Odisha signs MoU to empower adolescent girls

Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) The Odisha Women and Child Development Department on Thursday signed an MoU with Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar, to strengthen the life skills, leadership and digital awareness of adolescent girls under the State's ADVIKA programme. Under the agreement, BGU will conduct a six-day residential training programme for 50 ADVIKA beneficiaries at its campus in Bhubaneswar. Another four-week community-based training programme will be organised for 50 peer leaders in the Nimapada block of Puri district to equip them to guide and support adolescents in their communities. ADVIKA (A Path to Adolescent Empowerment) is a State initiative for…