Workshop on Life Skill Education -KIMS

Updated on: Friday, August 28, 2009

Bhubaneswar: A workshop on 'Life Skill Education (LSE)' was organised at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Tuesday. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. B. C. Das, Principal, KIMS in presence of Dr. S. C. Dash, director, KIMS, Dr. Venkatesh Srinivasan, asst. representatives of UNFPA, Dr. P. K. Routray, CEO, KISS, Prof. P. K. Bhattacharya, director, vocational education and training, KISS & KIIT, Hemant Dwivedi, SPC UNFPA, Orissa, Geeta Narayan, PO, UNFPA CO and Dr. Sonali Kar, KIMS.

Deliberating the issue of LSE Dr. S. C. Dash said that the workshop would develop a common understanding among participants about contents of LSE and reach out to young people through participatory processes. Dr. Srinivasan and Geeta Narayan spoke on the need and the modalities of LSE. Dr. Routaray emphasised on the preparedness of KISS to take up this project and Dr. Dwivedi outlined few appropriate strategies of furthering LSE at KISS.

Among others, principal coordinator of National Population Stabilization Fund, Dr. P. C. Samantaray from Delhi and director of Health and FW, Dr. D. Muduli, participated in the deliberations.

The workshop was organised to focus on the challenges faced by young people today as it has changed significantly from those affecting generations earlier. Some problems did not exist before, and others have intensified or become more complex - for example, HIV/AIDS and other sexual diseases, drug use, sexual and other forms of exploitation, and discrimination in its many forms. These are problems that are highly complex and with no easy solutions. Life Skill Education is expected to help to contribute in reducing the harm associated with these issues, and to maintain and promote healthy lifestyles.

Workshop on Life Skill Education -KIMS

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