International human rights organisation ActionAid and child rights body Unicef Odisha on Tuesday began holding a three-day leadership training of Youth Champions of the State on combating child marriage at a hotel here.
More than 40 Youth Champions from different districts are participating in the programme, which aims to sensitise them for creating more effective awareness about combating child marriage and to build a safe society, said ActionAid programme manager Ghasiram Panda.
Rudra Prasan Rath is participating in the programme as resource person for educating the Youth Champions through different plays and group discussions. Among others, Puspashri Debi from ActionAid narrated the details of the objective of the programme.