Adolescents Engagement to Promote Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Bangladesh: The Case of Faridpur District

Abstract

In Bangladesh, adolescent-related development projects usually focus on adolescent health, education, well-being, and protection. These development projects are implementing by national and international development organizations and the government. In most cases, the adolescent groups are the project participants and beneficiaries. Besides the beneficiary, they can play a significant role in promoting development services as health-seeking behaviours, especially maternal and newborn health (MNH) in the community. Lack of engagement initiatives and information about their social role and responsibilities prevents them from using their agency and expectance in society to increase services for poor and marginalized communities. To address this issue, Save the Children International engaged adolescents through project intervention for using adolescent agencies to promote MNH services from public health facilities.