Doosra DAshak is a programme for Education and Development of Adolescent Boys and Girls in rural Rajasthan,India

1. Foundation for Education & Development
Doosra Dashak

2. Doosra Dashak means the second decade, 11-20 age group.
This programme is for education and development of
adolescents.
It was started in 2001 by Foundation for Education &
Development a public charitable trust established in 2000.
With funding support of Tata Education Trust.
Introduction

3. Persons in this age group are 22% of India’s population i.e. 24 crore young persons.»»
Age of physical, psychological changes, risk of HIV/AIDS.»»
Most marriages take place during this period.»»
Age of alienation, urban migration, prone to addictions.»»
Also age of idealism and boundless energy. If provided education and motivation,»»
they can become instruments of social change, and economic advancement.
About Adolescents

4. Scene from Abu Road Block

5. A dwelling place in a village in Bap block

6. Children in a village in Kishanganj block

7. Providing a second chance education to unschooled adolescents
and preparation of cadres of young persons equipped with
relevant education and skills.
Through them creation of a new social order based on values of
democracy, secularism, equity and justice.
Vision of Doosra dashak

8. To meet the basic learning needs of adolescents»»
To enhance understanding of sanitation and health»»
To impart vocational and life skills training»»
To employ science & technology for improving the lives of»»
the people
To link learning with practice»»
To harness adolescents’ energies for nation building»»
Objectives

9. Doosra dashak Process, Startegies And outcome
Preparing the ground
Work with»»
community
Social mapping»»

10. Doosra dashak Process, Startegies And outcome
Preparing the ground
Work with»»
community
Social mapping»»
Residential»»
training of 4
months
Shorter courses»»
for educated
Initial Input

11. Doosra dashak Process, Startegies And outcome
Preparing the ground
Work with»»
community
Social mapping»»
Residential»»
training of 4
months
Shorter courses»»
for educated
Formation of»»
Adolescent•
forums
women’s groups•
Need-based»»
trainings
Continuing»»
Education
Libraries•
Science centers•
Peer Education»»
Tracking the»»
beneficiaries
Initial Input
Follow-Up

12. Doosra dashak Process, Startegies And outcome
Preparing the ground
Work with»»
community
Social mapping»»
Residential»»
training of 4
months
Shorter courses»»
for educated
Formation of»»
Adolescent•
forums
Women’s groups•
Need-based»»
trainings
Continuing»»
Education
Libraries•
Science centers•
Peer Education»»
Tracking the»»
beneficiaries
Reinforcing the»»
learning and
widening the
vision
Inclusion of»»
‘other’ youth
Involvement in»»
management
Village»»
developement
Projects
Joining the»»
movements for
people’s rights
Initial Input
Follow-Up
Results

13. A session in a residential camp for girls

14. Geographical coverage
SC 18%
ST 48%
GEN 18%
OBC 16%
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7
Villages
Panchayats
Geographical Coverage
25
7
91
23
298
48
627
108

15. Coverage: No. of participants
7000
8000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Year
Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7
Coverage: No. of Participants
249
1015
1642
3865
227
882
1386
3399
476
1400
3028
7264
Boys
Girls
Total

16. outcomes of Doosra Dashak’s processes
New curriculum developed, evaluated by SRTT»»
4 month residential training for 2,000 each year»»
Institutional structures for continuing education»»
62 libraries 15 science centres
94 Youth Forums, block level Yuva Shakti Sangathana»»
83 women’s groups, block level Jagrat Mahila Sangathana»»
Over 12,000 community members impacted»»
More than 1,000 involved through training»»
Additional 5,000 covered through peer education and other activities»»
Impacting the political scenario»»
Communal question•
People’s rights•
Panchayat elections•

17. outcomes continued
Lives of over 1,000 adolescents has changed»»
More confident•
Articulate•
Observe cleanliness and hygiene•
The activists (about 2,000) are»»
A force against caste and religious divisiveness•
Imbued with gender sensitivity•
Motivated to contribute to village development•
Committed to rights of people•
Right to education*
Right to information*
Employment guarantee*
Taking up issues of governance at village level»»

18. Some Examples
Through social mapping death of several hundred infants prevented in»»
Kishanganj block
There is much greater social interaction between Muslim and Hindu»»
families in Bap block
On the whole, dalits and women can make affirmation without fear»»
Movement for voluntary prohibition launched in 4 tribal blocks»»

19. Adolescents cleaning village water tank in Bap block

20. we have been able to show that
»»
Lumpen elements can be educated and organized»»
They will make a difference»»
to the quality of their own lives,•
to politics, by not acceding to corruption and factionalism•
to the status of minorities, dalits and women•
to the way village institutions and facilities are run•

21. OUR PARTNERS
In Madhya Pradesh : SAMAVESH
In Jharkhand : SEEDS
In Uttrakhand : UTTRAKHAND SEVA NIDHI PARYAVARAN SHIKSHA SANSTHAN
In Rajasthan : ADULT EDUCATION (AJMER)
AIMED (ALWAR)
URMUL KHEJDI

22. LIVELIHOOD ?
VOCATIONAL TRAIING FOR RURAL YOUTH ?
ADOLESCENT COUNSELLING ?
TAPPING THE INFINITE POTENTIAL OF ADOLESCENCE ?
CHALLENGES