{"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\/fr\/news-and-stories\/empowering-girls-in-nigeria-transforming-lives-and-breaking-taboos-using-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomisation des filles au Nigeria : Transformer les vies et briser les tabous gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la technologie"},"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":"Questions prioritaires","issues":[37]},"locations":{"title":"Localisation","locations":[175]},"partners":{"title":"Partenaires","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\">Cependant, sa situation a chang\u00e9 lorsqu'elle s'est adress\u00e9e \u00e0 un mobilisateur communautaire de l'association Education as a Vaccine (EVA) qui a visit\u00e9 son \u00e9cole et lui a sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 de t\u00e9l\u00e9charger le site web de l'EVA. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evanigeria.org\/mobile-app\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">L'application mobile DIVA,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> qui est sp\u00e9cialement con\u00e7ue pour aider les adolescentes et les jeunes femmes \u00e0 mieux conna\u00eetre leur corps et leur sant\u00e9 menstruelle ; l'application de suivi des r\u00e8gles aide les filles \u00e0 pr\u00e9venir les grossesses et \u00e0 maintenir une bonne hygi\u00e8ne menstruelle.<\/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\">Au Nigeria, de nombreuses jeunes filles n'ont pas acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'information sur la sant\u00e9 sexuelle et reproductive en raison des pr\u00e9jug\u00e9s soci\u00e9taux qui entourent la sant\u00e9 et les droits sexuels et reproductifs (SRHR) et l'\u00e9ducation sexuelle compl\u00e8te (CSE). Elles ne savent pas grand-chose du planning familial, des infections sexuellement transmissibles (IST) et de la transmission et de la pr\u00e9vention du 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\">Leur manque d'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'information et aux services en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9 sexuelle et reproductive se traduit par un taux \u00e9lev\u00e9 de grossesses chez les adolescentes, de complications li\u00e9es \u00e0 des avortements pratiqu\u00e9s dans des conditions dangereuses, de nouvelles infections par le VIH, la poursuite de pratiques traditionnelles n\u00e9fastes et la prolif\u00e9ration de la violence \u00e0 l'encontre des jeunes femmes et des adolescentes, y compris les mariages forc\u00e9s d'enfants. <\/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\">Cependant, des initiatives telles que l'application mobile de l'\u00c9ducation comme un vaccin permettent aux filles de mieux conna\u00eetre leur corps et d'acc\u00e9der aux services de sant\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaires en soutenant les jeunes femmes et en leur donnant les moyens de prendre leur sant\u00e9 en main. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sur l'application DIVA, elles peuvent lire des informations sur la grossesse, les contraceptifs et sur l'hygi\u00e8ne et les soins menstruels ; regarder de courts clips vid\u00e9o sur l'hygi\u00e8ne menstruelle, comment utiliser une serviette hygi\u00e9nique, des tampons etc. et elle est disponible pour la plupart des t\u00e9l\u00e9phones portables. <\/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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