Bangladesh – Page 2 – C4D Network

Let’s Make it Work! Breastfeeding in the Workplace – Using C4D to make breastfeeding possible among working mothers (UNICEF, 2018)

October 29, 2018

In 2016, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF launched two country-level initiatives to improve breastfeeding practices of infants of working mothers, in partnership with businesses operating in two distinct settings:

• Ready-made garment (RMG) factory sites located in the urban and peri-urban areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• A vast tea estate situated in Kericho County, Kenya.

The objective of the mother- and babyfriendly workplace initiatives is to increase working mothers’ demand for and access to facilities and services that support appropriate breastfeeding practices and care in the workplace.” In doing so, the initiatives aim to generate evidence on the operational feasibility, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of supporting breastfeeding in the workplace, and to showcase its benefits for children, families, communities and businesses. UNICEF applied the Communication for Development (C4D) process to design social and behavioural change communication strategies to increase acceptance of, and demand for, workplace breastfeeding programmes in each context.

This document presents accomplishments to date and conceptual thinking in C4D for promoting breastfeeding support in the workplace, emanating from these two experiences and building upon available evidence and lessons learned from former experiences. The document
is intended for programme planners within UNICEF as well as UNICEF partner organizations.

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The Gender Analysis & Identification Toolkit: Estimating subscriber gender using machine learning (GSMA, 2018)

October 8, 2018

The GSMA’s Gender Analysis and Identification Toolkit (GAIT) addresses an issue many mobile operators face: the absence of reliable gender-disaggregated data on mobile ownership and usage. This information gap is an important one to solve, as understanding the nature and scale of the mobile gender gap is a prerequisite for closing it.

GAIT is a machine learning algorithm that analyses mobile usage patterns to estimate the gender of subscribers. This allows operators to predict the gender of their subscribers on an individual, MSISDN level. GAIT was developed in partnership with Dalberg Data Insights.

This document provides an overview of what the toolkit allows operators to do, how it works and what is required to apply the algorithm successfully. GAIT is freely available to all operator members of the GSMA.

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Voices of the Marginalised – Bangladesh and Tanzania (ADD, 2016)

July 31, 2018

There is very little qualitative and quantitative data on disability-related issues worldwide. ‘Voices of the Marginalised’ is a pioneering research study aimed at understanding the specific challenges faced by men and women with disabilities and older people, living in two different countries – Bangladesh and Tanzania. The stories collected in each report tell of the experiences of older people and persons with disabilities in one country, at one moment in time, providing valuable testimony of the considerable equality and poverty challenges they face – in particular in securing livelihoods; accessing public services; living free of discrimination, bullying, harassment and violence; and accessing justice. The methodology chosen was a community-based participatory approach.

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Adolescents with disabilities: enhancing resilience and delivering inclusive development (GAGE Consortium Report, 2018)

July 30, 2018

This new report takes stock of what is known about adolescents with disabilities living in the global South. Drawing on interviews with approximately 600 adolescent girls and boys with physical, visual, hearing or intellectual impairments, as well as interviews with their parents, teachers and other service providers, it also presents emerging findings from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research programme in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Jordan and the State of Palestine. This report focuses, for the first time, on the intersection of age and disability – specifically the unique needs of adolescents with disabilities – and the gender dynamics that shape girls’ and boys’ lives. Alongside this, it also looks at the particular experiences of adolescents with disabilities who grow up in rural areas and conflict-affected contexts.

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Guideline to Broadcasting Live Radio Programs on Disaster Preparedness and Response through Community Radio Stations (IFRC and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, 2017)

March 18, 2018

This guideline shows the importance of timely and relevant information provided during disasters and also encourages NGOs to conduct live/phone-in programs during disasters. This guideline will be helpful for NGOs working on health, education, agriculture issues along with disaster management, who are interested in conducting live/phone-in programs.

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The Gender Analysis & Identification Toolkit: Estimating subscriber gender using machine learning (GSMA, 2018)

Voices of the Marginalised – Bangladesh and Tanzania (ADD, 2016)

Adolescents with disabilities: enhancing resilience and delivering inclusive development (GAGE Consortium Report, 2018)

Guideline to Broadcasting Live Radio Programs on Disaster Preparedness and Response through Community Radio Stations (IFRC and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, 2017)

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