To enhance understanding and raised awareness on fundamental rights and entitlements, NU has conducted 223 legal and human rights awareness sessions at community level. A total of 8,489 community people of which 7,691 women and 798 men were attended and received information on divorce rights, alimony and dower, maintenance, inheritance and property rights, child marriage, human rights along with various government entitlements. Additionally, NU has conducted 16 school campaigns in three districts of six upazila’s (Rangpur Sadar, Badarganj, Pirgacha, Barishal Sadar, Banaripara and Kawkhali) where 1,350 secondary level school students (Girls: 792 and Boys: 578) were attended.

In this campaign, students were aware on child marriage, human rights, GBV, and response strategies to prevent child marriage. Moreover, Child Marriage Prevention Committee combining with students, teachers, guardians and local community people voluntarily worked to prevent such humiliated incident. Between this reporting period, four (4) early marriage has been prevented where in two (2) marriages, students were directly assisted.

Apart from that, NU has established 28 Community based Information center at the union level. These all are functioning twice a week where a trained community paralegal provides formal advice and disseminate legal information. A total of 813 community people (men: 403, and women: 410) has received assistance through these CICs during the reporting period. As a result, community people particularly women and marginalized groups have improved understanding of access to justice services, enhanced awareness of their legal rights and available remedies, and increased confidence in seeking institutional support.