Now, changed Aklima’s thinking

Mst: Akalima Begum (33) is a housewife, and she is living their own house of bailabunia in Charmontaz with her husband Md. Bached Hossain (38). They have two daughters and one son. Akalima’s husband leads a salad of mosque and continue their family simply. Aklima is working hardly through involvement of vegetable gardening and poultry rearing in addition to maintain their household. They are passing time with hesitation on 5 people in a poor family. Akalima’s elder daughter was married off as a child due to poverty. Her 2nd daughter Nadia closed her studies due to lack of money. He also wanted to marry Nadia as early as possible. Most of the people in Char area are unconscious and suffer randomly due to lack of information and not aware their rights.
In Char Montaz Union, JAGO NARI implemented the ISEAWACC Project with support of IRC and established adolescent club in Bailabunia village. Akalima and her daughter Nadia is regular members of Girl Shin Session as a caregiver and adolescent girls. She did not understand the importance of education for boys and girls because of illiterate. Not interested in learning anything in the char areas of most vulnerable communities. JAGO NARI is enrolled learner in adolescent Club through the ISEAWACC project in October 2022. When the session starts then occurs problem to continue the adolescent club session. Her husband leads the mosque and did not like meeting women, going anywhere. So, her husband was not allowed to come to the club at any way.
One day Fatima Akhter (UM), ISEAWACC Project staff of JAGO NARI came to their house and explained to her husband on its process and positive effects to their family life. What can be learned in the session, it also confidential and no male staff will conduct the session etc. After hearing everything her husband agreed and gave permission to participate this session. After this discussion and clearance of her husband, both had participated their session regularly.
The topics covered in the session were not hear in the previous days. She did not know or understand many things. After her first 2 girls she have get one boy child. Everyone her family thought about her son, loved him, even gave him whatever he wanted. She used to give good food and clothes as per desire of her boy child. After getting the key message from the adolescent club then changed her thinking.
By forming the club through JAGO NARI organization, our boys, and girls as well as parents are getting to know the issues. She has never done this to us before. She didn’t explain it so well. Boys and girls would have been better off if they had known earlier. Coming here, she has learned more about the good health of boys and girls, puberty and sexual reproductive health, stress and control, positive discipline, the evils of early marriage, etc. After learning about this matter, she decided not to commit the same mistake of marrying the middle daughter as a child.
Now, she discusses various things with his daughter. Through establishing adolescent club under the ISEAWACC project in collaboration with IRC and It has brought about more changes in all of us. We have learned a lot through participating the adolescent club. Thanks to JAGO NARI organization and IRC donor organization for doing such a nice job. Their elder daughter is not in a good condition due to tortured them humanly as they could not give them house decoration as payment as per their demand. They commanded bad words and turns the cheek. She is not allowed to come to his father’s house. Aklima Begum now treats boys and girls equally, lets them eat the same food. Where do boys and girls go, what do they do, who do they associate with? She always thinks about their safety. He wants to educate his daughter in quality education. Everyone will work together to stop child marriage of his daughter. Aklima Begum said, I have learned a lot by coming to the session. She like best this session such as  change of adolescent period discussions, gender, safety, and good relationships.