US EditionSenegal's ‘Schools for Husbands’ Aim to Shift Gender Roles and Keep Mothers From Dying
Over 300 men trained in Senegal’s program now promote gender equality and support maternal health, contributing to efforts that address 237 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- In recent years, the Ministry of Women, Family, Gender and Child Protection expanded the United Nations-backed 'schools for husbands' program launched in 2011 to combat maternal and infant mortality.
- While Senegal recorded 237 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and 21 newborns per 1,000 in 2023, experts say progress remains insufficient due to persistent home births.
- In communities across Senegal, the program trains over 300 men and now promotes gender equality, reducing forced marriages and increasing family planning acceptance.
- During Friday prayers, Ibrahima Diane addresses gender and health, with women saying their husbands' behavior changed since attending his sermons.
- The classes for husbands follow efforts in Niger, Togo and Burkina Faso, and El Hadj Malick says educating men to support wives during pregnancy protects health.
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Senegal's 'schools for husbands' aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
Senegal's "schools for husbands" have been training hundreds of men in largely conservative communities on issues ranging from women's rights to the need to help with household chores.
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Senegal's ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
Senegal's “schools for husbands” have been training hundreds of men in largely conservative communities on issues ranging from women's rights to the need to help with household chores.
·United States
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