Transforming Adolescent Lives through a Bold and Collaborative Solution

The 10to19 Dasra Adolescents Collaborative works to address the scale and breadth of issues facing adolescents. Bringing together civil society organizations, experts, funders and the government to ensure that adolescents are safe, healthy, educated and empowered to make positive life choices as they transition into adulthood

Insights from COVID-19 Pulse Check Survey

Generation Equality Forum

Commitment to enhance youth leadership in SHRH

Insights

The 10to19 Dasra Adolescent Community is an effective platform to share discuss exchange amplify

each partner’s contributions and work together to create real and sustainable change.

Working together to prioritise adolescents

participate

Webinars & Events

engage

Campaigns & Initiatives

Learn

Thought Leadership

Glimpses from the 10to19 Community

WEBINARS & EVENTS​

Connect | Share | Engage

Our webinars and events serve as a platform for civil society organizations, government, funders, experts, gatekeepers, community members to connect in real-time and interact openly on issues that impact adolescents. Sharing on-ground experiences, data and insights, we hope, enables the sector to improve their understanding, create best practices and work collectively to adopt and implement innovative and scalable programs 

Voices from the Ground

Under the Voices from the Ground series we are organising a number of consultations with NGOs and young people from across the country.

10to19 National meet

1st June & 3rd June, 2021

A national convening of adolescents and youth-facing organizations to listen, share and learn about the situation on ground and discuss challenges and way forward to be able to curate a list of recommendations for those solving for youth-facing issues

our previous WEBINARS

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Campaigns & Initiatives

Amplify | Mobilize | Collectivize

Adolescents are at the center of everything we do. We believe that for young people to reach their full potential, it is imperative that they are aware of their rights, can raise their issues, can share their stories, and are empowered to make informed and positive life choices. 

#Mobikaar

Under the AbMeriBaari campaign we are launching an intensive 12-week online training programme, combining mobile journalism and content production skills with increased awareness on sexual & reproductive health and rights. The programme will engage over 100 young people in Jharkhand. 

#AbMeriBaari

Ab Meri Baari

nation-wide campaign that amplifies adolescent voices by training Girl Champions to evaluate access to sexual and reproductive health services, advocate for their rights, delay age of first pregnancy and mobilize their peers and communities to build accountability from ground up.

#TogetherAgainstCOVID19 #YuvaChampion

64 Youth Champions from 6 states are leading a digital advocacy campaign in their communities to reduce stigma and discrimination against frontline workers, Covid-19 patients and their families. 

OUR previous CAMPAIGNS

Thought Leadership

Read | Learn | Contribute

Our reports and articles are ways we hope to inspire people into action, turn ideas into reality and share ways to replicate success. The Collaborative emphasizes the importance of data collection and documentation. It shares insights and learnings with the sector to encourage a greater understanding of the breadth of issues and leverage the findings to create relevant and practical solutions for the community.

March 2021

10to19 Learning Documents

Read more about the learnings and insights from the work of our implementing partners over the last three years in Jharkhand, Assam & Chhattisgarh

March 2021

rapid assessment

Read more about our findings from a rapid assessment survey in Assam and Chhattisgarh

Assam

Chhattisgarh

February 2023

Moving the Needle

Making the Case for Youth Protagonism

February 2023

SETTING UP A YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD

A Guidebook

december 2021

NITI AAYOG DESIGN THINKING WORKSHOP 2 SUMMARY

Insights from a Design Thinking Workshop convened by the NITI Aayog Sub-Committee on Youth Engagement

September 2021

NITI Aayog Design Thinking Workshop 1 Summary

Insights from a Design Thinking Workshop convened by the NITI Aayog Sub-Committee on Youth Engagement

June 2021

buffering now

Harnessing Technology for Sustainable Good: Lessons for Adolescent-focused Organizations

September 2020

lost in lockdown

Chronicling the Impact of COVID-19 on India’s Adolescents

September 2020

youth advocacy toolkit

How to be a Covid-19 Youth Champion

February 2020

collaborative pathways

On building a collaborative intiative to empower 10to19

Articles & Media

Jan 2, 2021

Child Marriage Leading to Teenage Pregnancy in Jharkhand - Prabhat Kabhar

Nov 19, 2020

100 Youth Champions, Trained With Digital Advocacy Skills, Create A Social Media Reach Of 6 Million+

Shining the spotlight

We proud to announce that Dasra was selected to be an Action Coalition commitment maker at the Generation Equality Forum, Paris. We announced our commitment to enhance youth leadership in SRHR under the Bodily Autonomy and Reproductive Rights (SRHR) Action Coalition.

In order to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and bodily autonomy for India’s young women and adolescent girls, some of the most vulnerable groups in the world, Dasra will:  

  • Facilitate the establishment of an inclusive and representative youth-led coalition of 1M young Indians to organise, amplify and funnel up their voices to decision makers towards improving  access to sexual and reproductive health and rights and contraception as a foundational pillar to improved quality of life. 
  • Influence more funding to support participatory and collaborative efforts aimed at increasing agency and decision-making in young women, ending child marriage and ensuring completion of secondary education, all of which lead to ending teenage pregnancy. We aim to espouse a multi-stakeholder lens to engage allies, build an enabling environment and empower young women to make their own informed choices about their bodies and futures  

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Reference Example for easy understanding

STEP 1 - List & Shortlist

IDENTIFYING THE PROGRAM’S GAPS/NEEDS/OPPORTUNITIES
TABLE 1

The policy gap(s) addressed by the program

The exclusion of young people in the decision-making process for policy issues surrounding adolescents

Community need(s) addressed by the program

Greater awareness and understanding of adolescent issues regarding their education, sexual and reproductive health, and early marriage

Opportunity for innovation addressed by the program

The opportunity to bring and work together with critical stakeholders on a single platform

IDENTIFYING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROGRAM PRACTICES
TABLE 2

Day-to-day program activities

Stakeholder management, vendor management

Periodic program activities

Monitoring, reporting, training of personnel

One-off program activities

Government advocacy, designing campaigns

Tools/frameworks/systems & processes/ways of working from the program

Systems Change Framework

IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL PROMISING PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE GUIDING FACTORS
TABLE 3

Program practices

Is the practice impactful? If yes, list down why?

