We believe in the power of community and collaboration to continue our journey towards adolescent prioritisation. We would like to thank all our partners and supporters for working towards adolescent and youth participation as well as community building. The names of organisations mentioned below is not exhaustive as we continually work towards growing the community!

10to19 Funders and supporters

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dalyan Foundation

Marr Munning Trust

David & Lucile Packard FoundationMala Patel & Anjana Nayak

Anonymous Donor

Bank of America

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

DMI Finance

DSP Investment Managers

Fidelity Asia Pacific Foundation

Fondation Chanel

GMSP Foundation

Kiawah Trust

Max Foundation

MCKS Trust

Prema Balakrishnan & Sivasankar Kathirithamby

Ravi Yadav

Tata Trusts

Tree of Life Foundation

USAID

VIP Industries

Vinati Organics Ltd.

WE Trust/ING Foundation

We also thank our Community of Practise, our NGO Partners, and collaborators for supporting and prioritizing our work towards adolescents, young people and gender equity

Anubhuti Trust 

Needs

Restless Development

UNICEF Yuwaah

Change Alliance

The Udaiti Foundation

Studio Subu

Databoom

Dhwani IRS

IDEO

Lightful Foundation

IIPHG Indian Institute of Public Health – Gandhinagar

LetsEndorse

Salaam Bombay

Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust

Antarang

Alohomora

Urja Trust

Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy

Chambal Media

Pratham

Aangan Trust

Center for Catalyzing Change

Child in Need Institute

Quest Alliance

Aravali

Magic Bus

Pravah

Praxis

The YP Foundation

Breakthrough

Educate Girls

Population council

Population Foundation of India

change.org

EnterChange Innovations

Girl Effect

Graam Vaani

IPE Global

Jharkhand Rural Health Mission Society, Government of Jharkhand

Milaan

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

UNICEF

WHO

Yuvaa

The Youth Advisory Groups represent a set of young leaders from across India who advise our work around centering young people as critical stakeholders for change making and advancing access to contraception

Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar is from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand where he’s been working with an NGO called People for Change for the last 2 years. His areas of expertise are conducting sessions on Gender, Menstrual Hygiene, SRHR, and Mental Health. In these themes, he has worked with adolescents, children, women and LGBTQIA+ community members.

Shukti

Shukti is a second year BA English student studying in Azim Premji University, Bangalore, Karnataka. She is affiliated with a nationwide autonomous youth network on adolescent health advocacy called STEPS (Stepping Towards Enhancing Policy Structures) through which she engages in initiatives to inform India's National Adolescent Health Program at her state/province level as well as at the national level. She is an advocate of adolescent mental health as well as sexual reproductive health rights.

Modampuri Rakesh Raju

Rakesh, recently finished his under-graduation from Osmania University with Bachelor’s of Arts (History, Political Science & Public Administration). He also holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering and has three years of teaching experience. He is currently working as a Youth Coordinator in Hyderabad with a Youth Development Organisations called “Rubaroo”, which mainly works on Gender, Interfaith & Youth Development Activities. He is a Co-Founder of Young Zoomers Club, an online youth space, supported by holloways.org based out of Oxford. He is an advocate of Dialoguing, Gender Sensitization & Sexual Reproductive Health Rights.

Jay Prakash

Jay Prakash is currently pursuing Masters of social work from Patna University. He has been working in the development sector for last four years in various local and national organisation. He was associated with Restless Development as a youth Accountability Advocate on youth-led accountability programme for SDG 5 & FP2020, where he worked to understand young people's knowledge, attitude & practice toward sexual and reproductive health, information & services. Along with his network of changemakers, he has documented the voices & lived experiences of 500+ young people in the community. He leads various campaigns and awareness events for youth related issues.

Tanaya Das

Tanaya is from Begusarai, Bihar. She is pursuing B.A. LL.B from Chanakya National Law University, Patna, Bihar. She is interested in exploring themes such as human rights, social inequity and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Twinkle Singh

Twinkle belongs to Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. She has completed her post-graduation with a Masters in Social Work and is currently working with Sehbhagi Sikkshan Kendra, Lucknow as a Project Associate on Disaster Risk Reduction collaboration with UNICEF.

Manish Mitawa

Manish Mitawa (Saini) lives in Viratnagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. He has completed his Post Graduation in Economics from Rajasthan University and is currently pursuing Masters of Social Work from Open Kota University, Jaipur. From Green Village Development Projects to strengthening women empowerment, working on human rights and establishing dimensions of Low Carbon Technology, he has had the opportunity to work on many social issues. He reached out to 1300 youth with SRHR information and has organised Door to Door Campaigning, Signature Campaigning, FGD, Key Person Interview. He received a block level award by the SDM for his work on bringing awareness in the society.

Vaibhav Gaur

Vaibhav is a fourth year law student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow and has been associated with thee development sector for over 3 years. He has been a ‘Know Your Body Know Your Rights’ Fellow at The YP Foundation where he facilitated sessions on Comprehensive Sexuality Education. He has also been a ‘Jabardast Jagrik’ at Commutiny-The Youth Collective wherein he designed a program on Menstrual Awareness and Sustainability and implemented it in a community for 6 months. He has been a Fellow at YouthKiAwaaz MHM Action Network, Campus Catalyst at Boondh, and Changemaker at ‘It’s Possible Campaign’ of PHIA Foundation. He, at present, is also a Gender Champion at his University and is an upcoming UNLEASH Talent 2022.

