Adolescent Girls Club

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The Adolescent Girls Club, launched under Mission Shakti in Nagaland, is an initiative aimed at empowering girls aged 10–19. The first club was established on October 2024, at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School in Wokha, with 50 adolescent girls as its founding members. This program is being expanded across both government and private schools in the state, focusing on education, health awareness, leadership development, and social well-being.

The club's objectives include enhancing decision-making abilities through skill-building and mentorship, providing academic support and life skills training, and promoting health awareness on topics such as reproductive health, nutrition, mental well-being, and substance abuse prevention. Regular activities include workshops, health camps, and community service projects. A special Adolescent Girls Toolkit is being developed to serve as a comprehensive guide on various issues affecting adolescents, including menstrual health hygiene, mental health, teenage pregnancy, child abuse prevention, and available helplines.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

India

Location(s)

South Asia

India

Activity URL

https://scoonews.com/news/nagaland-schools-launch-adolescent-girls-club-to-empower-young-girls-under-mission-shakti/

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 - 2026

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other
  • Other
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Social and emotional learning
Skills
  • Other academic performance-related

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Early/child marriage
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Sexual harassment & coercion

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

Age

10 - 19

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • None

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Life skills education
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building
Menstrual hygiene management
  • Educating girls about menstruation
School-related gender-based violence
  • Safe channels/mechanisms for reporting violence
Social/gender norms change
  • Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Improved mental health
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent