services and girl-specific sexual and reproductive health services
data.
36.
Public awareness
(1)
The Ministry shall promote public awareness about the nature,
causes, consequences and means of prevention of child marriage
through comprehensive nationwide campaigns conducted in
liaison with appropriate authorities or other agencies at local
and national levels.
(2)
The public awareness campaigns, referred to in subsection (1),
shall(a)
use evidence-based approaches that have proved to be
successful elsewhere;
(b)
be adapted to the age, gender and nature of activities of
the targeted groups;
(c)
address
social,
cultural
and
religious
constraints,
including masculinity and unequal gender relations;
(d)
be carried out in schools and other institutions of
learning, workplaces and rural and urban communities;
(e)
be guided by evidence on potential opportunities for, and
barriers
to,
behavior
change,
and
include
effective
measures to ensure that information, education and
communication
translate
into
behavior
and
attitude
change;
(f)
challenge stigma and discrimination against victims of
child
marriage
and
address
misinformation
about
perceived benefits and advantages of child marriage; and
(g)
promote the acceptance and integration of victims of child
marriage.
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