS, and improve people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. The guide discusses the controversy over the goals that were adopted and the reservations expressed by many countries. It also describes the nature of the opposition to SRHR in international negotiations, lists words and concepts whose meanings have been interpreted differently by progressive and conservative lobbies, and provides a background to the political arguments in support of some of the most controversial SRHR issues. Further chapters look at what work has been done on SRHR in Sweden, the EU, and in the context of development cooperation, and review international conventions and declarations on SRHR. |
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Hindi |
Year of
Publication: 2004 |

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Adolescent growth & development |
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This paper is first in
the series of working papers being developed under the information
centre on young people's issues. Adolescence is a time of many
transitions both for teens and their families. To ensure that
teens and adults navigate these transitions successfully, it is
important for both to understand what is happening to the
adolescent physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially and
how these transitions affect them, what adults can do to support
them, and what resources are available. This paper addresses some
of these issues and highlights the major landmarks of adolescent
growth and development both physical as well as psychosocial from
an Indian perspective. This paper would serve the purpose of
understanding adolescent issues for the adolescent themselves,
their parents and families, health care professionals as well as
programme planners and policy makers. |
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Working
Paper–I
Research based |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2002 |
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Reproductive Tract Infections & Sexually
Transmitted Infections |
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Working
Paper–II
Research based |
The
adolescent population in India is about one-fifth of the country’s
total population. There are varied concerns that relate to
adolescents that impact on their health and development.
Reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections
are one such area. The figures of young people affected by RTI/STI
draws our attention to a compelling need for addressing this
issue. This paper seeks to throw light on the specificities of
the problem particularly in the Indian context and the
policy/programme response to it. The focus of this paper is to
examine prevalence and vulnerability of young people with respect
to RTIs/STIs from other data sources. It is second in the series
of working papers being developed under the information centre on
young people's issues. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2002 |
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Sexual behaviour among adolescents and
young people in India |
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Working
Paper–III
Research based
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Sexual activity among adolescents and young people and the
associated risks of pregnancy is growing in magnitude in many
parts of the world. This paper which is third in a series of
working papers that engage with issues of relevance for young
people’s repro
ductive and sexual health and rights, deals with the
patterns of sexual behaviour among adolescents and youth, youth
sexuality and related issues which significantly influences the
health and development of young people in India. The paper looks
primarily at issues of sexual behaviour among the youth both
married and unmarried, which also reflects upon the sexuality of
women and men as defined in a culture in the Indian context. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2002 |
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Media and Young People |
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Working
Paper–IV
Research based
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In
India, young people constitute about one-third of the total
population. Their reproductive and sexual health concerns have
largely remained unattended in most developing countries. It is
being realised that mass media has the potential to influence and
even change their mindsets on these issues. The scope of
discussion on media is so vast that synchronising it to a level of
young people becomes a no easy task. This working paper, largely
based on review of secondary literature, supplemented by MAMTA’s
experiences in the fields, and content analysis of the print and
the electronic media, is an attempt to review the role and scope
of media in addressing the issues of the young people in the
country. The underlying focus is to highlight sexual and
reproductive health, an issue apparently perceived to be still not
in the agenda of the mainstream media. The main objectives of the
paper are, to access the relevance of media in the life of the
young people; to estimate the current trends in the media with
reference to sexuality and young people; to determine the media
reach, access and habit of the young people and to discuss the
risks and explore the potential of the mass media to reach out to
the young people with information on sexual and reproductive
health. This paper is in continuation of the series of working
papers being developed by the information centre on young people’s
issues. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2003 |
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Sexual Violence and Young People: The Human Rights Approach |
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Working
Paper–V
Research based
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Violence is one of the most tangible consequences of the economic,
social, political and cultural inequalities. Sexual violence in
its varying forms is also a violation of reproductive and sexual
health rights since it impacts sexual and reproductive health and
autonomy of an individual. This paper - fifth in the series of
working papers- being developed under the Information Centre,
deals with various issues concerning young people, particularly
their reproductive and sexual health and rights. The focus is on
the issue of violence, specifically sexual violence. The paper
looks at concepts and evidence of violence for women in general.