Is the practice sustainable? If yes, list down why?   

Is the practice scalable? If yes, list down why?  

Is the practice innovative and/or unique? If yes, list down why?  

Youth-led social audits and presenting youth-centric priorities directly to decision makers

Yes, as it allows young people to directly engage with decision makers and contribute to the decision-making process

Yes, as it equips young people with leadership skills. It is also cost effective due to the long-term gains it offers upon initial investment

Yes, as such training modules can be replicated across multiple initiatives by other practitioners & organizations. In addition, trained young people can also train other young people

Yes, as it follows an approach which centers its design and delivery around young people, in an end-to-end manner

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STEP 2 - Substantiate & Calibrate

IDENTIFYING THE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE SHORTLISTED PRACTICES
TABLE 4

Promising Practice

Youth-led social audits and presenting youth-centric priorities directly to decision makers to: (i) create a platform for youth to exercise their agency (ii) effectively engage decision makers

Source

  • Verbal evidence from community
  • Verbal feedback from on-ground team members
  • Project report & surveys

Details

Community feedback of adolescents feeling confident, understood, and acknowledged

On-ground team feedback on creation of government champions for the project’s objectives

Project report and surveys observe greater youth involvement and efficacy in engaging directly with decision maker

STEP 3 - Develop into a recommendation

IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES AND STAKEHOLDERS
TABLE 5

RECOMMENDATIONS

Promising Practice

Youth-led social audits and presenting youth-centric priorities directly to decision makers to: (i) create a platform for youth to exercise their agency (ii) effectively engage decision makers

The demographic it addresses

Adolescents from the age of 10 to 19 years

The gap/ need/ opportunity it addresses

The exclusion of adolescents and young people in the decision-making process for policy issues regarding adolescents and young people

Govt stakeholders

Holding consultations with critical stakeholders and young people from the inception of a program

Funders

Taking inputs from all stakeholders and young people before initiating a new project to ensure a deeper visibility and understanding of their demographic and its needs

Other Practitioners

Engaging young people in decision-making processes to adopt a more collaborative approach between stakeholders and young people

Community Stakeholders

Undertaking youth-led social audits and engagement with decision makers to engage directly with young people, understand their needs & concerns and influence change at the community level

STEP 4 - Document

STEP 5 - Objective Review

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Objective Review

Outcome

Promising Practices and recommendations ratified by at least one member/ partner organization/ community/ MEL partners outside of ‘the team’

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Objective Review

Objective

To validate the final promising practice and recommendation(s) by at least one person/ partner organization/ community/ MEL partners outside of the team.

Outcome

Promising Practices and recommendations ratified by at least one member/ partner organization/ community/ MEL partner outside of ‘the team’

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Document

Outcome

2-3 promising practices documenting:

 

  • What gap/need is addressed
  • How it is addressed and the change that is created
  • The potential for replicating along with recommendations for implementing

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DEVELOP INTO A RECOMMENDATION

Objective

To document the promising practices in a detailed manner

Outcome

2-3 promising practices documented in a concise format capturing:

  • What gap/need is addressed
  • How it is addressed and the change that is created
  • The potential for replicating along with recommendations for implementing

3

Develop into a recommendation

Outcome

Well-articulated recommendation(s) addressing:

 

  • Demographic to cater to
  • Gaps/needs/opportunities addressed by the practice
  • The change brought in by implementing such a practice

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DEVELOP INTO A RECOMMENDATION

Objective

To construct a recommendation in a brief, specific and clear-cut format which would assist other initiatives in implementing the same

Outcome

Clear and comprehensive recommendation(s) addressing:

 

  • Demographic to cater to
  • Gaps/needs/opportunities addressed by the practice
  • The direct/eventual beneficiaries of the program

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CALIBRATE & SUBSTANTIATE

Outcome

Obtaining qualitative and/or quantitative data to assess the promise of the shortlisted practices according to the five guiding factors

Arriving at first list of promising practices

2

CALIBRATE & SUBSTANTIATE

Objective

To substantiate the shortlisted practices by collating gathered data in the form of:

 

  • Feedback from the community
  • Verbal accounts of the ground team
  • Documentation reports
  • Other valuable data

Outcome

Obtaining qualitative and/or quantitative data to assess the promise of the shortlisted practices according to the four guiding factors

First list of promising practices

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List & Shortlist

Outcome

Identifying:

  • Policy gaps
  • Community needs
  • Opportunities for innovation and other aspects that the program is addressing.

    Creating a list of program practices that are working on-ground in bridging gaps/needs/opportunities.

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List & Shortlist

Objective

To identify gaps/needs/opportunities and to shortlist program practices that are impactful, sustainable, scalable, innovative and/or unique.

Outcome

  • Policy gaps

  • Community needs

  • Opportunities for innovation and other aspects that the program is addressing.

  • A list of program practices that are working on-ground in bridging gaps/needs/opportunities.

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