Problems:
· With 140 million people, Nigeria is the most populated country within Africa
· In the next 30 years, the population is projected to double!
· One dozen children per family is common
· Rate of maternal mortality in the project area 2,800 per 100,000, one of the highest in the world.
· Infant mortality – one of the highest in world
· Marriage as early as age 11
· Polygamy
· Excessive early pregnancies
· Lack of Child Spacing services
· Lack of education
· Low socio-economic status
· Limited access to medical care
· Poor quality obstetrics and female circumcision
· Obstetric Fistula – operation & rehabilitation
How do we fix it?
The project aims to provide reproductive healthcare awareness classes to teenage high school students and adult women in the city of Ibadan. These awareness classes will educate them about the importance and benefits of proper reproductive healthcare, including the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Additionally, women will gain knowledge about the various child spacing options available to them. Lectures are given in the form of seminars and symposia, using teaching aids such as projectors, video and audio instruments. Radio jingles and television dramas will also be used to increase awareness.
