According to Planning Commission of India, 22.8% of India’s population is adolescents (10 - 19 years old)
Major challenges faced by adolescents in rural and semi-urban areas
- High ratio of school dropout
- Juvenile delinquency
- Unemployment
- Ineffective ecosystem to promote entrepreneurship
- Absence of life skill teachings
- Apathy for higher education
To provide solution to above issues LEAAD - Ek Pahel Program was designed for students of standard 7th to 12th.
It is delivered using experiential methodology by certified facilitators in 8th to 11th standards in Gujarati/Hindi/English. It enables beneficiary students to discover - develop - demonstrate their leadership capabilities.