Multi-Sector Demographic Project

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The Niger Multi-Sector Demographic Project aims to strengthen the Government's capacity to address Niger's demographic challenge through: (a) enabling the Ministry of Population and Social Reform (MWRS) to design and implement a nationwide multi-sector population program; and (b) increasing general awareness on population and reproductive health issues. It includes the following components: component I -- advocacy and communication -- supporting nationwide and culturally sensitive advocacy, information, education and communication (IEC) and behavior change communication (BCC), on population and development and reproductive health, family planning and breastfeeding issues, through broad mass media campaigns and other means of communication, dissemination of the works of researchers, decision makers and other stakeholders, aiming at all components of the recipient's society, including its leadership, traditional authorities, and religious leaders; component 2 -- womens autonomy and couples empowerment; component 3 -- harmonization and coordination of multi-sector intervention; and component 4 -- capacity building and monitoring and evaluation.