still has her vietnamese passport just in case. now we move to the west african country of senegal where the government is using education and family planning programs to try to cut the birthrate we ll talk to one of the people who s taking these programs into local communities. every day goodness are girls door to door visiting families in her darker neighborhood she s a buddy in gore a district godmother or empty and she wants to see change him her community. in the privacy of their homes she talks to women about sex and contraception. he pulled. not every woman is able to go to the clinic and choose a contraceptive method. she needs husband to agree and sometimes also her mother in
you pull. not every woman is able to go to the clinic and choose a contraceptive method. she needs husband to agree and sometimes also her mother in law having mediators at the grassroots level makes a big difference say so few would you have to worry a midwife there on the bill her center 10 years ago the government launched this outreach program to make family planning a priority they hope to decrease maternal and new a natural death according to the world bank the 1st unity rate dropped below 5 children per woman in 2016 it was the 1st time in senegal s history the birth rate is no at 4.7 lower than other countries in the region such as new share or nigeria . i think it s because of all the awareness campaigns the media the funding s also women now realize the benefits of spacing out pregnancies for their babies their husbands and for themselves. did have said.
than the economy experts are worried that if africa s population continues to grow at this rate it will create fierce competition for already scarce resources some people say a rethink is needed now as you ll see in our next report from senegal it s a boots on the ground if it. every day goodness hour goes door to door visiting families in her darker neighborhood she s a buddy in gore a district godmother or empty and she wants to see a change in her community. in the privacy of their homes she talks to women about sex and contraception. so not every woman is able to go to the clinic and choose a contraceptive method. she needs her husband to agree sometimes also how mother in law some women come to the clinic and say my husband wants me to take this specific
will have and when every day. goes door to door visiting family some head to khan neighborhood she said but the district godmother or until she wants to see change in her community. in the privacy of their homes she talks to women about sex and contraception. so not every woman is able to go to the clinic and choose a contraceptive method. she needs her husband to agree and sometimes also how much they long while some women come to the clinic and say my husband wants me to take this specific method even if it s not safe so we go and speak to the has meant to raise his awareness of our role is to media. yes you. have unmediated such a crossroad level makes a big difference says sophie put young to rate
car neighborhood she said. the district godmother or until she wants to see change in her community. in the privacy of their homes she talks to women about sex and contraception in the of the. people so not every woman is able to go to the clinic and choose a contraceptive method. she needs her husband to agree and sometimes also how much i know some women come to the clinic and say my husband wants me to take this specific method even if it s not safe so we go and speak to the has meant to raise his awareness of our role is to media. as you will have an immediate aesthetic grassroot level makes a big difference says sophie. a midwife at him by the view health center