• Make sure young married women and their partners can access and use contraception—with the support of their communities
• Make sure short-term, long-acting, permanent, and emergency contraception are always available so people of all ages can choose the method that’s best for them
• Talk to men, religious leaders, and mothers-in-law to eliminate bias and misconceptions that can prevent healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy
• Make sure essential drugs and supplies, including contraceptives, are always available in the hardest-to-reach villages
• Support the government to roll out Niger’s National Family Planning Strategic Plan, strengthening its health systems, providers, and facilities

The western African nation of Niger is one of the poorest countries on earth. It also has one of the highest fertility rates in the world, and an extremely low rate of contraceptive use among the population who needs it most—young women.

Meet Fatiya. Married at 15, she was forced to leave her home and school to marry a much older man from a neighboring village.

Check out our interactive infographic to learn how we bring contraception to young women like Fatiya >