Re-IMAGINE Baseline Brief

December 18, 2025

A summary of the baseline study conducted in Niger, presenting key findings on social norms, education levels, and early marriage practices.

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Executive summary

The Re-Inspiring Adolescent Girls to Imagine New Autonomous Pathways (ReIMAGINE) program in Zinder, Niger aims to delay child marriage and first pregnancy among out-of-school (OOS) adolescent girls (ages 11–15). The program is adapting the successful “Pathways” education model from the Center for Girls Education (CGE) in Nigeria and testing a comprehensive intervention package that includes academic catch-up programming, social norms engagement, and schooling support as the default pathway for girls, with livelihood training as an alternative pathway.

Baseline study overview

Re-IMAGINE’s baseline study, conducted in mid-2025, consisted of quantitative and qualitative data collection using a mixed-method baseline study across 95 villages in the Zinder region of Niger. The quantitative survey randomly sampled unmarried, out-of-school adolescent girls (ages 11-15), religious and community leaders, and parents. For the qualitative component, a cross-sectional social norms assessment was conducted through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) to explore social norms, attitudes, and behaviors among out-of-school adolescent girls and key reference groups in two communities. Re-IMAGINE’s baseline study provides critical insights into the pre-intervention context, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that shape adolescent girls’ lives in Zinder.

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