Various measures considering the health risks of its beneficiaries and staff were taken by Dalit, local partner in Bangladesh of Her Choice alliance member ICDI. Since the news of the COVID19-infection in Bangladesh in the first week of March, Dalit started awareness raising activities and the distribution of face masks. Dalit is working to improve […]
The research partner of the Her Choice programme, the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), sent a letter to Minister Sigrid Kaag of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The AISSR did this on behalf of a broad group of ‘international development colleagues’ from other Dutch universities. In the […]
One of the local partners of alliance member The Hunger Project is The Hunger Project Bangladesh. This partner has the largest volunteer movement in the country. In almost 4,000 villages in rural areas they reach over 5 million people with thousands of volunteers. In all these villages, The Hunger Project has trained local change-makers and […]
One of the six strategies Her Choice applies in the field addresses Strategy I: Invest in girls, their knowledge and skills related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and participation in society; including enhancing their comprehension of the negative effects of child marriage and of alternative options. The long-term goal of the Her […]
One of the six strategies Her Choice applies in the field addresses strategy III: improving access to SRHR services for young people. We do this by training health staff, improving health services and facilitating referral for SRH services between schools and health centers. The long-term goal of the Her Choice programme is to support the […]
For his Master International Development Studies Her Choice Master student Rory Bowe wanted to know more about early marriage and child grooms in Nepal and how they navigate their lives with this label. We asked Bowe five questions about his research. Part four of a series of interviews with Her Choice researchers. You write that your […]
The longer a girl is in school, the later she gets married. That’s why one of the six strategies Her Choice applies in the field addresses getting and keeping girls in school: by improving access to formal education for girls, by supporting school managers and teachers to take measures to create girl-friendly schools. The long-term […]
Worldwide, Her Choice partners are fighting COVID-19. The organisation AJBFB (Association des Jeunes pour le bien-être de familial de Bogoya), local partner in Burkina Faso of Her Choice alliance member Stichting Kinderpostzegels, normally works with youth clubs against child marriages and child labour, but now they demonstrate to the community how best to wash your […]
Her Choice partner The Hunger Project Benin is working hard in communities and at schools to inform people how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Hunger Project Benin has sensitized the communities on how to wash their hands in a hygienic way (see picture and video: by using a so called Tippy Tap) and […]
During this time of uncertainty, it’s a good reminder that we are all in this together. We are confronted with the unknown and need to invent ways to deal with it. We are well aware that these circumstances among many other things also have a major impact on the execution of the Her Choice programme. […]
