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Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood and as adolescents prepare to enter adulthood, they face enormous challenges in an Environment of rapid urbanization and social change. Adolescents may not constitute 100 percent of our population but they certainly make up 100 percent of our country’s future. Life-long attitudes and behavior patterns are formed in adolescence therefore; addressing their needs will have positive consequences for them now and throughout their lives.

The challenges young people face includes :-

	Coping with the physical, emotional and social changes that accompany this period of transition from childhood to adulthood
	Inadequate access to appropriate information, education and services to meet their peculiar needs during this transitional period.
	Weakening of traditional norms and support systems in adolescence especially the reduction in the influence of the extended family due to urbanization
	The globalization of communication and the mixed and confusing messages about male versus female sexuality portrayed in the mass media.
	Decline in annual earnings of families resulting in pressure on young people to contribute to family income in the face of decreasing job and economic opportunities.
	Gender inequities including the double standard on sex before marriage, where premarital sex is restricted for girls and tolerated for boys.
	Although many young people are unprepared to face these challenges, the way they respond to them now can affect the rest of their lives.

Addressing the needs of young people, and promoting healthy sexual and reproductive development, maturation and behavior, undoubtedly represent a considerable challenge for many of us. Jigyasa Multi Purpose Youth Friendly Center seeks to help them meet this challenge by addressing sexual and reproductive health needs and perspectives of young people.