Life Skills and Career Guidance to Students in AP Government High Schools

Secondary education is that juncture in a child's academic career where they have to have to perform competitively as well as make some important career decisions. However, many times they lack the necessary guidance or support to make such decisions. Since the students have to prepare for global challenges of the 21st century, they need some specific life skills and career guidance support to reach their true potential and lead a good life.

The purpose of this life skills and career guidance program is to help each student develop as an individual in his/her own right to make choices and set goals on the basis of his/her strengths by attending to the special needs and requirements of students belonging to different social, economic and cultural backgrounds, thereby leading to their effective transition from school to workforce and higher education.

Nirmaan will be implementing this project for the holistic development of all the 9th and 10th students studying in all Government High Schools in 5 districts of Andhra Pradesh - Krishna, Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur and Vizianagaram, during the academic year 2018-19 i.e. approx. 2.74+ lakh students. For implementing this program at such a scale, Nirmaan would require Rs.160 per child. We have received the support of Rs. 80 from the government. To enhance the effectiveness of the implementation, we are raising funds to bridge this gap.

Nirmaan is the knowledge partner to the government of Andhra Pradesh to provide life skills and career guidance programs to about 750,000+ students and one of the implementing organizations for this project.

Nirmaan is implementing the program on-ground in 5 districts - Krishna, Vijayanagaram, Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa, serving about 274,000+ students across 1949 Government High Schools.

The first phase of the project ends on 31st March 2019.