By Arun Kumar Pradhan | Project Contributor
COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented human health crisis causing more crises for the lives of human beings. At the outside of Corona virus, young adults suffered a lot and effect for long period and face challenges. That experience reveals the lessons about their life after Covid-19. It is not only a challenging situation to confront life style changes; their experiences reveal key lessons about life after Covid-19. These changes might have long lasting effect on their physical, mental and social health and need remedial measures to help young people lead a healthy lifestyle during the epidemic and beyond.
Technology Gives Smile during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly come and forced schools and college for providing online education to the students. This pandemic has created an unprecedented situation for education in throughout the world. The country was under lockdown, so the whole education system shifted into a virtual mode. Online teaching and learning has been a best tool for students to continue their education without delay.
Bijoy (Changed name) 18 years was staying in Child Care Institution since his child hood. He started a new life with loving care givers, where he continued his school there. He was very much kin interested to study in Computer. After completion of school studies he took admission in IOT smart city Course of Govt. ITI Bhubaneswar. He wanted to take admission in higher education but due to covid 19 atmospheres he could not take admission in technical institution. It was very hard time of covid 19. He was bit worried about his study due to lock down situation. At this situation, YCDA came forward to extend cooperation and giving him mobile phone for attending online classes which helped him to continue his higher education. It was hardest time for him to contact friends personally which was possible through online.
Career planning for the children attaining 18 years age
YCDA in collaboration with the district administrative Puri has been organized a training and orientation programme for the children attaining 18 years of age to prepare their career path. Their motivation factors and aspiration mapping was conducted taking certain tools and techniques.25 numbers of children participated from different child care institutions from puri district and got trained to prepare their career opportunity based on their interest, and skill.
Normally children residing in the child care institution get difficulties to identify their potentiality, strength and weakness which supposed to help them to prepare their career plan. This orientation programme was helped them to chose the technical education rather than the general education, gave exposure to wider thinking for self independent.
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