Uma Sivvala

Uma is from Hyderabad who has done her MBA (Human Resources) and is currently working in Rubaroo, a Youth Development Organization based in Hyderabad that works with young people and educationists, inspiring leadership for social change since 2013. Uma has been part of few programmes which made her journey more interesting to learn and work with young people. She facilitates sessions on gender, life skills and leadership programmes.

Sourav Saktel

Sourav is from Howrah, West Bengal. He is currently pursuing his Bachelors in Social Work from IGNOU. He is a Founder of a youth development organisation in West Bengal called “Engaging Learning Creating”, which mainly works on engaging youth so they learn to create a better future to live in. He successfully conducted a project government schools where he taught about issues such as Child Sexual Abuse. He has 6 months of experience as an Awareness Manager in Blood Connect and 5 years of teaching experience, along with 6 years of experience volunteering in various organisations such as Samaritan Help Mission, Rashak Foundation, Pravah, Blood Connect. He loves facilitating safe spaces for young people, working with the aim to make a safe and better future to live in.

Sekulu Nyekha

Sekulu Nyekha is a young indigenous feminist from Nagaland. She heads the project Feminist Futures India in partnership with CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality. The project works on addressing issues of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of youths in India, primarily rural and indigenious communities. She is part of 120 under 40 The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders by Bill and Melinda Gates Institute with support from Bayer. She has twice been awarded the Youth Trailblazer Award at International Conference on Family Planning. Sekulu uses storytelling to advance her advocacy work and actively engages with young people to be part of decision making bodies. She also works as a research and communications consultant.

Madeeha Mashhood

Myself Madeeha Mashhood from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh I have done my masters in Early Childhood Development from Jamia Millia Islamia Block Placement in Mobile Creches at Narela and Community visit in Jasola, New Delhi. Currently working as a Child Educator in Moradabad. Hobbies: Reading, exploring new things, travelling, acting and dancing

adolescent champions

We applaud the efforts of adolescents and youth from across the country who continue to drum up their voice and be advocates on the issues that concern them

Ayushi Burman

Saba Rehmani

Shempu Kumari

Phula Kumari

Beauty Kumari

Dimpymoni Dutta

Anisha Sharma

Arif Ali

Anshureema Kumari 

Babita Besra

Babli Tirki

Binita Lohar

Deeparani Bagali

Holikaku

Ishika Kumari

Kavita Kumari

Maala Gorai

Paano

Pooja Kumati

Punam Kumari

Puja Kumari

Rabiya

Rani Kumari

Reena Kumari

Ritu Besara

Rupi Kisku

Sajni Mayandi

Sakina

Sangeeta Dungdung

Shama Pravin

Shamta Kumari

Shempu Kumari

Sujata Jyotishi

Sunita

Vina Kumari

Priyanka

Shika Kumari

Shobha Kumari

Arati Berva

Anjali

Avani

Chena Gujar

Guddi

Juli Kumari

Jyoti

Kamli

Krishna Jadav

Lalita

Mahak

Mausam Jat

Mausam Jat

Muskan

Naraj

Nikita Jadav

Niranta

Nisha Jadav

Nitu Berva

Priyanka

Punrekha

Rekha

Rupkumari

Somiya

Soniya Gujar

Soniya

Suman Gujar

Suman

Sunita Jaat

Upasana

Vinita

Wahida

Binod B. Singh

Arati Kara Mudi

Sheela Mahato

Puja Kumari

Sangeeta Dungdung

Rupi Kisku

Sita Kumari

Urmila Hembrom

Punam Kumari

Pano Maroandi

Shobha Kumari

Bably Tirkey

Essika Kumari

Karuna Ekka

Kavita Kumari

Sujata Jyotishi

Rabiya Khatun

Punam Toppo

Sheela Mahato

Sujata Jyotishi

Priyanka Murmur

Deepa Rani Bagti

Bina Mahato

Babita Mahato

Sujata Jyotishi

Amita Kumari

Sangeeta Dung Dung

Akash Mahto

Juhi Baraik

Pankaj Sahu

Vikas Porte

Lalita Kumbhkar

Arun Das Manikpuri

Sumit Kumar Patanwar

Lokesh Kushwaha

Raj Nayak

Essika Kumari

Balku Oraon

Chanda Kumari

Pushpa Kumari

Puja Kumari

Pintu Lohra

Namrata Sahu

Noor Habib

Saba Rehmani

Rani Kannaujia

Shreya Yadav

Kajal Kannaujia

Vikram Kumar Bairwa

Sunita Sondhiya

Rekha

Om Prakash Meena

Himalika Sharma

Mausam Kumari

Kahkashan Parveen

Radha Kumari

Sonam Bharti

Priyanka Pandey

Jwala Kumari

Puspa Kumari Yadav

Nikita Kumari

Sitara Shabnam

Namita Tudu

Afsana Khatun

Majda Khatun

Kumari Shalini

Ashraph

Poonam

Mousumi Khatun

Renuka Murmu

Salma Khatun

Sabitri Kumari

Manju Hasda

Sahebmuni Murmu

 Alima Khatun

Rumanwa Yasmin

Kakoli Konai

Priyantara Bharti

Priyaswara Bharti

Abhinandan Gopal

Priyanka Kumari

Komal Fale

Sowmya Jayaraman

Aarini Sharma

Rehnuma Parveen

Tanhar

Sohail Sarber

Savita

Sita Kumari

Punam Kumari

Sangeeta Dungdung

Shobha Kumari

Kavita Kumari

Bably Tirkey

Rabiya Khatun

Rupi Kisku

Urmila Hembrom

Essika Kumari

Puja Kumari

Karuna Ekka

Deepti

Nirmita

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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

4

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

3

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

2

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

1

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.

1

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.