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Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child-marriage in the world. 66% of women (aged 20 to 24) were married before they turned 18. 13% of children are involved in child labor. Child laborers are frequently denied an education and are vulnerable to violence and abuse. Less than 80% of students enrolled in grade one complete primary school.
Youth empowerment programs are aimed at creating healthier and higher qualities of life for underprivileged or at-risk youth. [1] The five competencies of a healthy youth are: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self- control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) pro-social connectedness.
The ministry defines youth as anyone between 18 and 35. In April 2015, a draft of the Department of Youth Development published the national youth policy to generate feedback. [5] The department provides training programs to youths across Bangladesh.
Young Bangla is a special initiative launched by Bangladeshi Government in 2014. [1] The Young Bangla Programme comprises several schemes, acting as a flexible space for the youth, involving thousands of individuals and youth-led organizations, supporting them with resources and capacity enhancement trainings. [2] [3] [4]
The Commonwealth Youth Programme, also known as CYP, is an international development agency working with young people between the ages of 15 and 29. Part of the Commonwealth Secretariat, CYP is active in the Commonwealth's 54 member countries. CYP has a head office in London with four centres in Africa ( Lusaka, Zambia ), Asia ( Chandigarh ...
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center ( BYLC) is the first leadership institution in Bangladesh. Originally developed at Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership in 2008, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center was established in Bangladesh in 2009. The signature component of BYLC is the four-month-long youth leadership program, Building ...
Website. Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Youth Development. Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Youth Development ( Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা জাতীয় যুব উন্নয়ন ইনস্টিটিউট) is a Bangladesh government institute that provides training to athletes and carries out research. [1]
The Gender Development Index ( GDI) is an index designed to measure gender equality . GDI, together with the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), was introduced in 1995 in the Human Development Report written by the United Nations Development Program. These measurements aimed to add a gender-sensitive dimension to the Human Development Index (HDI).