Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG)--(SABLA)
The SABLA
scheme aims at
empowering
Adolescent Girls of
11-18 years by
improving their
nutritional and
health status,
upgradation of home
skills, lifeskills
and vocational
skills. The girls
will be equipped
with information on
health and family
welfare,hygiene and
guidance on existing
public services.
SABLA
would be implemented
using the platform
of ICDS Scheme
through Anganwadi
Centers (AWCs).
The objectives of
the Scheme are to:-
i.
Enable the AGs for
self-development and
empowerment
Target Group:
The Scheme would
cover adolescent
girls in the age
group of 11-18 years
under all ICDS
projects. the target
group would be
subdivided into two
categories, viz.
11-15 & 15-18 years
and interventions
planned accordingly.
The Scheme focuses
on all out-of-school
adolescent girls who
would
Services:
An integrated
package of services
is to be provided to
AGs that would be as
follows:
i. Nutrition
provision
ii. Improve
their nutrition and
health status.
iii. Promote
awareness about
health, hygiene,
nutrition,
Adolescent
Reproductive and
Sexual Health (ARSH)
and family and child
care.
iv. Upgrade their
home-based skills,
life skills and tie
up with National
Skill Development
Program (NSDP) for
vocational skills
v. Mainstream out of
school AGs into
formal/non formal
education
vi. Provide
information/guidance
about existing
public services such
as PHC, CHC, Post
Office, Bank, Police
Station, etc.
assemble at the
Anganwadi Centre.
The others, i.e.,
the school going
girls would meet at
the AWC at least
twice a month and
more frequently
during
vacations/holidays,
where they will
receive life skill
education, nutrition
& health education,
awareness about
other socio-legal
issues etc. This
will give an
opportunity for
mixed group
interaction between
in-school and
out-of-school girls,
motivating the
latter to join
school.
ii. Iron and Folic
Acid (IFA)
supplementation
iii. Health check-up
and Referral
services
iv. Nutrition &
Health Education (NHE)
v.
Counseling/Guidance
on family welfare,
ARSH, child care
practices and home
management
vi. Life Skill
Education and
accessing public
services
vii. Vocational
training for girls
aged 16 and above
under National Skill
Development Program
(NSDP).