Humsathi : empowering girls to become their own advocates and boys as allies to end early child and forced marriage

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2019-12-02

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Seeking to catalyse a sustainable community-owned rejection of child/early marriages, the intervention study aimed to deepen understanding of what and who drives child marriages. It addresses these factors and empowers girls to become their own advocates, with other allies for change. An unexpected finding is the pivotal role of reproductive health knowledge for unlocking girls’ agency. The study confirmed that as the least empowered family and community members, girls require strong reliable allies. The model tested by the Humsathi project proved to be viable. By project end, the vast majority of project-enjoined girls (79.31 percent) had taken actions to stop child and early age marriages.

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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, CHILD MARRIAGE, GIRLS, ADVOCACY, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, BANGLADESH, SOUTH ASIA, YES

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/59422

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (GJ) / Résultats de recherches (GJ)