Innovation

KISS in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNPA) has initiated the project ‘Samarthya’, the Life Skills Education for the adolescents with disabilities studying in special schools of Odisha for promoting health and well-being since August 2020. The project is being implemented in close collaboration with the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability, Government of Odisha. As a pilot initiative UNFPA is introducing life skill irrigation in special schools for adolescents with a disability in Odisha. The significant rationale of the project is to reach out to adolescents with disabilities as well as their caregivers with appropriate information related to health, sexual reproductive well-being, safety and rights to enable them to lead a productive life free from all forms of violence and abuse.