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• This is the page to introduce yourselves to the other groups/classes in your Learning Circle and post all your challenge contributions. 
  

• Please see the page 'Background information' for detailed information. 

 

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• On this school page you'll find text boxes for the feedback from the other groups in your Circle.
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Introduction:

 

 

Hi Friend!

My name is Naima Helal. Recently I have completed my  Secondary school and now I am studying in Science. Besides Science,I want to learn English as well as .So that I can write and speak English fluently. And I have that confident  that I can easily learn English .I would like to it  Implement my education and skill to  achieve  the goal and destination of a well- off running  through my expectation where I believe as much I contribute so much. I love working in team and reading books and listening to music.. It will be easier for me to do any kind of work whether its in our or foreign country after learning English.

 

Hello Friend!

I am Shahela Akter,living with my parents in Mirpur, Dhaka. Basically my home district is Noakhali which is far away grom Dhaka . After passing H.S.C examination I have up made my mind to work with medicine and want to be a well-known pharmacist, in Bangladesh. For this reason,I am studying Science. I am verbose, for that reason I can easily connect with unknown people. I am a good cook and like to bake cupcakes. I love all types of desserts. I like to watch horror movies and I can sing well.I like shopping when I am free. I really wanted to enjoy my life until I die.

 

Dear LC Friends!

This is Afrin Rohoman. I am one of the most sarcastic people you will ever meet. I think it runs in the family. I would like to be pharmacist in future. Harry Potter is my favorite series. l have a lots of pigeon. I love those. I love the sound of wind and rain Storms at night when I am lying in bed. Something about it relaxes me. Don't ask me why.  I use to have an addiction to my phone but lately I hardly remember to check it all. Doing nice things for people always puts me a good mood, but the second anyone takes attitude with me , it brings me down. I love giving gifts. I really enjoy reading and I am obsessed with the public library where I live.

 

Hi GTP Friends!

This is Sumaya Anamika.  I am coming from  Mugda of Eastern side of Dhaka. I like profession which isrelated to medicine also with that I want to discover new medicine and also its monograph. My hobby is singing. My favourite food is pizza and fusca. My favourite cartoon is shinchan. I have also found enjoyment and creativity in visual Arts and concert band. I love to work in computer and chat with friends.

 

Dear GTP Friend,

I am Tanjila Akter.The name of my father is Zahidul Islam and the name of my mother is mini Begum. My father is a government employee and my mother is a housewife. I have no sister and brother so they love me very much. I am a student of WUB of the department of Pharmacy. I want to be a great scientist in my future life because a scientist can play an important role in our country. My family also support and help me to full fill my aim. Besides this, if I have any demand they try to fulfill this anyhow .I like our country. My family also support and help me to full fill my aim. I like drawing, singing and dancing, they also support me. I like to read story books and magazines. Again,I like to eat fast-food and vegetables. Beside this, I also like to help the poor in my society and like to share their sufferings. I am very free with my parents and like to share everything. They are also very friendly with me. Above all, I feel very proud because I was born in such a family.

 

 

 

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Contributions Challenges:

 

We chose this Challenge:

Challenge 5 - Rights for Girls and Inequality

 

And these assignments:

Assignment 1: Forced Marriage

Assignment 2: Child Marriage in Our Country

 

Our learning goals are:

Our learning goals are to find out facts whether rights of girls are maintained in our country and to what extent these are preserved, are there inequalities existing in our country regarding girls’ right, how forced marriage violates the child rights and hampers the personal and social life leading to unhappiness and poverty. Finally, we like to investigate present scenario of child marriage in our country and make people conscious of the harms that forced marriage and child marriage cause.

 

Our success criteria are:

We have an aim to share knowledge about child  marriage and forced marriage existing in our society and we will find facts about these so that we may share our findings with our friends in LC and exchange questions and ideas with our Global Classroom.  

 

 

Assignment 1:

 

Forced Marriage:

 

Forced marriage is a significant problem in Bangladesh. Although the Child Marriage Restraint Act sets the age of consent for marriage at 18 years of age for females and 21 years of age for males, this law is generally not enforced and many underage girls are secretly married off by their parents. There are no specific laws in Bangladesh banning forced marriages of adult. In a March 2013 report, UNICEF noted that Bangladesh had the second-highest child marriage rate in the world, with 66% of girls entering into marriage before reaching the age of 18.

 

 

The vast majority of the population follows mostly uncodified laws based on the religious law or customs of their  community (Shari’ah for the majority Muslim population, Hindu law for the Hindu minority), and confusion exists over the dual application of national laws and religious laws, both among citizens and members of the legal community. It is also still customary throughout Bangladesh for parents/guardians to arrange and negotiate marriages, and the age of an individual at the time of the marriage can be difficult to prove due to rampant noncompliance with birth registration laws and forging of affidavits by guardians. Divorce can be challenging to access for women as laws favor men, and procedural hurdles can make it a costly and time consuming process.Judicial divorce is also not recognized for Hindus in Bangladesh.

 

Assignment 2: Child Marriage in Our Country: 

Bangladesh has the highest rate of child marriage of girls under the age of 15 in the world, with 29 percent of girls in Bangladesh married before age 15, according to a UNICEF study. Two percent of girls in Bangladesh are married before age 11. Successive inaction by the central government and complicity by local officials allows child marriage, including of very young girls, to continue unchecked, while Bangladesh’s high vulnerability to natural disasters puts more girls at risk as their families are pushed into the poverty that helps drive decisions to have girls married. 

