Title:
Women and adolescent girls’ development in Niger (DEVENIR)
Agreement Number:
7448974 P011516001
Agreement Value:
$12,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 24, 2023 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
This project aims to increase the economic empowerment of women and adolescent girls as well as their access to mental, sexual, and reproductive health services in the Niamey and Agadez regions of Niger. Project activities include: (1) setting up a transformational leadership school for women's economic groups members; (2) providing training for peer educators to carry out awareness-raising activities on the health rights of women and adolescent girls; (3) supplying medicines and medical equipment to health facilities; and (4) training and mobilizing educators and ambassadors of change to promote the right to health and the economic empowerment of women and adolescent girls. The project's direct beneficiaries are estimated at 33,000 women and adolescent girls. Indirect beneficiaries are estimated at over 348,000 members of the communities targeted by the project.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased economic empowerment of women and adolescent girls that allows them to meet their basic needs and sustainably grow their businesses while taking into account climate change and other potential shocks; (2) increased women’s and adolescent girls’ use of health services, in particular primary health care and sexual and reproductive health, including gender-based violence and mental health; and (3) increased engagement of stakeholders in the economic, and cultural sectors in favor of the rights and empowerment of women and adolescent girls.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H2X 1E6
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q2-00526
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
Doctors of the World Canada
Recipient's Legal Name:
Médecins du Monde Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Laurier--Sainte-Marie
Federal Riding Number:
24039
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.