Overview
- Lesson Title: Family Planning in Muslim Nigeria - This is a report on a family planning center in northern Nigeria.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Culture/Society
- ILR Level: 1+/2
- ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Reading
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LLO
- Publication Year: 2009
- ObjectID: T8RHA17
Transcript
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Arewacin Nigeria A arewacin Nigeria inda Musulmai suka fi runjaye ana samun karuwar al'umar yankun karkara da suke yin amfani da dabarun bayar da tazarar haihuwa na zamani da kuma sunadarai. Mata a kauyen Zakire dake cikin jihar Kano, sun rungumi shirin bayar da tazararar haihuwa domin suna yin tururuwa zuwa asibitin Zakire don su amfana da shirin saboda fa'idarsa ga lafiyar iyali masnman mata da yara. Wata mace 'yar shekra 32 da haihuwa mai suna Rabi'atu Musa, ta sheda wa wakilnmu cewa, ta na da yara bakwai. Ta ce da taimakon kungiyar hadaka wato Community Coalition a turance, masu wayar da kan magidanta, mijinta, wanda manomi ne, ya amince ta zo asibitin don ta amfana da shirin bayar da tazarar haihuwa don ta samu hutun. Hauwa Umar, ma'aikaciyar jinye wato Nas a sashen bayar da tazararar haihuwa, ta bayyana cewa, a da, sun fara shirin da mata goma (10) a sati, yanzu suna yin aiki daga litinin zuwa juma'a, kuma a kullun suna samun mata kimanin ashirin (20) masu zuwa don bayar da tazararar haihuwa. Ta ce ma'aikatan jinya suna da muhimmiyar rawar takawa don dorewar sauyin fahimtar da al'umar yankin da suka samu. Kungiyar COMPASS mai samun tallafi daga hukumar raya kasashe ta Amurka, wato USAID, wacce ta fara aiki a shekara ta 2004, ta taka rawar gani wajan kara inganta lafiya da ilimin mata a jihohin arewa biyu da kuma biyu a kudancin Nigera. Mohammed Gama, jamin wayar da kan jama'a ne a COMPASS. Ya kuma bayyana wa cewa, sun baiwa kowa damar bayar da tasa guummuwar wajan shawo kan al'umar yankin Zakire su rungumi shirin bayar da tazarar haihuwa, koda mutun baya da ilimi. Wannan basirar da suka yi amfani da ita, ya nuna zahirin irin nasarar da kungiyar Compass ta samu wajan wayar da kan al'uma masu ra'ayin rikau su fahimci sahihiyar hanya ta kula da lafiyar iyalansu. |
Northern Nigeria In predominately-Muslim northern Nigeria, a growing number of people in rural areas are using modern methods and remedies for family planning. Women in the village of Zakire in Kano State have embraced family planning, and have all come to the Zakire clinic to take advantage of the program because it can benefit family health, especially for women and children. One 32-year-old woman named Rabi’atu Musa told our correspondent that she has seven children. She mentioned [that], as a result of the Community Coalition’s assistance in persuading heads of household to participate in family planning, her husband, who is a farmer, agreed to let her come to the hospital to take advantage of the family planning program so that she might get some relief. Hauwa Umar, a health worker in the family planning department, explained that at first they were treating ten women a week, but that now they work from Monday through Friday and often have about twenty women come in for family planning services. She said that healthcare workers have an important role to play in establishing a new mindset among district residents. The Community Participation for Action in the Social Sector (COMPASS) organization, which receives support from the United States Agency for International Development, and began its work in 2004, has taken steps to improve women’s health and education in two northern and two southern Nigerian states. Mohammed Gama, a community advocate at COMPASS, also noted that they give everyone the opportunity to contribute in their own way toward persuading people from the Zakire area—even uneducated residents—to embrace the family planning program. The insight they use reflects the obvious success COMPASS has had in educating a conservative community to help people understand the best way to look after their families’ health. |
Glossary
| Hausa | English Meaning |
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| sun rungumi shirin | to cuddle |
| sun yi tururuwa zuwa | (lit: to swarm like an army of ants) have all come to |
| ta samu hutun | (lit: she gets a rest in reference to spacing births) she might get some relief |
| sauyin fahimtar | (lit: change of understanding) establishing a new mindset |
| taka rawar gani | (lit: to dance an impressive dance) have an important role to play |
| sun baiwa kowa damar | they give everyone the opportunity |
| al'uma masu ra'ayin riƙau | conservative |
Notes
1. Northern Nigeria Cultural Differences
Northern Nigeria is predominately Muslim, though indigenous religions are still common in the area. Some northern states of Nigeria have recently integrated Islamic law into their formerly secular legal system, which has caused controversy among non-Muslim inhabitants of the area. Islamic law has led to the disappearance of many services that are deemed inappropriate by Islamic law, such as family planning centers.
2. COMPASS
The Community Participation for Action in the Social Sector (COMPASS) is a project spearheaded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The goal of the project is to reach out to Nigerian communities and make improvements in the social sector of the country, including in areas such as medicine and family planning.
3. More Information
For more information about COMPASS, visit the project’s Web site via the following link: