Since 2011, we have been working with local partners to provide emergency aid relief for refugees, increase access to education and healthcare in Niger through the provision of food, safe drinking water sources and delivering of Effective Sanitation and Hygiene Education with greater emphases on women and children.
Since the 1980s, Niger has been ranked at the bottom of the Human Development Index. With high political instability, natural crisis and influxes of refugees from neighboring countries, including Mali and Nigeria, basic resources such as food and water are increasingly scarce in Niger. A new period of drought threatens to leave 2.5 million people without enough food, according to the United Nations.
Malnutrition remains a critical issue and many children do not have access to education. As violence continues to spread across the region, many people live in fear and uncertainty and they are often forced to keep moving in search of safety and resources. In many areas, displaced people struggle to survive without any help.
Emergency Relief for Refugees in Niger
Whilst 40,000 people benefited direct, 70,000 benefited indirectly.
This project provided access to food, water, sanitation and other Non-food items to refugees who fled Nigeria following government led crackdown and violent attacks by terrorist group, Boko Haram.
Education Project in Niger
Provided reading texts books and writing materials, branded school bags and sachet of local cereals to some of the most vulnerable primary schools in Niger, resulting to an increased attendance and retention of school children and girls in particular.
Access to Food and Sanitation
Provided access to food, water, sanitation and other Non-food items to refugees in Niger.
