Illimin Programme
- P Project/Program
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Key Information
Illimin is a programme to delay early marriage and pregnancy among adolescent girls, offers lessons on life skills and reproductive health in safe spaces set up in Sayam Forage and Kablewa refugee camps in Niger.
To date, the Illimin programme has enabled more than 150,000 adolescent girls, including 45,000 girls supported by the Global Programme, to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes to say no to child marriage in order to develop their full potential and participate fully in the development of their community. The programme has also promoted community dialogues to induce change and adoption of positive attitudes and behaviors towards investing in and supporting adolescent girls. These dialogues, which have reached nearly 350,000 Nigeriens, are organized around traditional chiefs, religious leaders and other power holders with the effective participation of adolescent girls, young boys, and parents, on issues related to child marriage, girls' education, reproductive health etc.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Niger
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
Not applicable or unknown
Partner(s)
The Ministry for the Promotion of Women and the Protection of the Child
Ministry Affiliation
The Niger Ministry for the Promotion of Women and the Protection of the ChildFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
Cross-cutting areas
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth
Age
Not applicable or unknown
School Enrolment Status
Some in school
School Level
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
Other populations reached
- Community leaders
- Religious leaders
Participants include
- Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- General awareness-raising/community engagement
Life skills education
- Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Social/gender norms change
- Work with community leaders
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage