CARE Bangladesh launches ‘Amar Shopno, Amar Golpo’

With an objective to enable and empower adolescent girls through relevant career guidance and information, CARE Bangladesh brings upon ‘Amar Shopno, Amar Golpo’ – a booklet primarily catered to married and unmarried adolescent girls.

The book was launched through an event at Chameli House, CIRDAP in the capital on Wednesday, said a press release.

The event was attended by Prof Nehal Ahmed, DG, DSHE; ILiza Azyei, Unit Chief, Adolescent and Youth, UNFPA; Ram Das, Deputy Country Director, CARE Bangladesh; and Rawnak Jahan, Acting Director, Women and Female Child Empowerment, CARE Bangladesh.

‘Amar Shopno, Amar Golpo’ has been developed by the Accelerating Action to End Child Marriage project of CARE Bangladesh, supported by UNFPA Bangladesh. The booklet comes with a list of many traditional and non-traditional professions for girls, along with a checklist and pathways that adolescent girls can follow to reach their professional and personal aspirations, said the release.

Moreover, it also contains the organisational mapping of the institutes that offer education and training and lists the services they provide. CARE Bangladesh will also conduct a validation and consultation workshop in regard to the booklet, enabling young women to seek expert recommendations.