Project Period: May 2023 – December 2024
Reporting Period: July 2023 – June 2024
Project Location: Noakhali ( Sadar upazila and 13 union- Noakhali Union, Underchar, Purbo Charmatua, Newajpur, Ashawdia, Kaladarap, Aujbalia, Dharampur, Binodpur, Kadirhanif, Noannoi, Dadpur and Charmatua)
Financial Partner: Government of Japan through United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Collaboration with: Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE)
Total Project Staff: Noakhali Field Office: 8 (Female-4, Male-4) | HQ Based Staff: 8 (Female-2, Male-6)
Target Beneficiaries: Adolescent, Women, Men, govt. & Non-govt. stakeholders of the intervention area.
Goal
- Improving access to comprehensive, high-quality SRH services, with a special focus on women, girls and persons with disabilities
- Protect the dignity and safety of women and girls by providing survivor-centered GBV prevention and response services through Women Friendly Spaces (WFS)
- Empower adolescents and youth with skills and knowledge to strengthen their psychological resilience so that they can express their rights in making informed decisions about their bodies and lives.
Outcomes
- Total number of 4500 adolescent boys and girls received Comprehensive Life Skills Education (CLSE) in Schools.
- Establishment of 05 Kishori Resource Centers (KRC) for adolescent girls.
- Total number of 1000 adolescent girls received empowerment training to prevent child marriage from the Kishori Resource Center (KRC).
Major Activities
- Implemented the Gender Equity Movement in Schools (GEMS Year I & II) curriculum in 30 educational Institutions.
- Increased access to comprehensive ASRHR and GBV prevention & response information and services through establishing the adolescent corners in 25 Schools and 05 Madrasahs.
- Provided Life skills sessions for 4,500 adolescents(Age 10 -19) at Noakhali Sadar Upazila Schools.
- Organized adolescent girls(1000) empowerment training through Kishori Resource Centers(KRC) in Noakhali district.
- Supported local government to develop district plan to end child marriage.
- Conducted behavior change communication and outreach activity.
Major Achievements
- Delivered to 4,497 students through Gender Equity Movement in Schools (GEMS) sessions fostering a positive attitude among them; Reduced bullying and emotional violence in classrooms; Improved stress coping strategies and emotion management among students; Provided accurate information on menstrual hygiene, wet dreams, and pubertal changes, helping students apply this knowledge in daily life.
- Through Shahana Cartoon quiz competition sensitized 10,605 students on child marriage, early pregnancy risks, and obstetric fistula; Encouraged students to share knowledge with others beyond themselves.
- Established 30 adolescent corners in 25 schools and 5 madrassas; Provided students with knowledge on puberty, gender equality, gender discrimination, drug abuse, menstrual hygiene management, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and more.
- Conducted 20 sessions for 100 newly married couples to promote healthy family life; Educated couples on optimal timing for pregnancy, antenatal checkups, and family planning methods.
- Reached 1,000 girls through five Kishori Resource Centers (KRC) in Sadar Upazila, Noakhali; Provided life skills trainings to Help them reduce shyness and social inertia, leading to positive changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
- Trained 25 youth platform members (16 males, 9 females) on climate change-related disaster risk response; Enabled them to make significant contributions during the flash floods in Noakhali.
