Giving young people the knowledge and life skills to make informed choices.
Adolescence brings emotional, psychological and physical changes. In Pakistan, open discussions of reproductive health and life skills have often been difficult, leaving young people and the adults who support them without practical guidance.
Omer Aftab advocated a life-skills-based education curriculum, bringing parents, teachers, policymakers, educationists and religious scholars into the conversation. His campaign sought both political commitment and an enabling environment for implementation.
His edutainment work included the 18-episode PTV drama Kis Sey Kahoon, street theatre, skits and public-service messages. He also helped develop guidance for development workers on engaging religious scholars. These partnerships contributed to a life-skills curriculum agreed in 2014 and later notified by the National Curriculum Council.
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