Project Name
Gender Equity and Child Rights Promotion
Project Location
Bangladesh
Project Natures
- Children and Youth Development
- Advocacy
Project Objectives
- Reduce gender-based violence (GBV) in the community by empowering females and community support system
- Promote the rights and protection of children and children with disability
Beneficiaries
Adolescent and youth boys and girls, adults and children with disability from poor families (over 75% are female)
No. of Beneficiaries
Approx. 2,715
Key Activities
- Organise training for peer educators and adolescent and youth girls and boys group leaders with lessons on basic life skills, including on positive and supportive gender roles.
- Support People Institutions (PIs) as local community leaders to plan, set up and manage a community training centre to provide vocational training such as tailoring, fridge and air conditioning servicing, computer, bakery and driving, to empower youths and adolescents.
- Engage PIs in supporting children with disability with practical support including diagnosis and treatment plan and access to education and services such as learning braille for visually impaired children.
- Support drama team in organising public drama performances to increase awareness on child rights, particularly regarding anti-human trafficking.
- Assist PIs in reviewing gender and child protection policy, conduct regular community assessment and following up on GBV or child marriage cases.
Project Period
Oct 2023 to Sep 2026
Expenses
Approx. HK$832,100
IMPACT STORY
16-year-old Yesmin is a peer educator in the Jamuna youth group in the Dholpur slum. She is a 10th-grade student and the oldest of three siblings at home. Before joining the Jamuna youth group, she was always very reticent and isolated. Yesmin would always feel nervous about participating in any activity.
When she became a member of the youth group, positive changes started to happen. She received training on children’s rights and protection, gender rights, reproductive health, sports and drama performances. Gradually, she overcame her nervousness. Because of her desire to learn, the group chose her as a peer educator. Under Yesmin’s leadership, the youth group organised drama learning activities to raise awareness of children’s rights. In addition to group learning courses, she also shared with her school friends about children’s rights, reproductive health, hygiene practices, and gender issues. Yesmin actively participated in and promoted group and project activities.
Yesmin shared her feeling: ‘I am very happy to participate in the activities of the Jamuna youth group. I have changed myself and become stronger and more confident. I also encourage all my friends to keep a positive learning attitude. Our community will get rid of the impact of child marriage and all children will go to school. We will have a peaceful society in the future.’
PARTNER INFORMATION
Partner Name
SATHI (World Renew Community Development Program)
Year of establishment
1995
The Year Our Partnership Started
2004
Partner's Mission
Through community transformation, comprehensively improve the quality of life of the community, to establish a harmonious living environment and lives full of hope.
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