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GOVERNANCE

Knowledge of human rights: In all four countries, the percentage of participants who know their human rights increased significantly between the baseline study (B) and the mid-term evaluation (M).

100% 100% 100% 100%

81% 85% 77% 63% 50% 50% 50% 50%

20% 9% 8% 14% 0% 0% 0% 0% B M B M B M B M

GUINEA -BISSAU

SPEAKING IN PUBLIC: LEVELS OF CONFIDENCE

GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU MALI MAURITANIA

78% 14% 5% 3% M 77% 15% 7% 1% M 71% 26% 3% 0% M 73% 15% 5% 7% M

B B B B 41% 23% 11% 25% 37% 54% 8% 1% 63% 16% 11% 10% 49% 24% 8% 19% MALE MALE MALE MALE

49% 30% 18% 3% 45% 23% 16% 16% 58% 20% 15% 7% M 57% 26% 11% 6% M M M

B B B B 25% 21% 16% 38% 23% 51% 21% 5% 32% 12% 14% 42% 38% 17% 14% 31%

FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE

VERY SOMEWHAT NOT VERY ABSOLUTELY NOT LEVELS OF CONFIDENCE

DECISION-MAKING

WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS AT HOME...

GUINEA the HUSBAND AND WIFE make the decision together GUINEA-BISSAU

MALI the WIFE makes the HUSBAND makes the decision MAURITANIA the decision

...If women should ...If we should send the go to the hospital? kids to school?

100% 100%

50% 50%

0% 0% B M B M B M B M B M B M B M B M

...If women should work outside of the home?

100%

50%

0% B M B M B M B M

...If women should ...If we should give our practice family planning? children away for marriage?

100% 100%

50% 50%

0% B M B M B M B M 0% B M B M B M B M

WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE

COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO THINK IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A WOMAN TO WORK OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE:

82% 80% 85% 54% 52% 53% 75% 77% 48% 45% 77% 64% 45% 50% 70% 64%

B M B M B M B M

GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU MALI MAURITANIA

EDUCATION

Keeping children in school: The percentage of community members who feel that there is NO AGE at which it is reasonable to stop sending a girl to school saw a significant increase in all four countries

19% 53% 73% 85% B M B M

GUINEA- GUINEA BISSAU

60% 78% 53% 67% B M B M

MALI MAURITANIA

Keeping children in school: There was a significant increase in all four countries of people who think there is NO AGE at which it is acceptable to withdraw a child from school.

GIRLS BOYS

53% 67% MAURITANIA 65% 73% 60% 78% MALI 72% 87%

19% 53% GUINEA-BISSAU 37% 59% 73% 85% GUINEA 96% 90% B M B M

HEALTH

COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DISCUSSED FAMILY PLANNING WITH THEIR SPOUSE

B 8% M 47%

MALI

B 39% M 60% B 9% M 37%

GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU

B 31% M 31%

MAURITANIA

HEALTHVACCINATIONS

In all four countries, the number of children who have been vaccinated between the ages of 0 and 2 has increased between the baseline and the mid-term.

B M B M B M B M 151 156 140 174 165 214 102 237

GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU MALI MAURITANIA

HARMFUL SOCIAL PRACTICES

Normative expectations with regards to Female Genital Cutting (FGC) have seen a significant shift towards disapproval among all beneficiary communities.

In all four countries, the majority of beneficiary community members disapprove of or would intervene in a case of FGC. PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES WHO APPROVE OF:

B B B 93% 85% 84% 43% 41% 64% 49% 18% 84% 60% 58% 42% 100%

50%

0% 31% 10% 34% 13% 5% 8% 6% 5% 18% 20% 17% 15% M M M FGC Beating children (12 yrs old) to discipline them

CHILD MARRIAGE

The percentage of family members who understand the harm done to a 12-year-old girl given in marriage, or are willing to intervene in such a circumstance outside their own family, has significantly increased in all four countries.

B M B 36% M B M B M 57% 95% 92% 50% 94% 80% 95%

GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU MALI MAURITANIA

VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

The normative expectations around the beating of a child as a means of discipline have significantly evolved towards a broader disapproval of this practice in the beneficiary communities in all four countries.

The percentage of respondents who believe that other members of the community would either disapprove of or intervene against the beating of a child as a means of discipline has increased in all four countries.

90% 85% 83%

78%

43% 41% 36%

14%

B M B M B M B M GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU MALI MAURITANIA