Synopsis: Empowering Girl Students to Make Informed Career Choices 1. Ideation Objective: Guide and prepare classes 11th and 12th girl students on well-informed career choice in consonance with imparting career awareness and skill development activities Providing guidance support to lead these aspirants on correct pathways. Problems Encountered • Uninformed about employment, especially in poverty-stricken places. • Gender stereotype and societal pressure restraining career choices. • Relatively few new career opportunities or advancing technology. Concept: Solution The integrated program will be realized through a series of awareness campaigns, interactive workshops, skill-developing modules, and mentorship opportunities tailored for adolescent girls. 2. Approach Steps to Address the Problem: 1. Baseline Survey: Assess career aspirations, barriers, and awareness levels among students. 2. Career Awareness Campaigns: School-level seminars on diverse careers with real-life success stories of working women professionals and that gender stereotypes are a taboo should be conducted. 3. Skill Development Workshops: Soft skills-communication, time management, etc.; and technical skills-training in coding, financial literacy, etc. 4. Mentorship program: Match students with career-related professionals for guidance and support. 5. Resources & Tools: Career planning resources in terms of aptitude tests, e-learning platforms, industry insights etc. 3. Implementation Phase 1: Planning (Month 1-2) • Partner with schools, NGOs and industry professionals. • Workshop and campaign content creation. • Conduct training for facilitators. Phase 2: Execution (Month 3-6) • Awareness campaigns and workshops are launched. • Mentorship pairing and interaction observation. Phase 3: Evaluation & Scalability (Month 7-8) • Collecting feedback through surveys and testimonials. • Impact Assessed using Pre and Post program Comparisons. • Extend along lines of success metrics 4. Creativity & Innovation • Interactive Platforms: The gamified career aptitude tests are used to engage students. • Role Models: Invite local women achievers to share their experiences with the students. • Virtual Reality (VR): Deliver virtual experiences of different workplaces. 5. Impact Short-Term Goals: Career awareness of 70% among participants. • Provide 50% of students with one or more career relevant skills. Long-term outlook: • Closing the gender gaps in professional and emerging industries. • Empower participants to become role models to the next generation. Cost Guesstimates for Implementation 1. Planning Phase (Month 1-2) • Partnering & Outreach: NGOs & school’s partnerships – ₹20,000 • Content Development: Workshop material and training guides developed: ₹50,000 2. Implement phase (Month 3-6) • Inform Campaigns • Seminar logistics: venue, materials for 5 schools-₹10,000/school → ₹50,000 • Skill Workshops: Equipment- Lap tops, Internet for 3 workshops – ₹ 15,000 work/shop → ₹45,000 • Mentorship Program: Resource coordination and distribution – ₹30,000 3. Evaluation Phase (Month 7-8) • Gathering feedback through online survey and print media – ₹15,000 • Impact assessment report -₹ 20,000 Total Approx. Cost: ₹2,30,000 Basis for Guesstimates: These costs are anchored against market rates for educational workshops, seminar logistics, and standard digital tools for a mid-scale outreach program-targeting 5 schools with approximately 200 students per school. Location and scale factors in may adjust accordingly.
