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our recommendations and findings

We present preliminary priorities for action and recommendations as developed with youth from the community. Our detailed findings and final recommendations will be available in April 2024, including as a policy brief.

priorities for action & recommendations

All priorities for action and recommendations were developed through deliberative dialogue workshops conducted in March 2024 in the community. During these workshops, we presented our combined quantitative and qualitative findings to 40 participants (15-24 years old). Based on the findings, participants identified the top 3 priorities to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) in their community, as well as recommendations to act on those priorities. If working together, with both youth and adults, we are hopeful that these community-based recommendations can foster positive social change.

Fostering solidarity and trust between youth and adults in the community

Short-term

  • Create a community-based youth group to promote inclusion, solidarity, and support among youth

Mid-term

  • Organize community discussions to encourage dialogue between parents and children about ASRHR

Long-term

  • Create safe spaces for youth in the community, such as a dedicated playground

Ensuring ASRHR support for youth in the community

Short-term

  • Adopt and promote a comprehensive ASRHR definition supportive of youth’s rights

Mid-term

  • Elect a community-based Youth Support Committee, including both youth and adults, to promote and protect ASRHR

Long-term

  • Organize regular ASRHR meetings between the Youth Support Committee, local policymakers, Councilor, NGOs and researchers

Raising awareness about ASRHR issues in the community

Short-term

  • Make available a list of reliable resources for information on sexual and reproductive health and promote them to youth in the community

Mid-term

  • Provide youth-friendly integrated sexual and reproductive health services to all youth, without discrimination, including to those who are not married

Long-term

  • Mobilize evidence to support ASRHR education in schools and interventions in the community
  • Develop a comprehensive ASRHR education program adapted for youth

COMING SOON

Check again in April 2024 for our detailed findings about adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A policy brief will also be available. Stay tuned!