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IEC for Reproductive Health in Rural Areas of Cameroon
Project / Program Summary

I. Basic data

Sector: Reproductive Health
Title: IEC for Reproductive Health in rural areas of Cameroon
Donor country/ organization: UNFPA
Other donors / organizations involved: FAO, French and Belgian bilateral aid agencies, national NGOS
Beneficiary countries / regions: Cameroon: Central, East, Extreme North and South Provinces
Implementing agencies: FAO, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health
Duration: 3 years
Starting Date: January 1999
Project budget: $2.3 million
Finance / Type of cooperation: grant

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    The project aims at increasing the contraceptive prevalence rate in the targeted areas from 4% in 1996 to at least 10% in 2001.
  2. Activities / contents
    The project strategy is based on an intersectoral and participatory approach which involves all principal stakeholders in project development and monitoring. The IEC activities will be implemented in areas where reproductive health services are available, but underutilized. The project will target the "poorest of the poor" living in remote, rural areas. In order to ensure sustainability of the project, micro-credit schemes will also be initiated. The following activities will be carried out: 1) inventory of all socio-cultural studies that have already been undertaken in rural Cameroon; 2) research on the socio-cultural factors that hamper the mobilization of community leaders to promote reproductive health; research on the reproductive health needs of the rural population, especially adolescents; 4) improving the capacity of NGOs to manage micro-credit schemes; 5) development of an IEC Strategy for rural areas; 6) design, production and dissemination of IEC materials, through radio programmes, public services spots, the print media and traditional outlets, such as street theater; 7) training young people as peer counselors; and 8) IEC training in inter-personal counseling for health care providers in all target areas.
  3. Expected outcomes
    1) reinforced technical capacity of 40 rural development agents and 100 community leaders to plan and implement effective IEC campaigns; 2) improved technical capacity of 10 team members in operational research, including the design, production and dissemination of IEC materials aimed specifically at residents in remote rural areas; 3) production of 40 radio programmes, 20 audio-visual and 50 theater scripts on reproductive health problems.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    The project addresses health/RH, youth/adolescent RH, gender and capacity building issues.

III. Contact point:

UNFPA office, Cameroon

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