PROJECT BRIEF
Funding authority
Grand Challenge Canada(GCC)
Project Investigators
1. Dr. Abu S, Shonchoy, Florida International University, USA.
2. Dr. Zaki Wahhaz, University of Kent, UK.
Project Duration
3.5 years.
Project Period
January 2020 – June 2023
Details
Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of female child marriage in the world with 2 in 3 girls marrying before 18. It occurs most frequently in poor rural households where girls are often undernourished. This physical condition, coupled with early childbirth, creates the risk of premature birth and neonatal (or infant) death. Early childbearing in poor households is also associated with infant malnourishment and higher total fertility, which can create long-term poverty traps.
MOMODa FOUNDATION proposed using digital technologies to enhance the enforcement of child marriage laws in rural areas of Bangladesh. MOMODa aim to achieve this by-
I. Ensuring universal birth registration of girls within a target group (aged 14-17); and
II. Developing mobile phone-based surveillance and reporting –connecting enforcing agencies with potential victims and reliable data on birth dates-to limit the practice of child marriage in Bangladesh.
MOMODa FOUNDATION and researchers from Florida International University and Kent University by the donation of Grand Challenge Canada (GCC) have been registered the target girl’s birth registration as Central Birth registration Server of Bangladesh.
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