RKSK launched in 2014 identifies six strategic priorities for adolescents -- nutrition, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), non-communicable diseases (NCDs), substance misuse, injuries and violence (including gender-based violence) and mental health.
which is the largest in the world in terms of absolute numbers and when reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) programmes were launched globally, India was the first country to add the '+A' i.e. adolescent component to the RMNCH, making it today's RMNCH+A programme'.
RKSK launched in 2014 identifies six strategic priorities for adolescents -- nutrition, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), non-communicable diseases (NCDs), substance misuse, injuries and violence (including gender-based violence) and mental health.
The peer educators will be trained across the country in a phased manner, ensuring optimum use of the resource kit, which is a ready source of a range of communication material specially designed to help them to be recognised and respected as 'saathiya', a good friend for the adolescents.
The resource kit comprises activity book, Bhranti-Kranti Game, question-answer book and Peer Educator Diary.
In addition to the kit is the mobile app 'Saathiya Salah' which acts as a ready information source for the adolescents in case they are unable to interact with the peer educators.
While short films will be played by the peer educators at their group meetings, the activity book and games will bring about discussion and resolve adolescent queries.
The shy adolescents or those unable to interact with the peer educators due to family reasons can access the information through the free mobile app as well as a toll-free helpline.
Diega Polacios, Country Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), said the resource kit has been designed to present the peer educators with key information on adolescent health, which would then enable them to communicate the same and help the adolescents at the grassroots or village level.
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