CARE IN FACTS Learn about the different programs and projects in Niger Niger FACTSHEET

THE SITUATION OVERVIEW Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched the lives of more than 4 2.3 MILLION 1.2 MILLION million people through our work empowering women and youth, managing people are in need of children are in need of natural resources, promoting food security and nutrition, economic opportunities humanitarian assistance assistance for youth and interfaith dialogue, adaptation to climate change and responding to emergencies. 1.7 MILLION 1.4 people are in need of in need of food water, sanitation and hygiene

CARE Niger intends to reach more than 4 million people by WHAT CARE IS DOING... supporting entrepreneurship with loans, 2020 focusing on women, rehabilitating water sources and building equipment and technical advice through VSLA girls, youth and people durable water points so people don’t have to walk so far or queue so long for water receiving humanitarian from unsafe sources providing agricultural products (including seeds assistance in 110,000 and tools), technologies and trainings to help 75% people regain their livelihoods households of , Maradi, providing hygiene kits and promotion of , , Tillabéry, WASH working to empower youth with peace-building , Dosso and and vocational training so they have other distributing cash and blanket feedings to regions. income options besides leaving the country families so they can buy food and supplies and go look for jobs in other countries for their families and feed the children under 5

FUNDED vs. WOMEN IN CONFLICT NEED Women and children make up to 68% of those displaced by the conflict and some NEED CARE Niger has a secure displaced households in some areas of the country affected by the crisis are female- funding of 50 million USD and US $75 headed. Displaced women often bear the burden of supporting their families and living in seeking 25 million USD more to MILLION conflict increases the risk of gender based violence due to overcrowding in shelters and achieve its target goal of 110 having to travel longer distances to water points. CARE Niger has programming in 000 households living in the protection in the region of Diffa where support groups to victims have been set up. regions of Agadez, Diffa, 67% secured Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabery and Zinder by 2023.

Updated: 11/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org Leadership and Empowerment of Women and Youth

This program includes four projects that focus on the promotion and protection of rights, economic empowerment, leadership and empowerment of women and youth.

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October 17, 2018 Leadership and Empowerment of Women and Youth (LEFJ)

The Programmatic Goal Leadership and Empowerment of Women and Youth (LEFJ): Nearly 500,000 women are active members of the groups thanks to the MMD approach (Mata Masu Dubara) initiated by CARE in Niger since 1991. It is on this movement that the LEFJ program is built today to carry the voice of women and young people, initiate and amplify changes in social norms in favor of gender equality. This program is one of the three pillars of CARE International's work in Niger. It aims at the end of 2020, "that the women and youth of the 110,000 households targeted by CARE Niger are autonomous and realize their socio-economic and political rights". CARE’s Response

Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has OVERVIEW touched the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth The program aims to 75% 52% empowerment, natural resource management, the facilitate access to promotion of food and nutrition security, the promotion school for 30,000 girls of economic opportunities for youth and interreligious by the end of 2020 dialogue, climate change adaptation and emergency 12,000 young people of elected women of women own response. productive assets (land, will access economic are from Mata Masu opportunities and built plots, harnessed Dubara (MMD) participate in the crop units, etc..) promotion of peace.

The program aims “I do not know how to read and write but I to have 9000 new believe that today everywhere I can MMD women compete with educated people.”

- TCHIMA IBRAHIM, President of the Regional Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock of Maradi

Updated: 02/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org PROMEESS

The PROmotion of Social Equity-Equality of Civil Society program constitutes a consolidation of CARE's work in the contribution to the empowerment of and to the exploration of new challenges such as women's entrepreneurship and support for Mata Masu Dubara (MMD) structures towards an umbrella organization uniting all MMD components from local to national level. The process of design was participatory and iterative with a wide variety of actors involved. Evaluation documents, including those from the program PROMEESS and national level surveys were widely consulted. It is the result of the successive phases of the MMD program from 1991 to 2015. CARE’s Response

Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has OVERVIEW touched the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth 4867 young people were 75% 80% empowerment, natural resource management, the trained on skills and promotion of food and nutrition security, the promotion livelihoods between January of economic opportunities for youth and interreligious and June 2018 dialogue, climate change adaptation and emergency of the goal of new groups elected women in the response. 2 564 109 people were were created after three reached directly and project’s intervention years of project indirectly at the end of area are MMD members implementation fiscal year 2018 “Thanks to CARE I became a mirror for 6 327 282 USD was women in my community. I want to become funded by NORAD over four years to implement an adviser or a minister of the government.” PROMEESS II - LANTANA ABDOU, President of a group of Masaourari, Maradi

Updated: 04/09/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org SAFPAC

SAFPAC operates in 10 health centers in the Gaya and Djounjou Health District; its overall goal is to increase women's access to modern methods of FP and quality post-abortion care. It has two strategic axes of intervention: axis 1 or clinical component which intervenes at the level of the Health Centers to reinforce the availability and the quality of the offer in FP and SAA through the training of the health workers and the various supports in materials, products and consumables essential to carry out FP / SAA activities. Axis 2 has its intervention at community level through sessions of dialogues with the population on FP; these dialogues are driven by community catalysts who are trained on the VCAT (Values Clarification and Attitudinal CARE’s Response Transformation) methodology to reduce the barriers to effective use of FP services. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, The project targets to touch natural resource management, the promotion of food 52,374 women of 99% 82% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic reproductive age opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, climate change adaptation and emergency response 89 262 women, men, girls and boys have been of project participants of participants in this indirectly reached by the were reached by the end of project are women project at the end of the FY18 2018 fiscal year

The budget amount for the “We became contraceptive promoters SAFPAC project is150 000 because we wanted to end malnutrition in USD for a period of 24 months our village.” - ABDOULAHI ABDOULSAMAF ALACHI, Family Planning Promoter

Updated: 02/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org IMAGINE

IMAGINE: Inspiring Married Adolescent Girls to Imagine New Empowered Futures is a multi-country project implemented in Niger and Bangladesh that specifically targets 15-19 married and unmarried girls, their husbands, their families, their communities, and health workers from the Department () . Its objectives are to identify, design and test promising interventions that enable girls, their husbands and families to make healthy and informed decisions about the right time to first birth; ensure access to family planning services to prevent potential complications of early pregnancy; girls and their husbands to consider, value and follow other trajectories / alternatives to early childbearing; improve the economic participation of girls to support their progression towards higher value-added activities; strengthen the understanding of communities, governments, international organizations and CARE’s Response donors on the innovative, participatory, inclusive, creative and interactive strategy to postpone the date of first birth to married 15 to 19 year olds; document and share the lessons of this initiative Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW with the development community to inform other stakeholders. the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, The project aims to directly natural resource management, the promotion of food reach 1375 adolescent girls and nutrition security, the promotion of economic and 1375 young men opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, 50% 50% climate change adaptation and emergency response The indirect target is 143,030 people including 71,687 women from of participants in this project of project participants are Dogo and Koleram girls under 19 years old communes are women and girls The budget of Niger is “This project is the first of its kind and if it 1,408,568 USD from is conducted successfully, we have to November 2016 to March 2020 make sure to scale it up at all levels.” - NOUROUDINE ABOUBACAR, Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistant

Updated: 02/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org Food and Nutrition Security Natural Resources Management

This program comprises nine projects that focus on strengthening the resilience of fragile households against natural and socio- economic shocks as well as promoting food and nutrition security.

