WGLG Bangladesh Best School for Girls Campaign Progress_National Girl Child Advocacy Forum_May 2014
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The National Girl Child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF) is a platform of organizations and individuals working to improve conditions for girls in Bangladesh. It aims to build awareness of the importance of girls, secure their rights, and advocate policies that enhance their lives. NGCAF's core activities include policy advocacy, training, legal support, and awareness building. It has partnered with Women and Girls Lead Global on a campaign called "Best School for Girls" to prevent child marriage by keeping girls in school through activities like film screenings and discussions in schools and communities. The campaign has seen success but faces challenges like limited technology access and traditional attitudes that hamper girls' education. Experience indicates reducing dropout is key to preventing child marriage and that
WGLG Bangladesh Best School for Girls Campaign Progress_National Girl Child Advocacy Forum_May 2014
- 1. Presentation of Bangladesh National Girl Child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF)
- 2. National Girl child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF) NGCAF is a platform of like-minded organization (government and NGOs) and individuals We work for positive change in the condition and position of girl children. This is a platform for sharing experiences and coordinating activities. Our Goal is to build mass awareness of the importance of valuing girls, securing rights and advocating policies that improve girls lives. Objectives: 1. To build mass awareness and public opinion for transforming customary views towards the girl child in every sphere of society including the family. 2. To advocate for comprehensive policies which help to improve the living standards and rights of girls. 3. To carry out strategic campaigns to increase opportunities for girls to benefit from government and non-governmental programs. www.girlchildforum.org
- 3. Our core activities Policy Advocacy Training Life skills training for girls Workshops on issues related to Rights of the Girl Child and our responsibilities Awareness building at every level Legal advice & support Providing information on child rights
- 4. JOURNEY with WGLG Women and Girls Lead Global(WGLG) is a global campaign to improve the lives of women and girls. Unfortunately , Bangladesh is ranked 3 in worst form of child marriage prevalence in the world where 66% of girls of 20 -24 years are marrying before they reach 18 (Unicef 2012) and directly hinders 6 out of 8 MDG goals. Thus, the WGLG sets PREVENTING CHILD MARRIAGE AND KEEPING GIRLS AT SCHOOL as campaign issue for Bangladesh. NGCAF and WGLG strongly agreed that, we will be successful, if our girls & women got succeed in their life. It is impossible for girls as well as women to get success without establishing policies in support of social change. If we want to empowered our women, first we have to save our girl child from the curse of child marriage. And have to enable the safe and positive environment for girls to continue their education; at home, at community and at school. NGCAF and WGLG believe that, Effective partnerships are achieved through developing a shared vision and aligning goals and objectives. Therefore, NGCAF joined with this campaign Best School for Girls , which indirectly feeds for preventing child marriage. This campaign started from June13 and will continue up to September16.
- 5. NGCAF & WGLG Strategic Methodology of Campaign Film Screening : Mainly women's and girls education , struggle and development relating documentary based films are screening at schools. Through these screening audience specially girls and their parents can easily realize their condition and position. Discussion about Screened Film : Audience are take part in a discussion session after film screening. Basically, present scenario of our country and the theme of the film are main focal point of discussion. Call for Initiatives : After discussion participants; students, teachers and other stakeholders are call for initiatives to make their school as best school for girls.
- 6. At a Glance: Actions of Patnitala & Gangni Campaign S. L Activities total no. with place Total Participants Male Female 1 Assessment meeting (2) Gangni-1 Patnitala-1 35 27 08 2 Launching event (2) Gangni-1 Patnitala-1 165 131 34 3 Facilitators Training (2) Gangni-1 Patnitala-1 49 26 23 4 Union based daylong workshop (9) Gangni-4 Patnitala-5 513 447 66 5 School based campaign (73) Gangni-25 Patnitala-48 4745 1898 4745 6 Direct teachers engagement Gangni-50 Patnitala-100 150 n/a n/a 7 Parents engagement Gangni-50 Patnitala- 180 230 n/a n/a 8 Local Government representatives (elected) engagement Gangni-10 Patnitala-10 20 n/a n/a
- 7. Challenges still need attention Limited accessibility of electricity and using digital resources in remote community level schools, sometimes hampered the smooth function of campaign. Religious sensibility for film screening. Traditional approach and custom of society in various remote area for engaging girls in schools is still challenging for campaign and need more attention. Lack of engagement of national policy level. Limited and crisis of the engagement of national and public media for publishing the campaign. Limited learning sharing between the partner organizations.
- 8. Learning's Child marriage is a curse for society. Reducing girl child drop out of schools is a imperative step for preventing child marriage. Best School for Girls campaign added a new dimension to keep our girls in schools. This campaign creates a positive environment to teachers, parents and other stake holders of community for working under an umbrella. Promising Initiatives are inspiring remarkable number of parents to keep their girl child at schools. If we want proper intended results of this campaign, we must driven this in to policy level.