1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgKatie Taylorhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/kataylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2YoSkDSfxe"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/08/02/life-skills-education-in-bangladesh-save-lives/life-skill-based-education-sayems-story/">Life Skill Based Education – Sayem’s Story</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/08/02/life-skills-education-in-bangladesh-save-lives/life-skill-based-education-sayems-story/embed/#?secret=2YoSkDSfxe" width="600" height="338" title="“Life Skill Based Education – Sayem’s Story” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="2YoSkDSfxe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://live-advocacy.d2.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/D030-0872-8.jpg800533See D030-0872-STORY for full story. Sayem Shekh, 15, wants to become a journalist. Sayem attends a Life Skill Based Education Session at Khona Secondary School in Khona Village in Southwest Bangladesh. The sessions teach students leadership and communication skills, as well as how to stop child marriage and what to do if they see it. These sessions are put on by Nobo Jatra, a five-year development program implemented by World Vision Bangladesh and funded by U.S. foreign assistance. Life can be difficult for Sayem and his classmates in southwest Bangladesh. Although the country overall has experienced a steady decline in absolute poverty rates, it is still struggling to reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty. In the area of southwest Bangladesh where Sayem lives, 25-34% of households live below the lower poverty line. Poverty reduction efforts by the government and international organizations have long been underway, but they sometimes fail to reach and effectively address the needs of the extreme poor, who survive on less than $1.90 a day. These intense hardships take an emotional toll on families as well. “I come from a very extremely poor family,” says Sayem. “My parents cannot afford clothes and books for me. I was angry with them.” But in addition to helping families in southwest Bangladesh improve their nutrition, livelihoods, and resilience to disaster, World Vision Bangladesh – with funding from the U.S. government – is providing hope for these teens, as well. Nobo Jatra, translated as “new beginning,” is a five-year development and food security program implemented by World Vision Bangladesh and funded by USAID. One way the program promotes food security is by working to increase gender-equitable household incomes – and that can start with making sure children can grow up to become confident leaders in their communities. That’s why Nobo Jatra runs Life Skills Based Education Courses at schools across southwest Bangla