Aradhara Johri, Executive Director SIFPSA ? State Innovations in Family Services Agency

1:22-1:35 (How state programs are changing)

?By looking at not just sterilization but going far far beyond that, not just family planning but women?s reproductive health, as well.?

1:47-2:02

??You cannot just lift what is happening in the U.S. to an Indian context. But there are a lot of fresh and new ideas which I think we can do. As someone said, ?I can use not only the brains I have but all of those that I can borrow?.?

2:22 ? 2:42

?The man has a health problem and he gets medical attention. The child has a health problem and it gets attended to. The woman has a health problem and it is uncommon that her needs are attended to.?

4:05-4:15 (On the need for family planning and access to birth control)

?This is the largest problem that affects my country. This is the largest need of the women of my state.?

Mr. Choudhary, Commissioner, Family Welfare Dept. Gov?t of Bihar

7:20 ? 7:30

?Ghandi used to say, if you educate a man you educate a person. Educate a female, you educate a family.?

Linda Morse, USAID ? India, Mission Director

8:46-8:52

?When Americans think of overpopulation, they think of India and they think of China.?

9:28-9:41 (On the impacts of large families versus smaller families in India)

?It?s the difference between survival and not surviving. Between children going to school and not going to school. Between a girl going to school and not going to school.?

Dr. Archana Dayal, PhD at Surya linic, Patna

11:20-11:32 ?When you go out to the slum areas, every family has about 5 children. They think about family planning only when they have 5 children, or maybe eight.?

Chandrashaker, Director, ?Come Let?s Talk?

12:10-12:13 ?We?re saying ?Come let?s talk?. Let?s try talking; the decision is yours.?

Ahrar Kahn, Director, Prerena Life Skills Center

14:29-14:41 (On life skills training for boys and girls)

?For boys life skills include cooking and taking care of children. It?s a survival skill to know how to be a better father and a better husband in your family.?

K. Gopalakrishnan, Founder ? Janani, Patna

15:29-15:41

?We understand there is unmet need. It is because the quality of services is not good. So if there?s a need we make it available close to their home.?

Pakra village family

17:09 (On having only one son)

?(translator) If we have more than one child, we can?t provide him with nice clothes. Or good health. Or keep him clean.?

Young girls at a vocational workshop

20:22-20:35 (On why it?s important for them to learn life skills of handling money, learning a trade, banking.)

?Learning all of this I feel like I become economically independent. And if I?m economically independent I don?t have to depend on my family and I can live how I want to live.?

Young boy at vocational workshop

20:54 (translator)

?Learning about gender relations and how to upport his wife to have the opportunities in life that would make her life better.?