Presentation of

Bangladesh National Girl Child Advocacy Forum

(NGCAF)

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

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

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 June’13 and will continue up to September’16.

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.

At a Glance: Actions of Patnitala & Gangni Campaign

S.L

Activities total no. with place

Total Participants

Male Female

1 Assessment meeting (2) Gangni-1Patnitala-1

35 27 08

2 Launching event (2) Gangni-1Patnitala-1

165 131 34

3 Facilitators Training (2) Gangni-1Patnitala-1

49 26 23

4 Union based daylong workshop (9)

Gangni-4Patnitala-5

513 447 66

5 School based campaign (73) Gangni-25Patnitala-48

4745 1898 4745

6 Direct teachers engagement

Gangni-50Patnitala-100

150 n/a n/a

7 Parents engagement Gangni-50Patnitala- 180

230 n/a n/a

8 Local Government representatives (elected) engagement

Gangni-10Patnitala-10

20 n/a n/a

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.

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.

Thank you ..

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