Work with youth in 6 slums began in 2016. These slums are situated at Sector-6, Shitalpara, Madhusudhanpalli, Malgodam, Sector 2 and Gopabandhupalli. The objective of the project is to motivate, help and empower the youth to deal with the problems they face and become productive citizens. The project deals with some of the major problems the youth face like high dropout rates from schools, lack of decent jobs, addiction to alcohol and intoxicants, inferiority complex and coping mechanism through the formation of peer groups and parents inability to guide their children. The project is preventive rather than curative. The curative objective of healing those who are addicted to alcohol, drugs, violence, gangsterism etc. are often ineffective, time consuming and is of limited scope.

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The project has a project co-ordinator, 15 animators who work part time to help in the animation and organization of SHGs among the youth, three member training team who trains youth leaders through Youth Parliament conducted at 4 places in a month, tuition teachers for school going children, teachers for tailoring, Beautician course and Computer Course are recognized by NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation).

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There are approximately 1800 youth living in the project area. We have been able to involve close to half of them in YUVA programme.

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