With the focus being reproductive and sexual health, the main
issues in this paper are sexual violence and rape and absence of
reproductive choices among young people. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2003 |
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Economics of addressing Youth in India |
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Working
Paper–VI
Research based
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We are in the phase of economic transition and in the wake of ongoing economic liberalization is having an impact on employment, education and health of our young generation. In India, young people constitute about one-third of the total population is intended to generate discussion and debate on the economics of addressing youth development in the country. This working paper is in continuation of the series of working papers being developed by MAMTA, looks into various existing government policies and programmes in the area of employment, education, population and health. This paper would serve the purpose of understanding the economic opportunities and services available for the young people
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2005 |

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Community Based Care and Support Programme |
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The report of Community Based
Care and Support Programme in Delhi; entails 10 year long
collaborative processes to bring progressive change in infected
and affected lives of children. The purpose to put across the
document was to bring forth the way the programme emerged and
has later impacted the overall scenario, at community and at
systems level.
The Community Based Care & Support Programme (CBCS) was
implemented with the support of Abbott Fund USA. It was
facilitated and technically supported by MAMTA with implementing
NGO partners. The programme was implemented in 5 B & C Category
districts of the national capital i.e. North, North-west,
North-east, East & Central Delhi. The project aimed to mitigate
the impact of HIV/AIDS on People Living with HIV/AIDS especially
women and children; capacitate the community and service
delivery system for quality and equitable access for prevention,
care and treatment services in Union Territory of Delhi, India.
CBCS report 2000-10
(Size: 548 KB) |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2011 |
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It is about living life |
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This book documents the experiences from the MAMTA/RFSU International Training Programme about Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights for Young People. This two weeks training programme was organised for a period of five years ( 2003-2007) and consisted of
participants from South and South east Asia. This book is built on the content from the courses in hope to provide an useful resource in order to get an understanding of the learning process and the different methods for working with sexuality, gender, Rights and sexuality education.
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2008 |
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Deserving more: analysis of early marriage/ early pregnancy in Rajasthan |
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This report is a situation analysis of early marriage and early pregnancy covering two districts i.e., Sawaimadhopur and Jhunjhunju of Rajasthan state. This study gives a picture of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of rural young people and other key stakeholders including parents, panchayat members and service providers.
It reflects on key factors contributing to early marriage & early pregnancy, related diverse cultures and practices. This study may form a base for effective intervention models to be used in strategically curbing the prevalent practices of early marriage. The data of this report and the findings would help to understand the problem in Rajasthan and it could also be used as a tool for strengthening such kind of projects and measuring its outcomes not only on state but also at national level.
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2006 |
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Review of Policies and Programmes - Focusing Young People Reproductive and Sexual Health with special reference to Early Marriage and Early Pregnancy—
State of Rajasthan |
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This document is a review of policies and programmes relevant to young people’s reproductive and sexual health and rights. This review is an integral part of an ongoing project—An action Approach for Reduction of Early Marriage and Pregnancy among Young People in Rajasthan (2002-2005). The aim of the project is to create an enabling environment for young peoples’ reproductive and sexual health and rights with a special focus on early marriage and early pregnancy. The findings would help strengthen the advocacy and intervention efforts made at community, block, district and state level for the prevention of early marriage and early pregnancy. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2004 |
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Pragmatic approach
for sustainable adolescent health and development |
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This document presents
a review of the study on ‘Capacity Building of NGOs for Achieving
Optimum Level of Adolescent Health and Development’ undertaken in
two north Indian states namely, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan.
Executed, in collaboration with four partner NGOs, Mamta has been
the nodal agency providing technical support to partner NGOs to
enable them to enhance their capacity to address adolescent health
and development (AHD) issues to achieve overall growth and
development of adolescent groups. The purpose of the study was to
gain an understanding of the various aspects of AHD status and in
the light of that outline strategies to address these with
stakeholders’ participation. The sections covered under the
report are objectives and methodology used; tools adopted and
issues selected, findings and observations on AHD concerns,
reproductive and sexual health; societal values to gender norms,
project achievements and suggestions for sustaining AHD
initiatives. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2002 |
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Adolescent Health
and Development in India: An Action Approach |
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This report is
based on the study project on the status of adolescents in India.
