How much say do these girls have in early marriage and childbearing? It sounds like the men and families in society hold most of the power. Beyond teaching the girls, how do you plan on reaching their family? This project sounds like it's trying to change the way things have been for a very long time and therefor will most likely meet resistance. What do you plan to do about this?
Nice to see your comments on BAPMA. In the village level about 80% parents are practicing for arranging the marriage for their adolescent girls. You are right, the grassroots level families are all most men dominated due to lack of awareness. But it would be very easy to reach them by building awareness among the adolescent girls by the young mother. Some time it seems very difficult to reach them but since we are not doing any business with the community thats they trust us and we have a very good access to reach them.
Hi Mahbub,
I think since you already plan to focus on school-based community systems, you should also consider opening counselling and awareness sessions for parents of these adolescent school going girls about early marriage, since parents will be the key decision makers at the end of the day. Parents also can be counselled on problems with adolescent pregnancy, since they serve as key advisors to their children.
Hi Mehzabin,
This is very nice to see your great point that made on my proposed project BAPMA. The parents will be definitely included in the BAPMA. The planed have some awareness & mobilization activities and parents will be covered at that moments.
Your idea is very pertinent. The problem that you want to resolve is a big one, is not just in India. So many girls around the world are forced to marry early, I have known some cases in Colombia, especially in rural areas. I think it`s a good beginning to concentrate efforts in order that the girls are aware of the implications of the marriage to early age, on their health and lives, because it could be "natural" for themselves, if they have not had another way to see their proyects lifes, they could be agree with it. The big hill is to do think people around the girls about them as human beings, who must make their own decisions and these must be repected.
You also mentioned family in your idea, but thinking about the future, this change of conscience must be also for culture, society and goverment. ¿How to do it? It's a big big big hill to go.
Your idea is very pertinent. The problem that you want to resolve is a big one, is not just in India. So many girls around the world are forced to marry early, I have known some cases in Colombia, especially in rural areas. I think it`s a good beginning to concentrate efforts in order that the girls are aware of the implications of the marriage to early age, on their health and lives, because it could be "natural" for themselves, if they have not had another way to see their proyects lifes, they could be agree with it. The big hill is to do think people around the girls about them as human beings, who must make their own decisions and these must be repected.
You also mentioned family in your idea, but thinking about the future, this change of conscience must be also for culture, society and goverment. ¿How to do it? It's a big big big hill to go.
Thank you very much for your kind information. Ya,, its really a challenging job that we have proposed but the learning of this challenge could be a sign of changes of society. we have a very good governmental law that girls are not allowed to get married before 18. So the idea of BAPMA will get official support from the government of Bangladesh.
Your idea is really interesting for me. I agree with you about the key role of awareness. But after reading your idea one of the developmental phenomena of adolescence is preoccupying me. This phenomenon is personal fable and is characterized by the thought, "That would never happen to me." So, how do you want to tackle this phenomenon?
Your idea is really interesting for me. I agree with you about the key role of awareness. But after reading your idea one of the developmental phenomena of adolescence is preoccupying me. This phenomenon is personal fable and is characterized by the thought, "That would never happen to me." So, how do you want to tackle this phenomenon?
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How much say do these girls have in early marriage and childbearing? It sounds like the men and families in society hold most of the power. Beyond teaching the girls, how do you plan on reaching their family? This project sounds like it's trying to change the way things have been for a very long time and therefor will most likely meet resistance. What do you plan to do about this?
Hi Jake!
Nice to see your comments on BAPMA. In the village level about 80% parents are practicing for arranging the marriage for their adolescent girls. You are right, the grassroots level families are all most men dominated due to lack of awareness. But it would be very easy to reach them by building awareness among the adolescent girls by the young mother. Some time it seems very difficult to reach them but since we are not doing any business with the community thats they trust us and we have a very good access to reach them.
feel free for further interests
mahbub
Hi Mahbub,
I think since you already plan to focus on school-based community systems, you should also consider opening counselling and awareness sessions for parents of these adolescent school going girls about early marriage, since parents will be the key decision makers at the end of the day. Parents also can be counselled on problems with adolescent pregnancy, since they serve as key advisors to their children.
Hi Mehzabin,
This is very nice to see your great point that made on my proposed project BAPMA. The parents will be definitely included in the BAPMA. The planed have some awareness & mobilization activities and parents will be covered at that moments.
feel free
mahbub
Your idea is very pertinent. The problem that you want to resolve is a big one, is not just in India. So many girls around the world are forced to marry early, I have known some cases in Colombia, especially in rural areas. I think it`s a good beginning to concentrate efforts in order that the girls are aware of the implications of the marriage to early age, on their health and lives, because it could be "natural" for themselves, if they have not had another way to see their proyects lifes, they could be agree with it. The big hill is to do think people around the girls about them as human beings, who must make their own decisions and these must be repected.
You also mentioned family in your idea, but thinking about the future, this change of conscience must be also for culture, society and goverment. ¿How to do it? It's a big big big hill to go.
Sonia from Colombia
Your idea is very pertinent. The problem that you want to resolve is a big one, is not just in India. So many girls around the world are forced to marry early, I have known some cases in Colombia, especially in rural areas. I think it`s a good beginning to concentrate efforts in order that the girls are aware of the implications of the marriage to early age, on their health and lives, because it could be "natural" for themselves, if they have not had another way to see their proyects lifes, they could be agree with it. The big hill is to do think people around the girls about them as human beings, who must make their own decisions and these must be repected.
You also mentioned family in your idea, but thinking about the future, this change of conscience must be also for culture, society and goverment. ¿How to do it? It's a big big big hill to go.
Sonia from Colombia
Hi Sonia,
Thank you very much for your kind information. Ya,, its really a challenging job that we have proposed but the learning of this challenge could be a sign of changes of society. we have a very good governmental law that girls are not allowed to get married before 18. So the idea of BAPMA will get official support from the government of Bangladesh.
Thanks once again
Mahbub
Hi M M Mahbub
Your idea is really interesting for me. I agree with you about the key role of awareness. But after reading your idea one of the developmental phenomena of adolescence is preoccupying me. This phenomenon is personal fable and is characterized by the thought, "That would never happen to me." So, how do you want to tackle this phenomenon?
Hi M M Mahbub
Your idea is really interesting for me. I agree with you about the key role of awareness. But after reading your idea one of the developmental phenomena of adolescence is preoccupying me. This phenomenon is personal fable and is characterized by the thought, "That would never happen to me." So, how do you want to tackle this phenomenon?