Anubhav Shiksha Kendra (ASK) is a programme to facilitate young people[*]s learning and growth to help them engage directly in social transformation. The programme connects with urban and rural youth from marginalised caste, gender and income groups to help them express themselves, End and claim their space beyond the mainstream imagination promoted by the State and the market. The core values driving ASK are social justice. gender justice, ecological justice, honesty and integrity. secularism and democracy, and dignity of labour.

The programme has adapted to emerging needs of the youth over the years, but its core focus remains on supporting youth development and youth for development. ASK aims to build capacities of young people to become concerned, responsible citizens who assert their rights and uphold responsibilities as well as engage in the development process of social transformation. Grounded in the framework of participatory democracy and social justice, ASK believes that when the youth are o[*Jered the space and support to develop their critical thinking and experiential reDection capacities, they have the ability to change their lives and that of communities.

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