Keeping girls in schools to reduce child marriage in rural Bangladesh: Endline assessment

This report evaluates a two-year intervention in rural Bangladesh designed to keep girls in school and reduce child marriage. The 'Keeping Girls in Schools' project provided tutoring, life-skills training, and mentorship to marginalized and underperforming adolescent girls in three districts. Female community mentors led girls' groups and worked with schools and communities to change child marriage norms. The intervention targeted girls at highest risk of dropping out and early marriage.

Key points

• The intervention provided tutoring support in math and English combined with skill-building and life-skills awareness sessions
• Female community mentors led girls' groups and facilitated liaison between schools, school management committees, and the broader community
• The project targeted marginalized girls who had dropped out of school and underperforming girls at higher risk of child marriage
• The intervention was implemented across three districts: Chapainawabganj, Kushtia, and Sherpur
• The project was implemented by the Population Council with UNICEF support under the Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Limitations

The document is a metadata description of the endline assessment rather than the full findings report, so it does not specify the study design, sample size, comparison groups, or actual outcome results. Without access to the complete report, we cannot determine whether the intervention was effective in reducing child marriage or keeping girls in school.