Voice from the Front-line: ‘Periods don’t stop during for crisis’
In Satkhira, a local young feminist organisation is raising awareness and building community resilience to tackle the compounding effects of COVID-19 and cyclone Amphan. Satkhira is a coastal district in southwest … Read More »
GNB Bangladesh demands specific budget allocation for ending child marriage
Girls Not Brides (GNB) Bangladesh, a platform of 29 international, national, and grassroots organizations have demanded for a specific allocation in the 2020-21 FY National budget to eliminate child marriage as … Read More »
Gender Inequality in Bangladesh – a Youth-Led Research ( Gender Norms, Sexual Harassment, SRHR, Child Marriage)
11 young people from the Young Feminist Futures network (YFF) supported by ActionAid Bangladesh Global Platform planned and developed a research investigating the causes, effects, and possible solutions to gender inequality. … Read More »
Post Covid-19: Will the Girls Return to School?
“Did you know that many of the schools are already closed? Why don’t you seek the principal to close our school too? We are distressed!” was mentioning a parent just two … Read More »
Abortion by Choice: Will Bangladesh Reform its Colonial laws?
While going through a typical Facebook post last week, a woman posted a write-up showing her bitter experience in making her 5 year old son’s passport. She felt harassed and powerless … Read More »
Commonwealth Day: Young People urging the government for legal justice in Bangladesh through #Reform53 campagin
The Commonwealth is the home of 2.4 billion people and 60% of its population is under 30 years of age. Each of the youth living in the Commonwealth region is a … Read More »
Sexual abuse among boys: Patriarchal norms trigger the situation
Compared to adults, children are more vulnerable to sexual abuse. Their very little or no power of self-protection, less understanding about the forms of sexual abuse and less safety and security … Read More »
Bangladesh: Child Marriage Numbers Are Falling Very Slowly, when it will be ZERO?
Recently I was privileged to attend a day-long Knowledge Fair on SRHR hosted by the Share-Net Bangladesh Platform aimed to enable researchers, policymakers, practitioners, donors, change makers, students, and media to … Read More »
Gender Justice Fellowship delivered for new literature to male engagement changing gender norms
Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality and continues to be one of the most notable human rights violations within all societies. Ending all forms of discrimination against … Read More »
Experience from ICPD25: Engage men and boys as allies in achieving SRHR for all
25 years ago, at the International Conference on Population & Development (ICPD), the world agreed, by consensus, that sexual and reproductive health is a human right. The world agreed that no … Read More »