2020
Nepalngunj News: 78 Years and Now (Nepali)
In this article, CARE Tipping Point Social Norms Advisor writes about the changes in gender relations from before World War II to now, and how the gendered division of power and labor in the home must change.
Kantipur TV: Pushpa Harijan Gautam (Social Activist)| Suman Sanga (Nepali)
Lal Shabuj er Kantho: Social Norms Activity on Mobility (Bangla)
Shafiq Mohona: Social Norms Activity on Gendered Division of Labor (Bangla)
2019
MK Television: 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence (Bangla)
Lal Shabuj er Kantho: Debate Competition and Award Show in Rangpur (Bangla)
SDG Studio: “Girls should be taught to be independent” Lily Thapa Sakchhin Chhori EP-08 (Nepali)
MK Television: Video Coverage of the Awareness Event (from above)
71TV: Graduation Ceremony for EMpower (Bangla)
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Sex and Power: How Foundations can Attack the Roots of Child Marriage
In this article, Dena Kimball, Executive Director of the Kendeda Fund, writes about how we must address the control of adolescent girls’ sexuality if we want to see an end to child marriage.
Ekantipur: The Girls Who Stopped Their Own Child Marriage (Nepali)
2018
The Daily Star: ‘What Real Changes Look Like’
Yesterday, Tipping Point Project of CARE Bangladesh organised an exhibition titled ‘What Real Change Looks Like’, a photographic experience, created by women of Photo-Voice at Six Seasons Hotel in Gulshan. The project works with young people and communities to change social norms and practices that perpetuate child marriage. To understand how their work has contributed to changes in the lives of many women, Tipping Point used ‘Photo-Voice’ as an evaluation tool. Young women, who had never used cameras before, shared their stories and perspectives through photography. The images captured for the programme are stunning glimpses into the lives of women and girls in Bangladesh, where child marriage is a daily reality.
rePROs Fight Back: Ending Child Marriage
This rePROs Fight Back podcast episode features Nidal Karim, Project Director of Tipping Point and Gayatri Patel, Senior Policy Advocate with CARE USA and Co-Chair of GNB USA. Every year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18, according to data from the UN. That breaks down to 23 girls getting married every minute. Child marriage is a violation of girls’ human rights and can have severe, lifelong physical, mental, emotional and financial consequences. It leaves young girls particularly vulnerable to rape, maternal and child mortality, and gender based violence. It also often forces girls to put aside their education, potential, and empowerment for a limited future. There is no silver bullet to end child marriage, but there are critical characteristics on how to approach the issue. Putting the girls at the center of the approach, involving parents and communities, and engaging men and boys in the conversation are vital approaches when talking about child marriage and its consequences.
BBC: The health risks of maturing early
The BBC published a commentary about the health risks of maturing early, which can subject girls to a greater threat of sexual harassment and violence and lead to elevated rates of depression, substance abuse, eating disorders and anti-social behaviors in adulthood. The piece quotes Nidal Karim, project director for CARE’s Tipping Point, which combats child marriage: “This fear amidst parents and communities creates an environment where as girls get older, their worlds get smaller, with more and more restrictions placed on their mobility. Girls’ sexuality is the concern of others, but girls themselves are seldom given any information about their own bodies, puberty, sex and reproduction in order to prepare and protect themselves.”
Girls Not Brides: How Men who take up cooking could help end child marriage
In Bangladesh and Nepal, two countries with the highest rates of child marriage in the world, CARE’s “Tipping point” project is an exercise in creating a society where girls are equally valued and child marriage no longer exists. Here is how they are going about it.
2017
Kabaddi Coverage: Kalniview articles and Vorersurjo article
DAILY STAR: Engage Community in Fight against Child Marriage (Dhaka)
PORIBORTON: Coverage of the Boat Racing Event in the News (Bangla)
TIMETOUCHNEWS: Coverage of the Boat Racing Event in the News (Bangla)
71 NEWS TV: Coverage of the Boat Racing Event in TV News
DAILY NAYA DIGANTO NATIONAL NEWS PAPER: Coverage of the Boat Racing Event in the News Paper (Bangla)
JTV ONLINE: Coverage of the Boat Racing Event in TV News
SURMAMAIL: Coverage of the Boat Racing Event in the News (Bangla)
ITTEFAQ NEWS ON ICHCHE DANA EVENT: Coverage of the International Day of the Girl (Bangla)
FAST COMPANY:International Day of the Girl
THE HILL: Empower girls, change the world
CHANNEL 24: IWD Girls’ Football Tournament
NEWS OK: Knowledge Fair for Adolescent Empowerment
THE DAILY STAR: Scrap Law on Girls’ Marriage Before 18
2016
THE HIMALAYAN: Re-examining the Value of Girls
TAKE PART: The Hidden World of Child Grooms
HUFFINGTON POST: Nepal’s Child ‘Love Marriages’ Pose Dangerous Risks to Young Brides
CARE: CPA Launch in Bangladesh
CARE: Balbibaha Report by ABC News Nepal
HIMALAYA TV: Policy to End Child Marriage By 2030
CARE: CPA Launch Event in Nepal
REPUBLICA: DEPRIVED OF A CHILDHOOD by Ayushma Basnyat
2015
UPWORTHY: IN NEPAL, ONE FORMER CHILD GROOM SPEAKS OUT by Morgan Shoaff
LA TIMES: NEPAL’S CHILD GROOMS SUFFER IN PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL WAYS by Shashank Bengali
2014
GLAMOUR: THE CHILD BRIDE CRISIS by Tanya Edwards
THE KATHMANDU POST: NIP NOT THE BUDS by Avinashi Paudel
2012
HUFFINGTON POST: MAKE COMBATING CHILD MARRIAGE A U.S. FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY by Helene Gayle