What is Life Skills?What is Life Skills?

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Life Skills is …Life Skills is …

A program to empower young A program to empower young people to make informed and people to make informed and healthy decisions in the face of healthy decisions in the face of often confusing and conflicting often confusing and conflicting information and lifestyles.information and lifestyles.

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Sub-divided into age appropriate Sub-divided into age appropriate sets of materials:sets of materials:

Package 1Package 1 for grade 6 and 7 students for grade 6 and 7 students 11-12 years11-12 years

Package 2Package 2 for grade 8 and 9 studentsfor grade 8 and 9 students 13-14 years13-14 years

Package 3Package 3 for school leavers/ drop-outsfor school leavers/ drop-outs 16-19 years16-19 years

Package 4Package 4 for youthfor youth

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Description of the packagesDescription of the packages

composed of 4 packages composed of 4 packages developed in a modular developed in a modular

format.format. most areas and content are most areas and content are

based on life skills, based on life skills, it is also incorporated with it is also incorporated with

reproductive health informationreproductive health information55

Currently Maldives is experiencing a Currently Maldives is experiencing a period of rapid socio-economic and period of rapid socio-economic and

cultural change. cultural change. Factors such as: Factors such as:

growing drug usegrowing drug use limited employment opportunities limited employment opportunities Urbanisation Urbanisation high divorce rates high divorce rates strains of the family unit strains of the family unit exposure to consumerismexposure to consumerism the erosion of traditional culture contribute to the erosion of traditional culture contribute to

daily stressors experienced by the young people daily stressors experienced by the young people of Maldivesof Maldives

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Perceptions in …….Perceptions in …….

The religious beliefsThe religious beliefs The cultural barriersThe cultural barriers Its taboo to talk on the topicIts taboo to talk on the topic The level of understandingThe level of understanding

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The Challenges ………The Challenges ………

Taking sessions on Taking sessions on

HIV/ AIDSHIV/ AIDS Self AwarenessSelf Awareness STD / STISTD / STI Conception & PregnancyConception & Pregnancy RelationshipRelationship

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Why do we have to take these Why do we have to take these challenging sessionchallenging session

Create awarenessCreate awareness Increase adolescents Reproduction HealthIncrease adolescents Reproduction Health Make informed and healthy wise decision Make informed and healthy wise decision

on there own.on there own. Act positively to sexual peer pressure.Act positively to sexual peer pressure. Keep informed about risky behavioursKeep informed about risky behaviours

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Before taking these sessionsBefore taking these sessions

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communication

Assertiveness

stress

Conflict resolution

genderdecision making

LSE facilitators needs to LSE facilitators needs to equipped with…….equipped with…….

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Life skills education has been Life skills education has been effective in the following areas effective in the following areas

Lessening violent behaviourLessening violent behaviour Increase in social behaviour Increase in social behaviour

Decrease in destructive behaviours Decrease in destructive behaviours increased ability to planincreased ability to plan

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THANK YOUTHANK YOU

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