October 2022 – December 2023 (finished)
STAAR was contracted to provide the provincial government (Ministry of Social Development) of Madhesh Pradesh, with the design and delivery of the Beti Padhau-Beti Bachao” (BPBB) flagship programme, informed by the challenges and recommendations which are set out in the ODI-UNICEF 2021 review.
The BPBB aims to empower girls by reducing early marriage and promoting their education. The programme was initiated in 2019 prioritising girls from Muslim and Dalit families and progressively expanded to cover new-born girls from all communities.
The assignment team worked the provincial government and in consultation with different stakeholders to provide research and recommendations on improving the design and delivery of BPBB.