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Empowering women to empower the Sahel

Hero Country

The Gambia

"A thriving community supports the empowerment of its women and girls. Make it your priority!" - key message from the SWEDD project.

SWEDD en Action

Population 2.4 million
Ȃge médian 17.8
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Overview

Overview

The Objective of the project is to improve the empowerment of adolescent girls and young women, including their access to quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services, in selected areas of the participating countries and to improve learning, capacity and coordination.

The beneficiaries of the project will be adolescents (aged 10 to 19) and young women, as well as the general population, given the national coverage of the interventions and the health workers who will be trained and deployed at national level.

Facts & Figures

2.4 million
Population
17.8
Average Age
50.4
Share of women
4.4
Fertility rate
39.2 %
Population under 15 years of age (2014)
25.8%
Unmet need for family planning
17.1
Use of modern birth control methods