Fighting the odds, catalyzing change
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Unicef
Issue Date
2022-09-20
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Article
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en_US
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Fighting the Odds , Catalyzing Change
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The 2021 annual report of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage highlights key accomplishments, lessons learned and priorities for the way forward. In 2021, the following programmatic results were achieved:
Close to 2.6 million adolescent girls (aged 10–19) received life skills and comprehensive sexuality education. This number includes vocational training and start-up capital for small economic investments for some girls across the 12 Global Programme countries.
Close to 16 million community members, including adolescent boys and girls, were engaged in meaningful community dialogues on child marriage, the rights of adolescent girls and gender equality.
Addressing harmful masculinities and gender norms was a key focus for the Programme, with over 1.1 million boys and men engaged in dialogues and education sessions.
Over 55 million individuals were reached by traditional mass media and social media messaging on child marriage, the rights of adolescent girls and gender equality.
Dialogues with traditional and religious leaders and other community influencers was a key Programme approach, with over 163,000 people engaged in meaningful discussions and consensus-building to end child marriage.
Currently, 6,067 service delivery points are receiving Programme support to provide quality adolescent-responsive services that meet minimum standards.
Accompanying the annual report are 12 country profiles, giving more details of the results and strategies employed in each of the countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Mozambique, Nepal, the Niger, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia.
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