The study has been undertaken with the objective of initiating
advocacy for the policies and programmes addressing adolescent
health and development related issues. The
adolescent’s issues basically relate to risks and opportunities,
which affect their health and development. A major advocacy drive
would be required to foster the necessary policy amendments to
create an enabling environment for the development of services
provided to adolescents. Thus the attempt is made primarily to
review relevant Central and States’ Government policies with
respect to the way they address health and development issues of
adolescent groups. In particular, policies of the Ministries of
Health and Family Welfare; Ministry of Human Resource Development;
Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, and Ministry of
Rural Development and their relevant departments have been
reviewed. Efforts has also been made to review the programme
components of academic institutions both medical and non-medical
in terms of research, teaching, training, service and
communication. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2001 |
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Adolescent needs: Implication for programmes |
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This report is based
on the study aimed at assessing the needs of adolescent boys and
girls in the age group of 10-19 years with a view to formulate
intervention strategies to optimise their health and development.
. The results and findings are based on group discussion,
prioritisation and matrix with the adolescent girls and boys and
the elders on various health and development issues. The
information obtained from two districts each in Rajasthan and
Uttar Pradesh has been analysed separately and presented together
for comparison. The report presents the trends pertaining to the
various issues relating to health and development of adolescents. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2001 |
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Young People’s Reproductive and Sexual Health and
Rights: An Analysis of Urban and Rural Setting
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Any understanding of
reproductive and sexual rights can be acquired better in the
context of Human Rights in general. The perspective of rights
presents a development over thinking of access to different
resources as mere privileges or as largesse. A resource in this
context does not refer only to material or tangible goods but also
information, communication and negotiation skills that enable in
the well being of the person. The perspective draws attention to
the fundamental nature of such access to individuals’ well being
which also has a legal basis. To ensure these rights,
governments, NGOs, parents and other stakeholders of the community
play a very important role. The major objective of this document
is to identify the needs of young people and also to acquire
secondary data for focusing intervention strategies, which would
serve as baseline to evaluate the impact of intervention in the
future. The reports deals with findings from needs assessment
carried out in the areas of Bangalore, Karnataka, Bawal and
Haryana. This study was also to provide an opportunity to build
rapport with the community in general and youth in particular. |
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English |
Year of
Publication: 2001 |

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Swasth Jeevan Ka Phalsapha (Job Aids) |
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This job aids contains stories on SRH issues with specific emphasis on HIV/AIDS. It has been designed with the intention to enable educators to train the community on issues related to gender, sexuality, STI and HIV and bringing the community closer to the prevailing public health delivery system at village and block level by educating them on available health facilities. |
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Hindi |
Year of
Publication:
2007 |
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Stepping into Adolescence |
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For most young people, the transition from childhood to adulthood is paved with emotional, psychological, physical and social conflicts. They become worried and curious about the changes in their bodies and seek answers to their concerns about these new experiences. Many-a-times, parents do not discuss these issues as they find them embarrassing, and hence young people rely on their peers for information, thus many-a-times receiving wrong or inadequate information. This document has been designed to provide young people with accurate information regarding the physical growth and development, consequences of early marriages and early pregnancy, and the sexual and reproductive rights. Pubertal changes like menstruation, nightfall in boys, secondary sexual characteristics like breast development, body hair, gain in weight etc, have also been discussed. It has been prepared in the form of illustrated stories and in ‘comic’ style, so as to make it interesting and easily understandable by the adolescents. |
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English/Hindi/Bangla |
Year of
Publication:
2005 |

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Arushi |
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This magazine for young people focuses on different issues related to young people’s reproductive and sexual health and is an initiative by the young peer educators of Mamta. The latest edition of this magazine focuses on the issue of Gender discrimination and violence. |
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English/Hindi/Bangla/ Telugu |
Year of
Publication:
2003 -2008 |
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