1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgKatie Taylorhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/kataylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XEEDUFm1Pk"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/08/30/how-male-engagement-sessions-are-helping-women-in-bangladesh/nobo-jatra-project-male-engagement-session-4/">Nobo Jatra project – Male Engagement Session</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/08/30/how-male-engagement-sessions-are-helping-women-in-bangladesh/nobo-jatra-project-male-engagement-session-4/embed/#?secret=XEEDUFm1Pk" width="600" height="338" title="“Nobo Jatra project – Male Engagement Session” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="XEEDUFm1Pk" 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/D030-0864-8.jpg399600Husbands and wives attend a World Vision-facilitated male engagement session, part of the Nobo Jatra program, funded by USAID. These sessions are helping men to become better husbands and fathers. Location: Bajua Union, Parishad Complex, Dacope, Bangladesh SUMMARY: Bangladesh has made great progress in poverty reduction, economic growth, and improvements around maternal and neonatal health. However, this growth doesn’t always translate into economic gains across both genders. In Bangladesh, only 4 percent of women participate in economic activities outside the home, compared to 70 percent of men. National average data from the Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey in 2014 indicated that for 13.1 percent of women, the husband controlled their cash earnings. The median age of marriage was 16.1 among women ages 20-49, with the mean age of first pregnancy at 16.9. It’s in this environment that the Nobo Jatra project is helping couples in Bangladesh see each other with fresh eyes. Nobo Jatra, translated as “new beginning,” is a five-year development and food security program implemented by World Vision and funded by USAID. One way the program promotes food security is by working to increase gender-equitable household incomes – and it often starts at Nobo Jatra’s male engagement sessions. *** SEE ALSO D030-0864-STORY ***