Outcome NER_D_3.2

Increased access to essential services

45 young adolescent girls and boys from the program implementation regions of Dosso, Maradi and Zinder participated in a training on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) with the presence of: The main objective of this activity was to train MHM ambassadors so that they in turn could instruct other youth in GHM in their respective regions. This has begun to bear fruit, because in the Maradi region the 10 trained opinion leaders have in turn-initiated training in the Maradi region with the result that 160 facilitators have been trained; 16 community supervisors have received the message from our ambassadors trained in Niamey; it should be noted that each of the 160 trained facilitators has a hearing of 120 participants in his or her commune. About ten civil society actors in the field of MHM met during the celebration of the world day of MHM with the 45 young people trained in GHM and about fifty guests among which the executives of the ministries of women promotion and child protection and the ministry of hydraulics: The objective of this celebration is to break the silence around menstrual hygiene, to explain the importance of taking it into account in the life cycle of the young girl who becomes an adolescent and to appeal to national and international opinion on the importance of accompanying the young girl and boy in this process of reaching the adolescent age which marks the beginnings of adult life. Strengthening the operational capacities of the Multimedia Centers in the regions of Dosso, Maradi and Zinder: This involves adding operating supplies to the multimedia centers in Zinder, Maradi and Dosso so that the young people who use these centers can take full advantage of them to popularize the message they learned through their training on sexual and reproductive health and access to adequate care services . A capitalization workshop was held during the second quarter of 2021 and brought together all of the program's stakeholders over the past 10 years. The results of the activities show that the MUSKOKA Program, through UNWOMEN Niger, has improved the living conditions of more than 2,000,000 people through advocacy activities, sensitization through radio broadcasts on community radios and the establishment of multi-actor platforms. Support for the 7th edition of the Golden Mom event with the provision of 300 t-shirts, 300 hijabs and media coverage for 1 million CFA francs.

Increased access to essential services

ON Track: To facilitate access to essential services for women and girls who are victims of GBV, Niger has made significant efforts. 600 GBV management mechanisms, two regional centers for the holistic management of GBV victims with SOPs validated with all stakeholders. In 2022, sixty-five (65) women and girls who survived GBV were identified and supported within these two social cohesion spaces. These women receive psychosocial support and funds to implement income-generating activities. With these income-generating activities, they manage to take care of themselves and their children because they are now isolated and do not necessarily have the support of their family.