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RAPID : Working Together to enhance the quality of life of a people with great traditions

RAPID : Working Together to enhance the quality of life of a people with great traditions. Urbanization in Nigeria. Benin Population Dynamics. Population and Development: The Crucial Links. What Can We Do?. Urbanization in Nigeria.

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RAPID : Working Together to enhance the quality of life of a people with great traditions

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  1. RAPID: Working Together to enhance the quality of life of a people with great traditions

  2. Urbanization in Nigeria Benin Population Dynamics Population and Development: The Crucial Links What Can We Do?

  3. Urbanization in Nigeria

  4. Nigeria is experiencing one of the fastest rates of urbanization in the world, with growth rates in urban areas almost double those in rural areas. • Photo by Munir Squires

  5. Nigeria Urban/Rural Population By 2010, Nigeria became more urban than rural Rural Population Urban Population • World Population Prospects 2009

  6. Focusing on the urban population is key to Nigeria meeting its overall economic and development goals.Nigeria will not be able to meet the MDGs or Vision 2020 without addressing the growing urban population. • Photo by Munir Squires

  7. Nigeria has a Vision for Urban Development The National Urban Development Policy Calls for: • Providing adequate shelter for all • Poverty reduction and economic empowerment strategies • Ensuring environmental sustainability • Good governance and development • “The Urbanization process is irreversible in Nigeria and must therefore be turned into opportunities for growth” • Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Nigeria • 2005 presentation • Presentation by Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Nigeria 2005

  8. However, the policy is not being implemented, resulting in a poor quality of life for city residents, especially among the urban poor. A key factor is the rapid population growth in cities which makes it impossible for the government to:- Maintain and expand infrastructure- Provide adequate, high quality social services- Create an environment that is conducive to economic development • Photo by Munir Squires

  9. NURHI is a Project that is Supporting Quality Family planning in 6 Nigerian Cities: • Ilorin • Abuja FCT • Ibadan • Kaduna • Zaria • Benin City • NURHI aims to increase family planning by • 20 percentage points in each city by providing quality services that couples can access. • Photo by Munir Squires

  10. Benin City’s Population Dynamics

  11. NURHI Focuses on 3 Urban Areas • Oredo LGA • Egor LGA • Ikpoba Okha LGA • Photo by Munir Squires

  12. Current Situation 1.4 million total population in 3 LGAs On average, each woman has more than 3 children 23% of married women use a modern method of family planning More than 200 maternal deaths per year

  13. Benin City Population Structure 2011 Population of Benin City, projected using the 2006 census • Benin City has a young population • There are more people in the non-working ages (younger than 15 and over 65) than the working ages • Source: Male Male Female 35% of population is under age 15 13

  14. Population and Development

  15. A much larger working age population compared to the population in young dependent ages was a key factor in the Asian development miracle. Population and Economic Development are Linked • As families become smaller, dependency significantly declined • Greater emphasis on population quality than quantity meant increased investments by the state • More and better educational opportunities emerged • Greater productivity • Investment in modern agriculture • Photo by Munir Squires

  16. Another key component to the success of the Asian tigers was investment in family planning. This period of investment led to improved quality of life and escalated economic development

  17. Couples in Benin City want to Plan their Births • Only 1 in 5 married women want a child in the next 2 years • Almost 20% of married women do not want any additional children • More than half of married women say it would be a “big problem” if they were to become pregnant in the next few weeks • NURHI/MLE Baseline Report 2010

  18. Benin City has an opportunity to improve the quality of life of its population 2 Potential Futures: Scenario 1: Maintain Current Trends: What if things continued as they are now? Scenario 2: Investment in Family Planning: What will happen if there is an investment in family planning and unmet need is met?

  19. Population Projection Scenarios Projected Total Populations in 3 Benin City LGAs Benin Base Projection Benin NURHI Projection

  20. Photo by Bonnie NURHI Photo by Bonnie NURHI Education Health Infrastructure Photo by Bonnie NURHI Photo by The Gates Foundation

  21. “All stakeholders need to appreciate the linkages of population factors with broader development issues like housing, education, health, agriculture, energy, environment, gender concerns, food security and the security of life and liberty. • Nigeria National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development : January 2004

  22. Health

  23. Family Planning Reduces Risky Births among women in the following categories: • Too young: women who give birth before age 18 • Too old: women who give birth after age 35 • Too many: more than 5 births • Too close: births spaced less than 24 months

  24. Risky Births Percentage of births with any risk factor

  25. Maternal Deaths Averted 2,093 Maternal Deaths Averted 2011–2035 139 Maternal Deaths Averted 2011–2015 Benin City Base Projection 363 Benin City NURHI Projection

  26. Under 5 Deaths Averted 55,346 Under 5 Averted 2011–2035 Benin City Base Projection 3,133 Under 5 Deaths Averted 2011–2015 6,775 Benin City NURHI Projection 4,873

  27. Infant Mortality Rate Percentage of births with any risk factor Infant Deaths Averted: 2,031 between 2011-2015 27,038 between 2011-2035

  28. Health Benefits of Investing in Family Planning Reduces the number of maternal, infant, and child deaths Increases life expectancy Free up resources that can be invested in strategies to improve quality and access to essential health services Reduces the strain on health staff and infrastructure

  29. Education

  30. Primary School Aged Children Children aged 6–11 years old Benin City Base Projection Benin City NURHI Projection

  31. Primary Teachers Required Ilorin Base Projection Ilorin NURHI Projection • Teacher/Student Ratio of 30:1

  32. Current education policy in Nigeria goes beyond universal primary education and has set a target of universal basic education.

  33. Basic Education Aged Children Primary and Junior Secondary (Ages 6–15) Benin City Base Projection Benin City NURHI Projection

  34. Education Benefits of Investing in Family Planning Reduces the strain on teachers and infrastructure Free up resources that can be invested in strategies to improve the quality of education and prepare the next generation to participate in the global economy Assists in meeting the goal of universal basic education

  35. Infrastructure

  36. Housing Requirements Average household size of 3.9 people Benin City Base Projection Benin City NURHI Projection • Average Household Size from MLE Baseline 2011

  37. Infrastructure Benefits of Investing in Family Planning Reduces the strain on housing requirements Reduces the strain on roads, water and electricity. Likely lower the percentage of people living in slums or other forms of temporary housing Reduces the amount of trash that is generated and help improve the sanitary condition of the city

  38. What Can We Do?

  39. Provide women and men access to the high quality family planning services they desire Support them in making their own family planning decisions

  40. Policy Response Improving access and utilization of high quality family planning services will: Enable couples to space their children … Reducing the number of maternal and child deaths … Thereby support Benin City in reaching the MDGs and becoming a flourishing and prosperous city.

  41. What Needs to be Done Right Now? • To create a budget line for family planning in the Edo state budget with the sum of 5 million naira • To create a multi sectoral/multi organizational approach to speaking out in support of family planning • Photo by Munir Squires

  42. “Family Planning is something I support because we need to space our children, support safe motherhood and we need to take care of our children.” • From thisdaylive.com 18th November 2011 Nigeria’s Minister of Health November 2011

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