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Intervention Area

Pilot Phase
(2 Blocks) District Saturation
(13 Blocks)

Godda

Pilot: 1 Block (Godda Sadar)

Jamtara

Pilot: 1 Block (Nala)

Source: NFHS-4 2014-15
Godda

Pilot: 1 Block (Godda Sadar)

Dist Saturation: Expanded to 6 more blocks (Meherma, Thakurganj, Sundarpahari, Mahagama, Boarijor, Pathargama)

Jamtara

Pilot: 1 Block (Nala)

Dist Saturation: Expanded to 5 more blocks (Karmatar, Narayanpur, Fatehpur, Kundahit, Jamtara)

Source: NFHS-4 2014-15

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Levels of Influence

The intervention design addresses the issue of child/early marriage through Levels of Influence

Public Policy
Block Level through CLF Sessions

Advocacy & System-level Engagement with duty bearers

Collective leadership among CLF leaders & SAC members
Participation at BLCPC meetings
Exposure visits

Organizational
VO Modular Sessions

Collaborative Leadership

Imbibing Collaborative Leadership among VO members
Capacitating to raise gender issues at village level
Village level convergence with PRI, VLCPC, etc

Community Creating
Enabling Environment Exposure to
Alternative Pathways through Kishori Help Desks

Building peer support & influence through

Maa-beti Sammelan
Enrolment drives for dropout girls
Events on special days
Home visits by Umang team
Counselling on education, career, SRHR, life skills, link with govt schemes

Inter-personal
SHG Mother at HH Level

SHG sessions facilitate

Enriched Intergenerational interactions, esp mother-daughter
Norm-shifting behaviour
Valuable participation in HH decisions
Improved negotiations with husband & in-laws

Intra-personal
SHG Mother

SHG sessions enhance awareness & enable her to realise concerns with

Child/early marriage
Girls’ education
Social & Gender Norms
Participation in HH decisions

Major Activities under Umang

Rollout of Modular Sessions

For imparting knowledge, skills and confidence among SHG members, Umang team designed 21 modular sessions for SHGs covering topics such as ill-effects of child marriage, importance of girls’ education, child rights and entitlements, mother-daughter communication, etc.

Community Level Campaigns

Maa Beti Kaaryakram (Mother Daughter event) highlights the power of mother-daughter bond in resolving issues and shifting regressive social norms (such as child marriage).

Community Meeting is held by VOs with community members in the presence of important stakeholders including the Mukhiya, PRI members, JSLPS officials, school authorities, that discuss issues on child marriage through songs, plays, games, quiz, etc.

Kishori Help Desk

To fill the gap between aspirations & reality among adolescent girls for their education & career, Kishori (meaning adolescent) Help Desks were created towards the end of 2022. Set up at CLF offices and managed by trained counsellors, these help desks offer counselling to adolescent girls & their parents on education, career, life skills & SRHR.

Enhancing Women Leadership

To enable women leaders take ownership for addressing social issue, the project has facilitated engagement with Block Level Child Protection Committee (BLCPC) in Nala where CLF & SAC leaders raised their concerns regarding quality services for adolescent girls to continue their education and thus avoid child/early marriages.