The 10to19 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
each partner’s contributions and work synergistically together to create real and sustainable change.
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
Digital Inclusion Workshop
A closed-door workshop to map India’s digital ecosystem, explore current processes of adopting and implementing digital interventions and discuss ways to bridge the gap that has widened because of the pandemic.
Peer Education Models
A multi-stakeholder panel will share their perspectives on how India can leverage peer education models to enhance learning programs in the country
Closing Event for the Youth Champions
After successfully completing a two-month long campaign to lower stigma & discrimination during Covid-19, Youth Champions and other stakeholders come together to celebrate a journey that garnered a 500,000+ digital footprint
Lost in Lockdown Report Webinar for Funders
Share findings from 111 organizations across key areas impacting adolescents. Experts will address long-term impacts that the pandemic is likely to have on young people, and discuss emerging, at-scale solutions and the importance of gathering data
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.
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.
A 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.
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.
How India can take care of its marginalized adolescents during the covid crisis
The pandemic’s impact on adolescents
Improving menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in India
Towards a post-covid India: How can we prioritize adolescents?
Collaborative action to prevent stigma and discrimination
Adolescents from vulnerable communities write poems to share their thoughts during Covid-19
Our partners are critical to building this national network of community members. Their unwavering support to collaborative action makes it possible for us to envision a transformed future where millions of adolescents live with dignity and equity.
Priyanka Murmu (Samanpur villlage, Jharkhand) is studying in class XII and is a Peer Educator of an adolescent group. She is a budding artist and has created artworks with a social message
Priyanka is a trained Girl Champion. She actively participated in and led the Ab Meri Baari campaign in Saraikela district and presented their charter of demands before the District Administration. She is deeply concerned with the status of girls in her community and has advocated their issues to other village level institutions like VLCPC and SMC. She strongly believes that girls should be provided equal opportunities and has raised demands for access to quality education, health services and livelihood opportunities to improve the quality of their lives. She has also taken a lead role in addressing menstrual hygiene practices, and spreading awareness and sensitizing her community about the negative impact of child marriage and early age of pregnancies.
Reference Example for easy understanding
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
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
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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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
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
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
Objective Review
Objective Review
Document
DEVELOP INTO A RECOMMENDATION
Develop into a recommendation
DEVELOP INTO A RECOMMENDATION
CALIBRATE & SUBSTANTIATE
Obtaining qualitative and/or quantitative data to assess the promise of the shortlisted practices according to the five guiding factors
CALIBRATE & SUBSTANTIATE
Obtaining qualitative and/or quantitative data to assess the promise of the shortlisted practices according to the four guiding factors
List & Shortlist
List & Shortlist
To identify gaps/needs/opportunities and to shortlist program practices that are impactful, sustainable, scalable, innovative and/or unique.
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.
