Home page > About Doosra Dashak

About Doosra Dashak

Doosra Dashak literally means the second decade. This programme is about the education and development of persons in the age group 11-20 years, mostly adolescents, and to make them lever for larger social and economic development. This project is being implemented by the Foundation for Education and Development in the rural areas of Rajasthan since May 2001.

This section's articles

Objectives of Doosra Dashak (Vision Mission & Objectives)

Monday 13 March 2006 by Doosra Dashak

Within this overall framework of values and vision the overall objective of the project is to improve the quality of life of adolescents and young adults through provision of appropriate learning opportunities and thereby creating a dynamic force for social change and economic development. In (...)

continue

A Concept Note (Vision Mission & Objectives)

Friday 24 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

Doosra Dashak (DD) means the second decade. this programme is about persons in the age-group 11 to 20, i.e. persons in their second decade. Programme for Adolescents If the goal of UPE remains elusive, the quality of elementary education does not improve and the socio-economic forces (...)

continue

General Objectives for 11-20 Adolescents (Vision Mission & Objectives)

Wednesday 22 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

To meet the basic learning needs and to relate learning to life, work and environment. To equip them for adolescence and family life through improvement in their understanding of health/reproductive health. To create awareness about the underlying causes of socio- economic and gender (...)

continue

Operational methods and action (Principal Strategies)

Saturday 18 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

Formation of women’s groups: An attempt has been made to revive women’s groups set up under Lok Jumbish. Where they did not exist, DD field workers have worked towards their formation. Creating women’s organisations has been an important part of the operational strategy and over a period of time (...)

continue

Gender & Sexuality Education (Vision Mission & Objectives)

Saturday 18 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

Indispensability of gender in development: In our country no programme, which has its focus on human development, can achieve success without bringing about a change in the perception of the community regarding the place of women in society. Gender as an all pervasive concern: Concern for (...)

continue

Health Education (Vision Mission & Objectives)

Saturday 18 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

An intrinsic part of adolescent development: This approach recognises that physical development brings with it several health related issues which must be addressed as a part of the growing up of adolescent persons. An integrated perspective: Health is viewed in a broad perspective to include (...)

continue

Integrated Development Knowledge (Principal Strategies)

Saturday 18 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

Integrated approach to education: Integration is viewed as a process of linking learning with the experience of the learners and their social and ecological environment. As a consequence, an articulation between various areas of study such as language, mathematics, health, study of society (...)

continue

Sources and origins (Background and Evolution)

Friday 17 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

A very large number of educational and related programmeshave had a bearing on Doosra Dshak. Anil Bordia eas closely involved with management of education since 1964, and his association with thise programmes had an indirect influence on DD. In essence DD was a crystallization of several earlier programmes but it went far beyond the past experiences. Some of the programmes with which Anil Bordia was closely associated and which influenced the planning of Doosra Dashak are mentioned below.

continue

Vision and Mission (Vision Mission & Objectives)

2006 by Doosra Dashak

The vision Moving towards construction of a new social order based on the values of equity and justice through community participation, providing second chance of education to unschooled adolescents and preparation of a cadre of committed adolescents and young persons equipped with relevant (...)

continue

7 essential principles (Principal Strategies)

Saturday 18 February 2006 by Doosra Dashak

This is considered as an essential part of all social development work. Work with the community: It is, perhaps, true of all social and human development projects, particularly those which give importance to gender equity, that work with the community has to be the indispensable strategy not (...)

continue