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Objective
Rates of migration have increased substantially in recent years and so has the number of left-behind children (LBC). We investigated the impact of parental migration on nutritional disorders of LBC in Bangladesh.
Design
We analysed data from the nationally representative cross-sectional Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012–2013. Child stunting, wasting and underweight were used as measures of nutritional disorders. Descriptive statistics were used to describe characteristics of the respondents and to compare nutritional outcomes based on status of parental migration.…
Abstract
Purpose
Families of children with disabilities often have needs related to the care of their child with a disability. Although there has been extensive exploration of family needs in high‐income contexts, there is little known about this issue in low and middle‐income countries like Bangladesh. In this study, we explored the needs of families of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. Such understanding is important as it will help to improve services for children with disabilities and their families.
Methods
We used a qualitative approach and interviewed 20 family…
Objectives
Cox’s Bazar Education Sector and Child Protection Sub-Sector partners conducted the Joint Rapid Education and Child Protection Need Assessment (JRNA) between the 4th to 6th December 2017. The main objective of the JRNA was to identify education and child protection needs, priorities and capacities of Rohingya boys and girls in the camps, settlements and host community in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to inform and provide the evidence-base for the 2018 Joint Response Plan (JRP). The assessment was based on the agreed common approach by the Global Protection Cluster and Global…
Save the Children Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia and UNIFEM, South Asia Regional Office came together in Kathmandu, Nepal on 17-19 October 2005 to capacitate twenty four development professionals from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sweden to equip men and boys to become more caring, attentive and gender sensitive fathers and husbands, in turn helping themselves, their families and the society at large.
This report presents a background and rationale as to why it is important to engage men and fathers in caregiving, an overview of work being done within the…