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Orissa: Child-related Activities of Key UN Agencies
UNFPA activities: Koraput, Rayagada,
Malkangiri, Nabarangapur
The UNFPA supported Adolescent Programme is part of the UNFPA
Sixth Country Programme of Assistance. It focuses on providing
adolescents with practical information on sexual and reproductive
health. The project’s goal at the national and state level
is to help ensure a healthy and safe development process for adolescents
of both sexes, in and out of school. Key strategies include building
a supportive environment at the policy and community levels; informing
adolescents on health/SRH; building their life skills and promoting
service linkages on a pilot basis.
UNICEF activities: Baleshwar,
Cuttack, Koraput, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda
In Orissa UNICEF is currently implementing the Elementary Education
programme in the six above districts. The Elementary Education
Programme supports the Government’s SSA initiative by making
efforts to: (1) reduce gender disparities; (2) promote access
and quality education for children from disadvantaged groups;
(3) enhance learning achievements by improving the quality of
education; (4) improve and expand educational data and analysis
and (5) deliver and document quality education.
WFP activities: Koraput, Malkangiri,
Nabarangapur
WFP is currently implementing two programmes in the three above
districts. The first one consists of improving the nutritional
status of children and women by supporting the Government’s
Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS). Interventions focus
on increased coverage of children under three and malnourished
expectant, as well as nursing mothers. The pre-school education
component of the ICDS is also strengthened to contribute towards
universal elementary education. The second programme aims at supporting
human development initiatives with special emphasis on girls.
Under this programme a variety of food-based approaches is used
to support children’s enrolment and retention in school.
A mid-morning snack initiative combined with the provision of
appropriate micronutrient-fortified food and school health activities
are expected to improve the learning ability among both girls
and boys.
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