{"id":4867,"date":"2023-08-29T14:03:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/news-and-stories\/empowering-girls-in-nigeria-transforming-lives-and-breaking-taboos-using-technology\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:14:22","slug":"empowering-girls-in-nigeria-transforming-lives-and-breaking-taboos-using-technology","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/es\/news-and-stories\/empowering-girls-in-nigeria-transforming-lives-and-breaking-taboos-using-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Empoderar a las ni\u00f1as en Nigeria: Transformar vidas y romper tab\u00faes mediante la tecnolog\u00eda"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4867","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-stories","article_format-stories-of-change","issue_tax-menstrual-dignity","issue_legacy-menstrual-health","location-africa"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"article_type":21,"article_format":150,"authors":"","add_button":false,"button_type":"link","button":"","download":"","download_button_text":"","featured_image":3457},"sidebar":{"issues":{"title":"Cuestiones prioritarias","issues":[37]},"locations":{"title":"Ubicaci\u00f3n","locations":[175]},"partners":{"title":"Socios","partners":""}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero_article","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_hero_article":{"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"none\">At just 16 years old, Cynthia Terse hailed from the Ikpanyongo community nestled within Benue State, located in Nigeria's North Central region found herself perplexed by the changes occurring within her body, uncertain about where to turn for guidance. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Sin embargo, su situaci\u00f3n cambi\u00f3 cuando se puso en contacto con un movilizador comunitario de Educaci\u00f3n como Vacuna (EVA), quien visit\u00f3 su escuela y le sugiri\u00f3 que descargara el <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evanigeria.org\/mobile-app\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aplicaci\u00f3n m\u00f3vil DIVA,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> que est\u00e1 espec\u00edficamente dise\u00f1ada para ayudar a las adolescentes y mujeres j\u00f3venes a aprender m\u00e1s sobre su cuerpo y su salud menstrual. La aplicaci\u00f3n para llevar un registro del periodo menstrual ayuda a las chicas a prevenir embarazos y a mantener una buena higiene menstrual.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">EVA<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">is a F\u00f2s Feminista's partner that works to improve the health and development of children, adolescents, and young people using child and youth-friendly approaches. They strengthen the capacities of children, young people, and other stakeholders to facilitate and sustain social change in health, protection, and education through integrated programming.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Cynthia took an active role in engaging with EVA's community gatherings. Through these meetings, she openly discussed various contraceptive options. Cynthia opted for oral contraceptives, which would allow her to focus on her studies without fear of getting pregnant. The support and counselling provided has had a positive impact on Cynthia's life, giving her the opportunity to make better informed decisions about her body and future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">En Nigeria, muchas j\u00f3venes carecen de acceso a informaci\u00f3n sobre salud sexual y reproductiva debido a los estigmas sociales nocivos que rodean a la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos (SDSR) y la educaci\u00f3n sexual integral (ESI). Saben muy poco sobre planificaci\u00f3n familiar, infecciones de transmisi\u00f3n sexual (ITS) y transmisi\u00f3n y prevenci\u00f3n del VIH. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Su falta de acceso a informaci\u00f3n y servicios relacionados con la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos significa que sigue habiendo una alta tasa de embarazos adolescentes, complicaciones derivadas de abortos inseguros, nuevas infecciones por VIH, continuaci\u00f3n de pr\u00e1cticas tradicionales nocivas y proliferaci\u00f3n de la violencia contra las mujeres j\u00f3venes y las adolescentes, incluido el matrimonio infantil forzado. <\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Sin embargo, iniciativas como la aplicaci\u00f3n m\u00f3vil Education as a Vaccine permiten a las ni\u00f1as aprender sobre su cuerpo y acceder a los servicios de salud necesarios, apoyando a las j\u00f3venes y empoder\u00e1ndolas para que tomen el control de su salud. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">En la aplicaci\u00f3n DIVA, pueden leer informaci\u00f3n sobre el embarazo, los anticonceptivos y la higiene y el cuidado menstrual; ver v\u00eddeos cortos sobre higiene menstrual, c\u00f3mo usar una toalla sanitaria, tampones, etc. Est\u00e1 disponible para la mayor\u00eda de los tel\u00e9fonos celulares. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>","":null,"anchor_id":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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