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October 17, 2018 Food and Nutrition Security and Natural Resources Management(FNS/NRM)

Food and Nutrition Security and Natural Resources Management(FNS/NRM) aims to reach 110 000 households by 2020. It intervenes in seven (7) of the eight (8) regions of the country which are Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua, Tillabery and Zinder and also in the ECOWAS area on aspects related to pastoral mobility for issues of resilience and climate change. The six strategic axis of the program are intensification and diversification of agricultural production, strengthening the nutritional status of children, adaptation to climate change, sustainable access to basic social services, inclusive good governance of natural resources and finally the local to abroad advocacy. CARE’s Response

Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 40 811 people have 85% 69% natural resource management, the promotion of food sustainable access to and nutrition security, the promotion of economic clean water in the opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, climate change adaptation and emergency response of moderately 64 hectares of restored of women benefit from malnourished children collective land is under the the strategies admitted to FARN are control of MMD groups implemented in PACA saved and 230 ha of uncultivated land has been recovered. “CARE teaches us how to fish instead of giving us fish to eat. We learned how to 60 000 women benefit from the strategies improve seeds and learn how to make implemented in PACA compost.”

- HARDO MAZOU, Président of the Innovation Platform of Aguié

Updated: 02/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org PROGRES II

PROGRES’s is to contribute to the promotion of a strong, diverse and engaged civil society that represents and defends the rights and interests of pastoralists. The ultimate change sought by PROGRES II is the sustainable securing of human rights, pastoral mobility and equitable access to natural resources by poor and vulnerable pastoralist households. The program addresses pastoral issues in strategic partnership with civil society organizations, through an advocacy-based approach aimed at institutional and policy changes at the national and regional (ECOWAS) level.

CARE’s Response Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has APERCU 47% 53% touched the lives of more than 4 million people 16 058 men and13 138 through our work in the areas of women and women have participated in youth empowerment, natural resource the management of conflicts management, the promotion of food and nutrition in the governance of natural security, the promotion of economic opportunities of men and women who of pastoralists victims of resources were between traditional offenses during their for youth and interreligious dialogue, climate 17 226 men and 11 970 and moderne justice have mobilities have seen change adaptation and emergency response. women are engaged in seen their rights given back their rights restored implementing good to them governance at the local “We will build on your management and national level and in the ECOWAS space structures and your wells of peace to USD 877 736 has consolidate peace in the pastoral zone allowed to reach 8 638 of the .” during this implementation year - CONSELLOR, Representant of the commune of , Diffa

Updated: 04/09/18 Photo Credit: Abdoul-Aziz Maazou www.care.org; www.care-international.org DRYLAND DEVELOPMENT: DRYDEV

DRYDEV or Dryland Development is a program designed to support selected smallholder dryland farmers in Burkina Faso, , Niger, Ethiopia and Kenya.DRYDEV advocates a bottom-up approach that empowers rural communities. It is in this context that the multi actor innovation platform (IP) approach has been initiated which is a model of community organization. It covers the entire commune with an anchorage at the village level, through the clusters (grouping villages sharing the same resources). The IP Executive Board sits at the administrative center of the commune and carries out the activities of the project. DRYDEV also favors the Option by Contexte (OxC) approach in all its interventions. CARE’s Response

Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work 89% in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 467,000 forest species and 79% natural resource management, the promotion of food 200,000 Moringa seedlings in and nutrition security, the promotion of economic Niger have been planted and opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, 4705 ha are in the process of climate change adaptation and emergency response. restoration de l’objectif des de l’objectif de 52 000 farmers, of which femmes participants global a 26 000 are women, will participantes a été été atteint see their living condition atteint improved

For a period of 5 years, “We had a lot of projects, but this is the an amount of 5 079 296 first time we feel that a project belongs USD was funded by to us.” DGIS - HARDO MAZOU President of the innovation platform of Aguié, Maradi

Updated: 04/09/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org Maman Lumière II: the 1000 first days of the child

Maman Lumière: The First 1000 days aims to improve the health and nutritional status of children during their first 1000 days, from conception until the age of 24 months. In Niger, malnutrition is one of the main causes of infant mortality. It has dramatic consequences for children under 5 and strikes the meager resources of households and the state. The National Institute of Statistics gives a prevalence of 14.8% of acute malnutrition and 45.5% of chronic malnutrition among the population of children under 5 years. The situation is more catastrophic in the age group of children aged 6 to 23 months with 22.9% of acute malnourished children hence the need to establish the 1000-day approach through infant and young child feeding. CARE’s Response

Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 375 women have been 52% natural resource management, the promotion of food supported in regenerative 51% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic income activities since January opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, 2018 climate change adaptation and emergency response.

