Empowering Adolescent Girls as the Agents of Social Transformation (EAST)
| Coverage |
Dhaka City |
| Duration |
2003 to 2005 |
Situation
YPSA demonstrated its leadership as an NGO in Chittagong by monitoring the progress and achievements of the EAST project by obtaining direct f eedback from its beneficiaries, specifically young adolescent girls and boys. The project itself was run by two NGOs chosen by UNESCO, specifically Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Nari Maitree. YPSA assessed the project's progress for a more smoothly run operation.
EAST aimed to empower over 1000 marginalized adolescent girls and boys in Bangladesh , India , Nepal and Pakistan through a set of capacity building activities such as reproductive health training for married couples, training in basic science and promotion of higher education. The project targeted mainly young girls aged 9 -18 because they were considered potential actors for social change in the nation's poverty eradication strategies.
Initiative
To maximize the project's effectiveness, YPSA carried out thr ee main objectives as part of its monitoring mandate:
- To measure project progress towards objectives, targets & achievement
- To identify achievements and shortfalls as well as areas to be improved
- To analyze and understand the current situation.
YPSA used data collection tools such as group discussions, semi-formal interviews, surveys and questionnaires to obtain results from the direct beneficiaries.
Outcomes
The analysis and results were disseminated in a compiled report which was submitted to UNESCO, Dhaka 's office. The collected and analyzed data were reviewed by YPSA according to the projects' nine indicators (e.g., attitude towards project's activities, knowledge of health, etc).
YPSA recorded important results such as the project's successful transformation of many sch ool drop outs, the need for a more systematized micro credit operation and education for young girls and boys, and a lack of materials for proper science instruction.
Supporting Organization
UNESCO
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