ARUNRAJ. (Assistant Professor, North East Regional Institute of Education, Shillong, Meghlaya, NCERT)

1. ARUNRAJ.
(Assistant Professor, North East Regional Institute of
Education, Shillong, Meghlaya, NCERT)

3. How India and the world going to be by 2020?
2010 – Present age 12 years to 25 years
Age by 2020 22 years 35 years
Median age by 2020 29 years
By 2020, Youth of India will represent 25% of world’s workforce.
At present, 55% of Indian population is below 25 years.
In 2020, the median age will be 29 years.

4. The power of youth…
“Youth are often the first to stand
against injustice…Young people are
a force for transformation.”

5. • Young people as agents of positive
change in society.
• They can call for institutions to
national or global concerns.
• They can provide the energy, creative
ideas and determination to drive
reform.
• They can increasingly develop their
own solutions to global challenges.

6. 6
Youth Development is...
the process of moving from
adolescence to adulthood.
Positive youth development builds
a young person’s cognitive, social,
moral, emotional, physical and
vocational competencies.

7. Common Social Problems
Youth Face
Materialism

8. DRUG ADDICTION
• 29% young men and 2% of young
women reported consumption of
tobacco products (smoking, chewing)
• 14% of young men and 1% of young
women reported that they had
consumed alcohol
• One-third of young men who
consumed alcohol reported being
drunk sometimes or often
• Drug use <0.5%

9. Risk factors for becoming an
alcoholic?
Age – teens that start drinking before 15
are more likely to become alcoholics than
those who wait to 21
Social Environment – peer pressure,
advertising
Genetics – 25% of males with an alcoholic
parent become alcoholics. Teens with
nonalcoholic parents have a 7-9% chance
of becoming alcoholics
Risk Taking Personality – impulsive,
novelty, enjoy taking risks

10. List some of the ways a family
can be affected by alcoholism:
 Unpredictable
behavior
 Financial problems
 Violence/abuse
 Neglect & Isolation

11. Premature Sex
•One in 7 adolescent boys/young men
and 4% of adolescent girls/young
women had pre-marital sex
•Among the sexually experienced,
early initiation, multiple partner
relation

12. Teenage Pregnancy
• 29% of married young women initiated childbearing before age 18
• 9% of young women who reported engaging in pre-marital sex experienced a pre-marital
pregnancy
• Births too closely spaced: 13% (married) already had 3 or more children
• Deaths due to maternal disorders (excluding abortion) account for 6% of all deaths to 15-
19 year old girls
• DALYs lost due to maternal disorders (excluding abortion) account for 5% of all DALYs lost
to 15-19 year old girls
• Adolescents and young women aged 15-24 account for 46% of maternal deaths, while
they account for 28% of non-maternal deaths
• Large proportions of married abortion seekers are young (15-24): over half in one study

13. UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND
OBESITY

14. Organic food a need of the
hour…..
Organic food is a product of a farming system
that uses natural and regenerative processes:
 crop rotation;
 animal and plant manuring;
 mechanical weeding;
 biological pest control.
It refrains from the use of any toxic chemicals.
Organic animal feed and welfare standards are
important.

15. In organic farming:
NO:
• artificial fertilizers
• synthetic pesticides
• growth regulators
• artificial feed additives
• antibiotics are not preventively used on animals

16. Why organic?
The mission of agriculture is not only to produce
enough food, but also to take account the
effects to the:
• environment;
• human health;
• animal welfare;
• social and regional development.

17. Why eat organic foods?
• Protect future generations
• Protect your own health
• Save energy
• Prevent soil erosion
• Protect our water supply
• Protect farm workers
• Eat nutritious and delicious foods
• Support a true economy

18. THE ‘FUTURE’

19. A Few More Reasons for Depression
•Fear of failure
•social rejection
•bodily sickness
•bullying or abuse
•childhood memories
•thoughts of a better life
•separation with family
•worries about the future

20. ……
low self opinion because of body, accent,
clothing

21. TIME MANAGEMENT
Plan and schedule your work
Differentiate important-urgent-

22. CLASHES WITH RELIGION

23. Break up……

24. Education Disparity. ...
WHAT?
HOW?
WHY?

29. EDUCATION
Spiritual Enlightenment Cultural Values
Respecting Nature
Career Requirements
Life Skills & Mission
Nation’s Requirements
Gaps in the Education System

30. Youth Empowerment
Empowerment is defined as a “social action
process that promotes participation of
people, organizations and communities in
gaining control over their lives in their
community and larger society.”
•Improved self-concept.
•Identification with members of a community.
•Participating in, organizing for, and carrying out environmental
change.
•Critical analysis of the world.

31. Common problems of
the Nation
 Poverty
 Illiteracy
 Corruption
 Unemployment
 Disunity
What are the problems affecting
development of our Country?
Common problems of
individuals
Laziness
 Postponement
 Greed
Attractions
 Lust
Jealousy
Anger

32. Movement to Curb Corruption
I will be Truthful, Honest and Righteous
I will not take BRIBE, Will not give bribe.
I will fight corruption to achieve Corruption free INDIA
Corruption

33. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
•Verbal
•Nonverbal
•Physical

34. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
(SEC 2(N) OF THE ACT)
Sexual Harassment includes any one or more of the following
unwelcome acts or behavior (whether directly or by implication)
namely :
• physical contact and advances; or
• a demand or request for sexual favour; or
• sexually colored remarks; or
• showing pornography; or
• other offensive or derogatory pictures, cartoons; or
• any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct
of sexual nature.

35. ABUSE OF AUTHORITY OR POWER

36. Appropriate Dress
• Know the appropriate
dress for your work
environment

37. UNEMPLOYEMENT
the number of people who do not have
a job which provides money

38. ENTREPRENEUR
someone who starts their own
business, especially when this
involves seeing a new
opportunity

39. Gender equality a need of the hour
• 52% (men, women) believe that women cannot
be as successful in a career as man;
• Only 37% of men think that men and women
should make decisions together;
• Only 11% think that men and women should
contribute equally to the family budget;
• 57% believe that men have better chances of
being employed in high ranking positions

40. Youth-Adult partnership…..
Integrates youth’s realistic perspectives
and skills with professional adults’
experience and wisdom

41. In search of Leaders
• Strong minded
• Honest
• Likes to explore new things
• Likes to try new things
• Responsible

42. Holistic Development of youth
• Life Skills – Vision & Mission
• Physical Development
• Mental Development
• Career Development
• Social Development
• Spiritual Development
• National Development
• Human Values

43. Vision: Lead Youth to Lead India to Lead the World by 2020
Human
SPIRITUAL
SOCIAL
CAREER
MENTAL
PHYSICAL
KNOWLEDGE
ATTITUDES SKILLS
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

45. South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts in the men's 400-meter semifinal
With his technologically enhanced prosthetic legs, 25-year-old
Pistorius nearly ran head-to-head with the fastest runners in the world

46. Malala Yousafzai, born in 1997, is a Pakistani activist
for female education and the youngest winner of
Nobel Peace Prize in history. She is known for
human rights advocacy for education and for women
in northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had
at times banned girls from attending school. She
was shot for her activism by a gunman, but survived
the assassination attempt. Yousafzai's advocacy has
since grown into an international movement.

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