It Is Natural To Get Attracted To The Same Gender, Says Ministry of Healthcare

The ‘Saathiya’ Resource Kit and ‘Saathiya Salah’ mobile app were launched by the Health Secretary C K Mishra on Monday. They are a part of the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) which introduces peer educators called “Saathiya”.  It promotes adolescent health services and imparts appropriate knowledge on major adolescent health issues. This program will provide necessary support to adolescent groups in the domain of sex and productive education.

Source: hindustantimes.com

The Health minister emphasised that adolescents are critical assets for the country. The resource kit keeps this as an important aspect. The Resource kit includes an activity book, a game, a question-answer booklet, and a Peer education diary.

The Health Ministry partnering with United Nations Population Fund and Population Foundation of India have prepared this resource material. At present, they will be training over 1.6 lakh peer educators who will educate adolescents at the root level. The program aims to bring about a change toward the sexual well-being of the adolescents and gender-based discrimination in the rural setup.

With this initiative, we hope several stereotypes will be broken and the country will become happier and healthier. If you need to help to cope with your emotions, you can Talk to the Experts at YourDOST.