DEVENIR

Development of Women and Adolescent Girls in Niger

Project Summary

This innovative project, implemented in Niger by Socodevi in consortium with Médecins du Monde—in a country classified as a fragile state since 2008 by the OECD and among the poorest in the world—proposes an integrated approach to improve women’s and adolescent girls’ access to health care while strengthening their economic power. Its objective: ensuring that lack of resources is no longer a barrier to their empowerment, informed decision-making, and access to quality care.

Objectives

  • Strengthen the economic power of women and adolescent girls so they can meet their basic needs and develop activities adapted to climate challenges
  • Improve access to and use of health services, including primary care, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and prevention in response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)
  • Increase the mobilization of economic, social, and cultural actors in support of women’s and adolescent girls’ rights and empowerment

Results and impact

  • +83,830 people reached
  • +930 women and young women now manage their businesses independently while integrating climate-resilient practices.
  • 33,481 women and adolescent girls accessed improved health services, resulting in more than 127,000 consultations across the intervention areas.
  • 69% of men and adolescent boys now support gender equality values, exceeding the project’s target.
  • 45 civil society organizations have been mobilized to promote the rights and empowerment of women and adolescent girls.

Testimonials

“Women now pay much more attention to my advice. They understand the importance of protecting their own health and that of their children, they attend regular prenatal check-ups, and home births have become rare. I feel more confident and respected within the community, which motivates me even more to continue.”

  • Maimouna Yanboto
    Community Health Volunteer, Niamey

“Thanks to a loan invested in maize processing, Oumma Aboula, a 62-year-old widow, increased her production from processing just a few measures of maize each week to an entire 50 kg bag. After repaying her loan in three months, she built savings of 42,150 FCFA, which she now uses to diversify her income-generating activities.”

  • Oumma Aboula
    Member of the Tchidoden Wan Abzine Co-operative Union

Partners

  • Our consortium partner
    • Médecins du Monde

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