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DEVENIR

Woman harvesting

Implementing Partners and Organisations

Médecins du Monde (Association médicale et humanitaire - Médecins du Monde)
FUCOPRI, FCMN NIYA, MATA MASU DUBARA, SONGES

Period of Implementation

March 2023 - March 2028

Geographic scope

Africa: Niger

Cities: Niamey et Agadez, Niger

Budget

$ 8,700,000
€ 7 400 000

Donor(s)

Bilateral Aid: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

Sector(s)

Agriculture & Fisheries, Banking & Financial Services, Health

Type of Activity

Governance and Organizational Strengthening, Training & Capacity Building

Summary

The DEVENIR project, implemented by Médecins du Monde and Socodevi, aims to empower women, young women, and adolescent girls in Niamey and Agadez through an integrated approach combining economic empowerment, access to quality healthcare, and community mobilization for gender equality. It provides training, technical and financial support, and strengthens health services while engaging communities to promote gender-equitable social norms. The expected outcome is improved economic, health, and decision-making autonomy for women and girls in a more enabling social environment 

Project Objectives

To increase the empowerment of women, young women and adolescent girls (W/YW/AG) in the regions of Niamey and Agadez in Niger 

Impact on SDGs

SDG1 - No Poverty
SDG3 - Good Health and Well-Being
SDG5 - Gender Equality
SDG10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG13 - Climate Action

Main Indicators

Number of women and girls with access to sexual and reproductive health services, including modern contraception methods, through GAC-funded projects
Number of people reached through targeted nutrition interventions
Number of people who benefit from health services
Number of people reached by GAC-funded projects aimed at preventing, responding to, and ending sexual and gender-based violence, including child, early and forced marriage, and/or female genital mutilation

Impact Measurement

Reported data, supervision checklist, review of records, activity report

Direct beneficiaries

Individuals: 30260

Local stakeholders

10 Integrated Health Centres
2 health districts
2 federations
22 unions

Key Tags

Entrepreneurship, Food Security, Gender