Urban slum adolescents and youth (aged 15–25) in Sambalpur navigate a challenging environment with virtually no safe, private spaces to discuss Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). Seeking guidance often triggers severe community judgment and stigma. Driven by harmful social influences, lack of accurate information, and poor communication, young people frequently face early marriages, unintended pregnancies, and elopement.

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Unlike rural or school-centric health programmes, this initiative explicitly targets urban informal settlements. It establishes adolescent-friendly safe spaces for open, non-judgmental dialogue, life skills, and peer support. Furthermore, the programme bridges critical gaps by connecting youth to public entitlements, government schemes like RKSK and Advika, and confidential clinical services at Adolescent-Friendly Health Clinics.