Since 2011, The YP Foundation has been meaningfully delivering pleasuring affirming, rights-based and youth centric information through Comprehensive Sexuality Education across geographies of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi-NCR.

To address the needs and concerns and provide stigma-free and pleasure affirming information on changes during adolescence, TYPF has created an intersectional queer-feminist and pleasure -centric curriculum on Comprehensive Sexuality Education for adolescents aged 14 years and above. This has been successfully implemented with more than 13000 young people from across schools and community settings in diverse geographical locations. Acknowledging the demand for CSE, we are making this curriculum and toolkit available for others who wish to implement or adapt this intervention and approach.

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This curriculum brings together the cumulative experience and work of young people who have co-journeyed with us as participants and leaders to translate the vision of youth led access to information and rights on ground. It is built upon the evidence that has been generated and collated by different organizations with extensive experience of working in the field of Comprehensive Sexuality Education with young people. It follows a rights-based and pleasure affirming approach and the overarching principles to Comprehensive Sexuality Education as outlined by the Revised Edition of the ‘International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education: An evidence-informed approach’ (UNESCO, 2018) and the IPPF Framework for C.S.E. (2010). The content of the C.S.E. curriculum aligns with the age-appropriate content and learning outcomes that are listed down by both UNESCO and IPPF.

It also stands on the shoulders of partner organizations and activists who did pioneering work on sexuality and gender issues as well as youth leadership and rights that we have learnt and drawn from heavily. We also acknowledge the support of our donors and partners who have made this work possible.

In addition to this curriculum, a shorter and simpler curriculum on comprehensive sexuality education has been designed to break the stigmas and taboos and provide pleasure affirming and rights based information to adolescents aged 9-13 years.

The toolkit consists of the CSE curriculum for adolescents aged 14 years and above; audio-visual resources and illustrated tools to be used during sessions.
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The curriculum its current form has a total of 13 sessions on thematics of bodily changes during adolescence, different types of sexual identities, identity and power, gender, beauty standards, attraction and sex, healthy relationships and rejection, masculinities, effective communication, violence and consent, contraception, abortion and STI/RTIs. Rights and
pleasure serve as the fulcrum of the curriculum and are present as cross-cutting themes of all the sessions. Each session is of the duration of 1.5 hours. The activities have been adapted as per COVID-19 physical distancing protocols and are interactive and engaging. Each session also incorporates key messages on impacts of COVID-19 in the lives of adolescents and young people. The pedagogy of the curriculum includes various games, role-plays and discussions around case studies through which it busts prevalent myths and misconceptions as well as build a feminist perspective of the participants. Audio and video resources on issues of gender and sexuality were also created to effectively deliver CSE.

The preface in the beginning acts as a guide on navigating the curriculum and lists the framework for the same. It details the framework of the curriculum and has links to all the sample documents one can use to design training sessions or meetings with external stakeholders such as teachers or guardians before implementation. There are also sample formats provided for consent forms that one should get signed before beginning the sessions with adolescents. Facilitators should go through the preface thoroughly as a preparation for the sessions.

The curriculum toolkit is available in Hindi and English languages and can be accessed by clicking over the relevant tabs.

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In order to ensure effective and interactive delivery of key messages on issues of gender,
sexuality and rights, TYPF has developed supporting audio-visual material for each session.


1. Internal and external sexual and reproductive organs: This video explains the internal and external sexual and reproductive organs in male and females. This can be used in session 2 and 12.
2. Bodily Processes: This video explains different sexual and reproductive processes such as ejaculation, menstruation, conception and addresses stigma attached to them. This can be used in session 3 and 12.
3. Myths around menstruation: This video tries to break the myths related to menstruation and give correct and comprehensive information around it. This can be used in session 3.
4. Intersex Variations Part-1: These videos discuss about intersex variations as one of the sexual identity and also delves into rights of people with intersex variations. This can be used in session 2.
5. Intersex Variations Part-2: These videos discuss about intersex variations as one of the sexual identity and also delves into rights of people with intersex variations. This can be used in session 2.
6. Gender: The video aims to highlight gender as a social construct and encourages them to question the binary of gender. This can be used in session 5.
7. What is Disability:This video helps build a comprehensive understanding around disability and busts misconceptions about persons with disabilities. This can be used in session 7.
8. Disability and Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights: This video discusses sexual & reproductive health and rights of people with disability and highlights the discrimination faced by people with disability. This can be used in session 7.
9. Disability and Violence: This video discusses the various aspects of violence inflicted against people with disabilities. This can be used in session 11.

Audio Stories



Through case studies, the audio resources will discuss issues such as power, healthy and unhealthy relationships, masculinity, violence and consent and will ensure impactful delivery of key messages. The Tool Kit contains the following audio stories:


The following YouTube and SoundCloud playlists contain all 9 videos and 8 audio stories. These are included when downloading the toolkit, but you can also independently download them from the download link above.
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The curriculum also has a component of tools which are used to make the sessions engaging and promote comprehensive learning of adolescents on key issues. These tools can be printed as per the requirement. These are available in Hindi and English. Following are the details of the tools:


1.Decison Making: These cards are used in the form of a fun game that helps young participants to explore their roles in making decisions on issues which directly impact their lives. To be used in session 1.
2.Body Outline: This tool helps to understand changes that occur in different parts of the body at the onset of puberty. To be used in session 2.
3.Flipbook: This is a tool which graphically details anatomy of male and female internal and external sexual and reproductive organs. Various processes such as ejaculation, ovulation, menstruation and conception are also explained. To be used in session 2, 3 and 12 as an alternative to the video resources.
4.Conception Cards and Board Game: This tool helps participants to recap what they have learnt about sexual and reproductive processes in a playful manner. This can be used in session 3.
5.Body Puzzle: This is an interesting puzzle through which participants are able to understand and reflect on beauty standards set by the society. This can be used in session 6.
6.Sexuality Dice: This is a dice with gender different identities which initiates a conversation around different sexual orientations and encourages participants to think about various relationships. This can be used in session 7.
7. Privilege Cards and Board: Taking real-life examples, this tool encourages participants to think about ‘power’, ‘respect’ and ‘status’ associated with an image of a ‘real man’. This can be used in session 10A.
8. Superman: This tool encourages participants about the pressure exerted by society to fit themselves in the narrow definition of ‘real man’. This can be used in session 10A.
9. Situation Cards: These cards use case studies to illustrate the ways in which violence is used as a response to deal with rejection. Often rejection to engage in sexual/romantic relationships seen as the loss of power or prestige and is associated with weaker image of a ‘real man’. This can be used in session 10A.
10. Effective Communication Handout:TThis handout helps the participants to understand strategies of communicating effectively with each other. This can be used in session 10B.
11.Contraceptive Trump Cards and Story Cards: The cards help to conduct an activity that builds participants’ understanding of different contraceptive methods. By stating benefits and risks of each contraceptive, it equips them with adequate information that enables them to make informed decisions while choosing contraceptives. This can be used in session 12.
12. Condom Handout:This poster provides information on correct ways to wear and remove a male condom. This can be used in session 12.
13.Abortion Handout: This tool covers all the important information related to abortion, such as different methods of abortion, abortion laws in India, etc. This can be used in session 12.
14.Symptom Cards:These cards help participants recognize common symptoms of RTIs and STIs through an activity that emphasizes visiting a doctor if any such symptoms are detected. This can be used in session 13.

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