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Young boy in checked shirt, sitting at computer, looks up into the camera

May 23, 2019

Employability training: The skills we should be focusing on

We have more problems than solutions when it comes to skilling India’s youth. What young people need is a set of core skills that are transferrable across roles.

by Pranav Kumar Choudhary | 3 min read

A group of young boys in a child care institution in India

May 01, 2019

Childcare institutions: The need for a new approach

Despite the fact that there are more than 3,70,000 children living in 9,500 institutions across the country, childcare institutions are often treated as a 'last-resort'. Here's how and why this needs to change.

by Vipul Jain | 5 min read

Masculine norms

March 07, 2018

We need to talk about men

While men have more privileges than women, evidence shows that the costs of masculine norms may be steep not only on girls and women, but also on young boys and men.

by Ravi Verma, Sapna Kedia | 4 min read

children working on a construction site

January 24, 2018

Youth employability: Looking beyond job placements

Today, we look at skill development from the lens of what industry wants, rather than what society needs. Are we doing our youth a disservice by taking such a short-term and limited view?

by Priya Agrawal | 4 min read

Two young men standing against a wall in India

December 14, 2017

Want empowered women? Start thinking about how to help young men

We need to turn to the 200 million young men of India with as much urgency and focus as we spend on the millions of young women in the country.

by Rohini Nilekani | 4 min read

young boys working together

December 12, 2017

Addressing masculinity in India

It is critical to involve men in the discussion if we want to tackle deep-rooted gender inequalities in the country.

by Renuka Motihar | 3 min read

A child standing with a cycle

October 11, 2017

An evidence-based guide to empowering adolescents

Here’s the most comprehensive India-centric guide on understanding what the evidence tells us about working with adolescents—the approaches that have worked and are ready for scale-up, those that look promising, and where there are gaps.

by Shireen Jejeebhoy | 5 min read

Adolescent Girls playing

September 06, 2017

Taking the long-term view on adolescent health and well-being

Why investing in adolescents is important, and what donors may observe and expect from such investments, both over the short and long-term.

by Shireen Jejeebhoy | 3 min read

comic insisting on vocational training for youth

July 13, 2017

How the social sector is failing India's youth

Despite the growing focus on youth and their development, are we really including their voices and politics in how their future is being shaped? Manak Matiyani shows us what the world looks like from that side of the table.

by Manak Matiyani | 3 min read

Asansol station

July 12, 2017

Mujhe sarkari naukri hi chahiye!

With much sought-after government jobs getting scarcer by the day, it is time to offer the private sector as an attractive employment option for India’s youth.

by Christopher Turillo | 4 min read

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