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ACTIVITIES
> JIDNYASA
Jidnyasa (Quest):
Adolescent Sensitization Program of 18 hours for 9th Standard students (both girls and boys) of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and also in 8 districts in Maharashtra every year since 1996. The programme is run in coordination with the Institute for Psychological Health and with help from the Mumbai Police. It has already spread in various districts of Maharashtra and covered 1,00,000 students so far.
Modules
• Adolescence
• Stress management
• Family life education - Sex education
• Value education
• Vocational guidance
• Drug de-addiction
Method of training
• 3-day workshop
• 2 modules on each day
• Total training material in hand
• Experiential training
• Refresher course
• Feedback meetings
• Get-togethers |
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Relevance of the theme
• Sexuality in the contemporary Indian society
• Changing values
• Society in flux
• Conflict between the traditional and the modern
• Ignorance of the scientific viewpoint
• Taboo topics
• Lack of emotional support
• Unwelcome communication
• Ignorance and superstitions
• Secondary status of the girl child in the family
Importance of the inclusion of values
• Values give emotional reference
• Values motivate you for behavioral strategies |
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1,00,000 students were covered with the help of 150 trained communicators.
Future Plans
• Extension of the programme to the private schools of Mumbai
• Expansion of Jidnyasa to maximum districts of Maharashtra
• Systematic efforts for the inclusion of this material in the syllabus of Standard IX of the secondary schools
• Publication of the manual in Marathi
• Translation of the manual into Hindi and English |
