Sambhavana Learning Centre
A safe, youth-friendly resource centre for adolescent girls and young women
Every year, 1.5 million girls in India are married before the age of 18, cutting short their education and limiting their chances for meaningful work and independence. Promoting secondary education for girls can transform their lives and create a ripple effect of progress for their families and communities.
Sambhavana Learning Centres (SLC) by YouthInvest are community learning platforms for high school dropout adolescent girls and young married women over 15 years of age to give them a “second chance” to
- complete secondary education,
- gain critical information on health & nutrition and holistic life skills,
- learn digital literacy & IT, and job-readiness skills.
SLCs operate within local schools and community spaces in partnership with community members and government departments. YouthInvest currently manages seven SLCs—five in Jharkhand and two in West Bengal—each serving 25–30 girls. These centres are supported by the Anushan Foundation, Shiksha Foundation, Tata Steel Foundation, and individual donors.
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SLC Curricula
SLCs follow a holistic curricula consisting of (a) academic, (b) life skills & job-readiness, and (c) co-curricular activities.
ACADEMIC
- Foundation Course (Foundational level language and literacy)
- Bridge Course (Elementary level subject competency)
- Secondary Course (National/ State Open School Board curricula)
LIFE SKILLS & JOB-READINESS
- Social-emotional skills
- Health & nutrition awareness
- Understanding of gender and rights
- Digital literacy & IT skills
- Spoken English and personality development
CO-CURRICULAR
- Music, dance, theatre
- Yoga & sports
- Art & Crafts
Testiminal of Sonia Kumari, student of SLC Jharkhand
Impact
- To date, 744 girls have enrolled to resume secondary studies
- 398 girls have taken the Secondary Board Examination
- 75% (301) successfully passed the Secondary Board Exam.
- 104 of them are currently pursuing higher education.
- 79 girls have been mainstreamed in secondary schools.
- 267 girls are currently studying for the Secondary Exam.
- More than 600 child marriages have been averted.
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