Adolescent development and participation
Empowering adolescent girls and boys in India, India has the largest adolescent population in the world, 253 million, and every fifth person is between 10 to 19 years. India stands to benefit socially, politically and economically if this large number of adolescents are safe, healthy, educated and equipped with information and life skills to support the country’s continued development. Both…, Resources, The solution, UNICEF in collaboration with the Government of India, also seeks to build India’s 253 million adolescents as active participants, rather than passive beneficiaries, in the process of their empowerment. They are the leaders of today, not tomorrow. The aim is to develop their skills and bring their voices more prominently in the public domain so…