Preventing Child, Early and Forced Marriage


Reporting Organization:Save the Children Canada
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 2,964,593
Timeframe: March 24, 2015 - September 30, 2017
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Unspecified

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Save the Children Canada

Participating Organizations


Unspecified

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Nigeria - $ 2,964,593.00 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Other - Total Budget Allocation


Sexual & Gender-based Violence (60 %)

Gender Equality (40 %)

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Description


This project aims to protect and empower girls and boys who are already married, separated or divorced in Nigeria. The project works with civil society organizations and networks and key government ministries to promote delaying marriage and the age of parenthood, as well as to strengthen the protection of child rights. Project activities include: (1) creating gender-sensitive, child-friendly spaces, including those specifically for girls, within selected schools and centers; (2) working with schools to improve equitable access and retention of children, especially for girls and boys who have missed their school for economic or social reasons; (3) working with primary health facilities to improve maternal, neonatal and child health services; (4) providing support for civil society organizations and forming coalitions to monitor the situation of child rights and encourage local action against violence, abuse and exploitation; and (5) organizing town hall meetings, roundtable discussions and leading advocacy to engage parents and community members, especially traditional and religious leaders, to delay early marriage and onset of first pregnancy, and to support girls abused within and outside marriage. Men and boys are involved in all spheres of community activities to empower them for better and informed decision making which supports gender equality.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Unspecified
Total Direct Population: Unspecified
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Outputs


Unspecified

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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) Girls and boys have increased and equitable capacity to protect themselves from CEFM and early parenthood, with the support of their families and communities; (2) Child protection systems (including policy, legislation and reporting mechanisms) at community and regional level are strengthened to prevent and address CEFM and early parenthood, and promote gender equality.

Achieved Results


Unspecified

Indicators


  • None Selected
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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