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Govts nod to Plan supported Pre-primary materials

PIB has provided substantial support as a member of core technical committee to produce the national Preprimary package (containing teachers guide-1, primer-1, charts-2, flash card -70, story books-10, flip chart-1), which received the government go ahead in November. An estimated 3.5 million children of all the government and NGO operated schools are going to follow the materials officially approved by the Government of Bangladesh. Monirul Islam, BCO
Police pledge to protect CDWs

Policemen vowed to do their best to protect child domestic workers (CDWs) when they took part in September at an advocacy workshop organised by Plans Dhaka PU under its Skills Development of the CDWs project. The project seeks to protect the CDWs from abuse and improve their condition. The police have an important role to play here. Nandini, Dhaka PU
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1st Regional Knowledge Convention held

The first Regional Knowledge Convention titled Poverty and Development: Realities from Grassroots was held in Khulna jointly hosted by PIB, Save the Children, ActionAid and Practical Action. More than 120 participants representing the academia, local level organisations and media discussed how learning for the field can be most effectively utilised in the fight against poverty.- Sanzida Parveen, MER
PIB key contributor to the approved ECCD policy

On 4 November13 the government approved a Comprehensive ECCD policy that had been in the making for months. Plan International Bangladesh (PIB) had played a key role in drafting and finalising the policy that will directly impact about 27 million children (from conception to 8 years). The accomplishment has greatly boosted Plans organizational reputation and credibility. Monirul Islam, BCO
Learning from each other

WATCH, a multi country project, arranged a Learning & Sharing Workshop in Zimbabwe from 48 November13. A six-member team from PIB and representative from CNO and other 05 WATCH countries attended the workshop. The objectives of the workshop were to share good practices, challenges and innovations among the WATCH implementing countries. -Humayun, BCO
Canadian Ambassador to Zimbabwe (pictured in the middle) along with the PIB participants
Girls cycle rally denouncing child marriage

700 girls from 13 schools and colleges participated in a 6kilometer long bi-cycle rally in Hatibandha on 7 October. The rally was meant to spread a message child marriage needs to be stopped. Josephine, Lalmonirhat PU
Child Rights Week celebrated
Girls convention in Jaldhaka

The annual Girls Convention in Jaldhaka called for mass awareness to stop child marriage and guard against violence against women. PIB with the assistance of Udayankur Sheba Songstha organised the event presided over by Md Rokon-Ul-Hasan, UNO of Jaldhaka while Syed Ali, Chairman of Jaldhaka Upazilla was present as Chief Guest. Asaduzzaman, Nilphamari PU
170 children sporting their colourful t-shirts and cap participated in an art competition at Shishu Academy as a part of the observation of the Child Rights Week . Meher Afroz Chumki MP, Minister of MOWCA, inaugurated the weeklong celebration. Nandini ,Dhaka PU
More than 100 guests, representing ECHO, DFID, Donors, INGO raised their hands to support girls education to mark BIAAG report launching on 23 October 2013.
Children share concerns with duty bearers
Sanitation Month Observed in Gazipur

Gazipur Programme Unit organised a series of events including rallies, hand washing, art competition, TfD and discussion session to observe sanitation month in October in District, Upazila and Union level. The objective was to increase mass awareness on sanitation and encourage people to practice health seeking behaviour like washing their hands. Biploby, Gazipur PU
Tree Plantation to mark International Day of the Girl

Plans sponsored children planted 5,000 Mahogany saplings in Hatibandha at 11:00 AM on 11 October 2013 to celebrate the Day in a unique demonstration of their awareness about a healthy environment. Minister of Primary and Mass Education, Md. Motahar Hossain, MP also showed solidarity to this gesture by planting a tree with Plan staff. -Josephine, Lalmonirhat PU
APPR workshop held

Plan organised Annual Participatory Programme Review (APPR) 2013 workshop across all PUs to share Plans programme target, achievement and challenges with stakeholders and seek their feedback about Plans work. Some 280 participants from GoB, UP, CBO, Child Protection Group, Children Organisations and Forums, teachers, PNGOs among others took part in the workshop led by MER. Nasima, BCO
ICT 4 Health
Forty Community Health Workers (CHWs) received TABs & training on DHIS Software under WATCH project in 06 Unions of Chirirbandar. Its part of PIBs piloting of ICT4H (ICT for Health). CHWs have started entering data from the field into DHIS web application. The project is set to be launched in December 2013.-Jahid Hasan Joy, Dinajpur PU
Children voiced their concern about drug abuse, child marriage and eve teasing at a quarterly coordination meeting in Chirirbandar where representatives of local administration including Social welfare Officer, Women Affairs Officer, Upazila Children Forum& SPG and PUM of DPU were present. An open discussion was held among all participants where children raised their concern on following issue: Drug addiction, Eve-teasing and Child Marriage.-Mahedul , DPU
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s t i B s New

Govts nod to Plan supported Pre-primary materials

Police pledge to protect CDWs

tional a n r e t n I A Plan lication b u P h s e Banglad

ber 2013 m e v o N .15/ Issue No

1st Regional Knowledge Convention held

PIB key contributor to the approved ECCD policy

Learning from each other

Girls cycle rally denouncing child marriage

Child Rights Week celebrated

Girls convention in Jaldhaka

Children share concerns with duty bearers

Sanitation Month Observed in Gazipur

Tree Plantation to mark International Day of the Girl

APPR workshop held

If you have any comments, please contact: [email protected]

All Photos are by Plan Staff

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