By working closely with Nigerians, who were involved in everything from identifying the challenges to developing and implementing the solutions that were part of the project’s activities, CCP-led Breakthrough ACTION prepared government and community groups to take the project successes and build on them long into the future.
Because of the efforts of Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria and its partners, more pregnant mothers are accessing pre-natal care, more families are sleeping under life-saving mosquito nets, more children with previously undetected tuberculosis are receiving vital treatment, and COVID-19 vaccination rates are up by 75 percent.
“We are confident that these activities will continue beyond the lifespan of this flagship social and behavior change project because the capacity now exists in Nigeria to keep the country moving forward,” says CCP’s Shittu Abdu-Aguye, chief of party of the Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria project.
Community volunteer Halima Salisu is determined to spread the word about the importance of family planning in her corner of Bauchi State in Nigeria. She’s using visual aids provided by Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria to illustrate the benefits to even the most skeptical.
Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria implemented both tried and true social and behavior change interventions and developed novel methods, including large-scale community health worker interventions and a weekly radio show
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aired since 2019
When Fatima Muhammad Auwal first heard the radio program Albishirin Ku!, a Hausa expression meaning Glad or Good Tidings, she knew immediately that the show could change her children’s lives for the better. Right away, she wanted to start by getting them immunized against childhood diseases. But she couldn’t take action because, she says, “it’s not my call.”
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