Dear Manjuji,

It was nice talking to you after a long time. I have few quick comments on the work plan and methodology ( We call it Inception report) which are as follows: 1. 2. Always start with the background information Your own understanding of the issue comes next

3. Methodology is number 3, in this case you do not have to identify the girls. WCD will select these girls but you need to coordinate with WCD staff at local level. The proposed meeting is for that purpose only. We will introduce you to the WCD nodal person and then you can take it up from there. 4. Timelines can come next- please dont take it for three months. Try to complete the work by August end or early September. 5. 6. Deliverables in the form of report and recommendations can also be mentioned in the end. Meeta understands the format for Inception Report. Please ask her to work on it a bit.

Please revise the Inception report accordingly and send it to Swati officially. Also, please let her know the date and time for meeting WCD so that she can fix an appointment with them. Regards kanta

Kanta Singh Programme Analyst (Governance) United Nations Development Programme 55, Lodhi Estate New Delhi - 110 003, India 91-11-24628877 Voice 91-11-24627612 Fax 9811301315 kanta.singh@undp.org www.in.undp.org

From: sharad Joshi [mailto:cecoedecon@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:45 AM To: Kanta Singh Subject: Submission of Timeline, Action Plan and Methodology.

Dear Kanta Ji,

Please find attached herewith the timeline, action plan and methodology of Paralegal Training of SABLA Girls in the states of Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh.

Thanks & regards

Manju

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Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls - SABLA 1.25 With the objective to improve the nutritional and health status of adolescent girls in the 11-18 years age group and empower them by providing life skill education, health and nutrition educationetc., Government of India has introduced the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls - SABLA in November, 2010. The Scheme was launched by Honble Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram in the presence of Honble Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath at a function in Vigyan Bhawan on 19th November, 2010. 1.26 The focus of the Scheme is primarily on out of school girls. An integrated package of services of Nutrition Component and Non Nutrition Component would be provided to adolescent girls. Nutrition Component is meant to be provided to out of school girls in the age-group of 11 - 14 years and to all girls in the age-group 14 - 18 years. For school going adolescent girls of 11-18 years, the non-nutrition component (except vocational training) is proposed to be provided twice a month in school days and four times a month during the vacations. Emphasis on convergence of various schemes/ programmes viz. Health, Education, Youth Affairs, Labour, PRIs etc. is envisaged so as to achieve the desired impact. 1.27 The Scheme will be piloted initially in 200 districts across the country. Anganwadi Centre will be the focal point for delivery of services. In the current financial year, ` 328 crores have been released for SABLA up to 28th February, 2011. Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) - SABLA 2.16 Adolescent girls (11-18 years) in India constitute nearly 17% of the countrys population and are a core resource for national growth. Investment in their health and development translates to investment in the greater well-being of the country.

2.17 According to NFHS-3, the percentage of anaemia among adolescent girls (15 to 19 years) is 55.8%. A large proportion of girls (47%) get married before the age of 18 years which exposes them to risk of early pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, early child birth, etc. Even though the number of girls marrying before the legal minimum age at marriage of 18 years is on the decline, the number is still sizable. 2.18 There is need for influencing health-seeking behavior of adolescent girls and addressing adolescent-specific issues with specific strategies and interventions. For achieving this objective, Government of India has recently introduced the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls - SABLA. The Scheme is to be piloted initially in 200 districts across the country. List of these districts is at Annex- V. In the remaining districts, Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY), where operational, would continue as before. Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) would cease to operate as all the districts of NPAG have been incorporated in SABLA. 2.19 The Scheme was launched by Honble Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram in the presence of Honble Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath in a function in Vigyan Bhawan on 19th November, 2010. More than 1200 participants attended the function, including senior officers from States/UTs, Anganwadi Workers and ICDS functionaries, Senior Representatives of UNICEF, WFP, CARE, WHO, World Bank, UNIFEM and Eminent Academicians and Research Institutions. 2.20 SABLA is to be implemented through the State Governments/UTs with 100 per cent financial assistance from the Central Government for all inputs other than nutrition provision for which 50 % Central assistance to States would be provided. Anganwadi Centre will be the focal point for the delivery of the services. Emphasis on convergence of various schemes/ programmes

viz. Health, Education, Youth Affairs, Labour, PRIs etc. is envisaged so as to achieve the desired impact. 2.21 The Scheme aims at improving the health and nutrition status besides equipping the girls on family welfare, health hygiene, etc. and information and guidance on existing public services. The focus of the Scheme is on out of school girls. An integrated package of services of Nutrition Component and Non Nutrition Component would be provided to adolescent girls as under: 2.22 Five one day Regional Workshops were organized between October - December 2010 to orient/sensitize functionaries of ICDS and line Ministries about the Scheme and its implementation mechanism. The Scheme was also discussed with Secretaries of States / UTs in a National Meeting on 27th October, 2010 and with State Ministers on 28th January, 2011. Implementation Guidelines for SABLA have been circulated to States/UTs and posted on the website of the Ministry. Baseline surveys to identify the beneficiaries have been carried out by the States / UTs. Funds of ` 328 crores have been released for SABLA upto 28th February, 2011. i) Nutrition Component: 11-14 years AGs : Out of school girls 14-18 years AGs : All girls ii) Non Nutrition Component For Out of school AGs : a) 11-18 years - Nutrition provision, - IFA supplementation, - Health check-up and Referral services, - Nutrition & Health Education (NHE), - Counseling/Guidance on family welfare, ARSH, child care practices, - Life Skill Education and accessing public services b) 16-18Years - Vocational training under National Skill Development Program (NSDP) For school going AGs of 11-18 years, the non-nutrition component (except vocational training) is to be provided twice a month in school days and four times a month in vacations. NIPCCD is also the nodal agency to

undertake all training and capacity building measures under the recently launched schemes of Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (SABLA) and Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY). The regular training of ICDS and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) functionaries on New WHO Child Growth Standards has been initiated.