Life skills education entails, bringing the lived reality of adolescents in educational discourse, providing opportunity for applying knowledge in decision-making and giving sufficient practice for this, so that it acquires the status of skills. SANDHAN's extensive action research and field trails have affirmed its widely shared belief that life skill education can be an effective tool for empowerment of adolescents. The outcome of these collective efforts at many levels has led to the evolution of life skill education training module, both in English and Hindi. This module attempts to promote reflective skills, negotiating skills, social skills in adolescents in 5 major areas of identity, relationship, health, problem solving and new roles in future. Approximately 22000 copies of the module were published and distributed in all states of India through the Ministry of Youth Affairs.

SANDHAN has its strength in bringing in the Situational Analysis of adolescents, research and training techniques evolved through Doosra Dashak experience. Insights from these have helped SANDHAN to develop LSE curriculum for Mahila Samakhya (MS). The curriculum specifically addresses the issues of understanding equality and deals with four basic components of intent, content, pedagogy and evaluation. A critical component of the curriculum is health that deals with issues such as sexual and reproductive health, sexual violence, addictions etc. In addition to this, the curriculum covers a broad range of issues that may enable girls to feel as equals. These include, for example, rediscovering oneself and the environment, dealing with relationships, communication, violence, process of problem solving, exploring new future; some of the crucial components related to LSE and equality.

So far SANDHAN has directly interacted with approximately- 4000 adolescents (both out of school and in school through various forums of community based organizations) and 1000 teachers and functionaries (including formal government school teachers and KGBV teachers). Life Skill education is getting increased recognition in Educational framework. This has generated demand for training; also brought to surface the need for weaving Life Skill Education with the educational curriculum. This is one of SANDHAN’s current preoccupations.