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			Current Projects - FLD Project, MacArthur Foundation


				Young Inspirer Manish Kumar has received a fellowship under the Fund for Leadership Development, MacArthur Foundation, India. The title of his fellowship project is “A Communication Strategy for the Promotion of Adolescent Reproductive Health”. His fellowship project aims to develop innovative communication strategies for the promotion of Adolescent Reproductive Health.


	By developing and incorporating innovative techniques – such as games and magic tricks – into lesson plans, his goal is to develop materials that are easily accessible, interactive and fun and draw the attention of young people from urban as well as rural areas. Games and magic give him a unique platform to effectively interact with young people. Manish has developed a kit consisting about 20 magic tricks and 7 board games. Each game and magic trick is accompanied by messages related to following issues- sexuality, gender, risk behaviors, HIV/AIDS, violence, early marriage and pregnancy, peer pressure and drug abuse, adolescent health and nutrition etc.
		He conducts training programs for master trainers on Communications Strategies for Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, in which the participants learn to handle the kit and get guidance on use of magic and games in their educational activities. These participants are the staff members and young volunteers from various organizations in India and abroad. Feel free to nominate people (eligible participants) for participating in these training programs. Download Training Brochure PDF 41KB A wide dissemination of communications materials is being done through an Entertainment Education Resource Centre (EERC) that has already started functioning in Lucknow. Do let us know if you are interested in our Entertainment Education Materials.


		Claim made to Guinness World Records: Young Inspirer Manish Kumar is well known for making giant size board games and he has made claims to Guinness World Records for making World’s biggest games. We conduct giant size Board Game Shows on various health and development issues. The size of the board games varies from 10 ft x 10 ft. to 27 ft. x 27 ft. Some of the board games are as following: 1. Snakes and Ladders Board Game News Clipping on TV 2. Chekkers Board Game 3. Monopoly 4. Ludo 5. Jigsaw Puzzle