Leveraging Social Protection to End Child Marriage Tender

• Country: Bangladesh
• Summary: Leveraging Social Protection to End Child Marriage
• BDT Ref No: 128232189
• Deadline: 05 Nov 2025
• Financier: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: LRPS-2025-9200535
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• Terms of Reference (ToR) for Institutional ContractTitle: Leveraging Social Protection to End Child MarriagePurpose: To identify gaps and opportunities within social protection systems for preventing child marriage and provide actionable recommendations for integrating child marriage prevention into social protection programmes.Location: NationalEstimated Duration: 4 Months (November 2025 to May 2026)Reporting to Technical Supervisor of this assignment: Social Policy and Economic Specialist1.BackgroundChild marriage remains a persistent global issue, deeply rooted in poverty, social norms, and lack of opportunity. Evidence shows that social protection measures—such as cash transfers, education subsidies, and health coverage—can reduce economic pressures and expand opportunities for adolescent girls, thereby lowering the risk of child marriage[1]. However, national strategies often lack operational clarity on how to systematically integrate social protection interventions into child marriage prevention efforts at scale.In Bangladesh, the prevalence of child marriage remains among the highest globally, with 51 percent of women aged 20 24 years married before the age of 18.[2]While progress has been observed over the past decade, poverty, entrenched gender norms, and practices such as dowry continue to drive early marriage.The Government has introduced a range of social protection initiatives—including the Mother and Child Benefit Programme (MCBP) and female secondary school sti...
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