 

 

 

Causes of Child Marriage:

Factors driving child marriage In Bangladesh the factors driving child marriage are poverty, natural disasters, lack of access to education, social pressure, harassment, and dowry. Child marriage is anadjustment mechanism for poor families. The major causes of child marriages are as follows:  Poverty is a major underpinning factor encouraging early marriage. Young girls are often considered as an economic burden by their families and their marriage to an older man and into another family is often a family survival strategy in order to obtain financial security.  Parents who are unable to feed their children, or pay for their education costs, may seek a husband for their daughters simply so that the girls can depend;  Poor girls lack access to education because their families cannot afford fees for exams, uniforms, stationery, and other associated costs even when education is “free”;  Social pressures and traditions, including the widespread practice of paying dowry, and lower dowries for younger girls, make child marriage accepted and expected in some communities.  The practice of dowry requiring a bride’s family to pay significant sums to the groom – encourages the marriage of the youngest adolescent girls because younger brides typically require smaller dowries.

 

 

Some Interviews:

“I don’t have enough money to feed my daughters – that’s how I decide when I should marry them.” –Fatima A., mother of five.

“Whatever land my father had and the house he had went under the water in the river erosion and that’s why my parents decided to get me married.” –Sultana M., who married at age 14 and is now 16 years old and 7 months pregnant.

“I got married because I quit school.” –Mariam A., who married at age 15. She left school after class 5 because going on to class 6 would have involved higher costs and a longer walk of 3.5 kilometers each way.

“Elders [male community leaders] in the area might say your daughter is getting old,” is Rekha H.’s explanation for why both her older and younger sisters were married at age 11, and Rekha herself married at age 12. “No one said anything, but [my parents] were afraid, so before anyone could they got us married.”

“Now she is pretty and young and we can give her away for free. If you bring the police we will have more problems when she gets older.” –Ruhana M.’s older brother, arguing for why Ruhana should marry at age 12, after her uncle threatened to prevent the marriage. The marriage went forward.

Rabiya A. married when she was 13 and her husband was 30. “My in-laws said, ‘If you want to study you can,’ but as soon as I was married they said, ‘It’s not possible,’” Rabiya said. Rabiya is now 14 and said her in-laws and husbands.

 

 Presentation on Child Marriage and Forced Marriage in Bangladesh: 20180422_154545.mp4

 

 

Responding to Daba’s Questions:

1.     Can you talk openly about periods (with your parents, teacher or friends)? Answer: I can talk to my mother because I am very free with my mother. I can share with my friends and lady teachers when I ask for early leave in college. When I say that I have pain teachers realizes and ask me the real cause and sudden pain. (Answer by Shahela)

2.     Are periods taken seriously? Answewr: My mother tells that it is normal for us. But when I feel much pain , she takes it seriously and takes me to doctor. Answer by Naima)

3.     Do you have access to sanitary products? Answer: I and my other friends use sanitary products but I come to know that some do not for waste of money or poverty. (Answer by Afrin)

4.     Are there superstitions about menstruation or not? Answer: I have some rural cousin and friends who hold some illogical opinion about periods. (Answer by Sumaya)

5.     Have you been educated about menstruation? Answer: We have some chapters about menstruation and our teachers and mother and elder sisters and brothers’ wife suggest us. (Answer by Afrin)

6.     Do you feel comfortable talking about menstruation? (why/ why not?) Answer: We feel  shy but we feel easy with friends. Answer by Tanjila)

7.     How would you like your country to improve on this matter? Answer: If all are educated, there will be no prejudice and no miss conceptions about this. Answer by Shahela)

8.     How can girls be helped in this kind of situations? Answer: Both family and health workers can help a lot to girls in this area. (Answer by Tanjila)

 

 

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Feedback from:

Feedback, Varendonck College, the Netherlands

We really enjoyed reading your introduction! We are going to give some feedback, so we can learn from each other. The feedback is given by: Britt Dekker

Naima Helal: I really like your introduction. Just for a little tip, watch for writing a word too much or writing a word too less. Furthermore you have a good vocabulary. ; )

Shahela Akter: I really like the part where you say that you want to become a pharmacist. (I want to become one as well) The next time you may watch better for some spelling, you made some little mistakes. You also have a good vocabulary. ; )

Afrin Rohoman: You have a very good introduction. A small point to watch for next time are the prepositions. I like the beginning where you said you are a very sarcastic person. ; )

Sumaya Anamika: I think you have a very nice introduction, I didn’t really found any mistakes. Only one space between 2 words missing.

Tanjilla Akter: I really enjoy your introduction of your family. For the next time make sure too watch your spelling. I liked the story itself good.

For everyone: I really like your photo and your introduction.

 

 

 

It's great to see that you liked my feedback! Thank you for that friends ; ) 

 

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Feedback from Agrani School and College, Bangladesh

Dear Britt,

Thank you so much that you like my introduction and read it so mindfully. I am trying to improve my English in the course we are doing at present. I am also learning more and vocabulary for using in different situations.  Naima

Dear Britt,

Great to know that you like to be a Pharmacist like me. I am also very happy that you told me about my spelling mistake as my teacher tells. I am very willing to learn how to speak and write good English as all our courses in higher education are written in English. Hope we will have  great experience in this Learning Circle. Thanks once again you praise my vocabulary stock.

Shahela

 

Hi Britt,

I am Afrin from Bangladesh.  Thank you for nice feedback you have given. We all love to see praise from our friends. I enjoy making fun with my friends . I am the captain of my group and I enjoy this. You know this preposition is always an enemy for me. I dislike them . They are so confusing. Ha ha ha. Thanks a lot again.

Sincerely, Afrin from Dhaka , Bangladesh.

 

Dear Britt,

Thank you so much for your praising feedback. I am so happy to see no mistake. Hope we will have great time with all our friends.

Sumaya

 

 

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