UNICEF-Pakistan first introduced the Adolescent Kit in 2016 as a resource to strengthen adolescents’ development of competencies for identity and self-esteem, empathy and respect, communication and expression, coping with stress and managing emotions - key areas for adolescents’ skill development that had been identified as priorities through a national study. UNICEF-Pakistan has since used the Adolescent Kit extensively throughout the country to catalyze and support community-based programmes for adolescents’ skill development through approaches that include peer-to-peer training and other strategies. As part of their life-skills training, adolescent groups in these programmes develop ‘social action plans’ to support their peers and communities. Their action plans have included activities such as sports, poetry, singing and drawing, and environmental initiatives.
Through programmes using the Adolescent Kit, the larger community has been encouraged to participate and support adolescents’ learning and action. Adult community members, including teachers and social welfare staff and key community influencers also engaged in training, social mobilization, dialogue and other actions to support adolescents rights and their active engagement in carrying out their social action plans.
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