STEAD (Supporting Tribal Adolescent girls towards Empowerment, Amity and Development)in Baksa, District, Assam

Project orientation
Project orientation
Awareness session in progress
Awareness session in progress
Mrs. Torali Burman, Filed Animator, STEAD project sharing on the STEAD Project during a village level meeting organised for the adolescent girls
Staff meeting
Monthly meeting of the AGC in progress
Adolescent Girls club
Village level Training on Adolescent reproductive and sexual health, nutrition & general health
Monitoring visit
Celebration of the World Environment Day by the AGCs
Celebration of the Girl Child Day by the AGCs.
Capacity building training for the staff
Training on Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health, Nutrition and General Health for the AGC members
Village level training on Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health, Nutrition and General Health for the AGC members
Monthly meeting of the AGC members in progress
Awareness meeting
Celebration of the Girl Child Day by the AGC members
Adolescent Girls Group formation in the villages
Capacity building training for the project staff in progress
Project orientation
Training on developing nutritional kitchen garden for the AGC members
Training on developing nutritional kitchen garden for the AGC members
Environment Day celebration by the AGC members.
Some AGC members plant trees as part of the Environment Day celebration in the villages
Family visit of the AGC members and interaction with the parents of the Adolescent Girls by the Coordinator and Field Animator

STEAD (Supporting Tribal adolescent girls towards Empowerment, Amity and Development) Project is supported by Manos Undias Spain for a 3 years period and implemented in 20 rural tribal villages under Tamulpur Block, Baksa District of Assam. Aim -Empowerment and development of rural tribal adolescent girls in 20 villages in Baksa District, Assam The STEAD project focuses on the integrated development of 350 tribal adolescent girls belonging to BPL (Below Poverty Line)families in 20 rural villages under Tamulpur Block, Baksa District, Assam through awareness creation on their basic rights and reproductive and sexual health, life skill education programmes, formation of Adolescent Girls Clubs, initiating Savings Bank Accounts and Income Generation Activities. It is expected that the project will enhance their capacity to be productive members of the society as well as stand in good stead in their future lives. The project intends to equip the girls to face life with dignity and self esteem irrespective of external factors and help them to become change makers in their patrimonial & matrimonial homes, communities for wider and long term impact.