Women and adolescent girls’ development in Niger (DEVENIR)

About this project

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.

Published by

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) · Government

Countries

Niger

Sectors

Medical education/trainingBasic health careWomen's rights organisations and movements, and government institutionsEnding violence against women and girlsAgricultural co-operatives

Focus

Gender equality · Main focusEnvironment · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Published by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: CA-3-P011516001.

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