180 deliveries recorded in of realisation rate was of the global objective Harounawa maternity recorded at the mid- of participants have ward, built and equipped term of the project been reached by CARE since May 2018 “Thanks to CARE for helping me get my 1 582 608 USD was funded by the Luxembourg Ministry daughter out of malnutrition state. I continue to of Foreign and European raise awareness so that other womenn would Affairs for the project better take care of their children."

BARAATOU SANI, Project Participant in Assaou, Maradi

Updated: 10/09/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org RED/SAACC

The Research and Development Project for Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation of Production Systems in Niger(RED/SAACC) aims to support the Government's efforts in the area of food and nutrition security by helping to protect Nigerien populations from famine and to guarantee them the conditions for full participation in national production and the improvement of their incomes. The objective of the project is, by the end of 2021, the food and nutritional security (as well as income) of 15,000 fragile, low-resilience family farms to be significantly increased, in 15 communes of the regions of Maradi, Tahoua and Tillabéry. The expected outputs are formulated on the basis of five components: a horticulture adapted to climate change, a high- performance and resilient rainfed farming system, the development of CARE’s Response efficient livestock systems, integrated farm models and a effective system for knowledge management to capitalize and share good practices. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 56 250 direct and indirect natural resource management, the promotion of food participants will have and nutrition security, the promotion of economic improved resilience at the 40% 48% opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, end of the project climate change adaptation and emergency response

10 954 are more economically autonomous of project participants will be of reached participants will be through this project. women and girls more resilient to climate change USD 5.61 million is the total “REDSAAC has opened our eyes to what is the budget allocated by the next-generation seed that grows fast. We will Norwegian government for the implementation of the produce enough to plant in our fields, sell but project over 4 years especially feed our families.”

- ISSAKA BALLA, Producers’ Deleguate in Danja

Updated: 09/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org PROGRES III JIMIRI

PROGRES III JIMIRI aims to contribute to answering three areas of in-depth learning, namely: 1) gender equality and the inclusion of women in economic development, 2) youth and the links between economic opportunities, radicalization and migration 3) the humanitarian-development nexus and resilience to climate change and conflict. The program aims to contribute to a situation in which human rights, mobility, resilience and equitable access to the natural resources of poor and vulnerable pastoral families are guaranteed in Niger and the subregion. Implementing partners will be local NGOs AFV, AREN, DEMI- E, RBM and SOS Civisme. Three specific areas were selected to observe CARE’s Response and evaluate the contributions of the program namely Diffa, Maradi and Tillabéry. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 100 youth structures will be natural resource management, the promotion of food targeted and support 2,500 24% 12% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic young people in total opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, climate change adaptation and emergency response

6 000 women will be economically and socially of the program’s participants will of Niger's population is empowered estimated to be affected be women and girls directly and indirectly at the end of the program USD 2 908 191 is the total “JIMIRI is an opportunity for CARE partners to take into budget allocated by account the concerns of their members and especially DANIDA to implement this to strengthen their capacity to take action on climate program risks and conflicts. ”

- SOULEY GARBA, Chief of project PROGRES III

Updated: 09/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org REGREENING AFRICA

The project Regreening Africa aims to improve livelihoods, food security and resilience to climate change by small farmers in Africa and restore ecosystem services especially through green agriculture. The objectives are to provide 8 countries with tools for monitoring and analyzing land degradation dynamics, including social and economic dimensions, to support strategic decision-making and monitoring scaling up of green agriculture and support 8 countries in scaling up green agriculture by smallholder farmers, as well as the development of agroforestry value chains. In Niger, the commune of Hamdallaye will be the intervention zone. The primary target group is made up of the poorest and most vulnerable smallholder farmers and pastoralists in Hamdallaye commune practicing agroforestry techniques for the improvement of their CARE’s Response production and assisted natural regeneration. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched

OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 13 000 households will be natural resource management, the promotion of food supported by viable and 50% 20% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic inclusive revegetation options opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, climate change adaptation and emergency response

45 500 women and girls will of the population of of project participants will be Hamdallaye will be participants be reached by the end of women and girls of this project project implementation “This project contributes to axes 1 (increase and 216 289 € is the total diversification of agrosilvopastoral and halieutic budget allocated by productions) and 2 (regular supply of rural and urban DEVCO through ICRAF for the implementation of markets in agrosilvopastoral and fish products) of the the project 3N (Nigeriens Nourish Nigeriens) initiative of the State..”

- ABDOULKADRI BOUBE CHAYAYA, Chief of RED/SAACCProject

Updated: 09/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org PRODIATA

The regional dialogue project for pacified transhumance in West Africa (PRODIATA) aims to strengthen the contribution of pastoralism and cross-border transhumance to food and nutrition security, equitable socio-economic development and regional integration in West Africa. The general objective of the action is to contribute in the long term to facilitate a transboundary transhumance that has been pacified and to improve the nutrition of coastal and pastoral populations. Its specific objective is for local, national and regional transhumance actors to engage in dialogue and good governance of agro-sylvo-pastoral resources and spaces, reducing the risk of conflict and improving food security. The intervention logic is based on the analysis of the beneficiaries' needs. It offers the means to strengthen the capacities and CARE’s Response the legitimacy of the organizations of breeders, agro-pastoralists and farmers to carry the dialogue for a transboundary pacified transhumance. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work

in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 700 participants will attend natural resource management, the promotion of food cross-border meetings, and nutrition security, the promotion of economic committee / executive 50% 25% opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, meetings and national climate change adaptation and emergency response committees

17 women to participate in of project participants will be of respondents in coastal high-level dialogue process countries express a favorable women for peaceful transhumance opinion of transhumance “This project will improve access to pasture for animals € 4 111 111 is the total budget allocated by and thus the food chain will be intensified and will EUROPEAID for a period ensure better food security. This is a circle that must not of 54 months be neglected to ensure a good response to the assistance we provide. ”

- ELY KEITA, Country Director of CARE Niger

Updated: 09/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org HAMZARI

HAMZARI aims to improve the living conditions of extremely vulnerable households in the department of Guidan Roumdji. The specific objectives are to reduce the extreme vulnerability of marginalized women, youth and households; improve the health and nutritional status of pregnant, breastfeeding women, children under two, and adolescent girls; improve access and use of sustainable and equitable WASH services for all households in communities in the intervention area; and enhance diversified sustainable livelihood opportunities and adaptive capacity for women, youth and vulnerable households. This project has a lifespan of 5 years from October 2018 to September 2023. The project will be implemented with local partners (AREN, FORSANI, ANBEF, KARKARA, DEMI-E) and an international NGO, namely Water Aid. HAMZARI will be implemented in four communes of Guidan Roumdji, namely Guidan Sory, , and Guidan Roumdji in the . CARE’s Response Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 142 000 people will be natural resource management, the promotion of food reached in the department of 60% 70% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic Guidan Roumdji, Maradi at opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, the end of the project climate change adaptation and emergency response intervention of participants in this project 85 200 women and girls will of project participants will be will come from the extremely be empowered economically women and girls vulnerable group and socially

USD 33 million is the total budget allocated “This is another opportunity for CARE to continue its DFSA / USAID to fight against poverty and gender inequality, scaling up implement the project in the lessons learned from more than 44 years of the Maradi region presence in Niger in the most vulnerable communities. ”

- ABDALLAH MABROUK, ACD/PQF of CARE Niger

Updated: 09/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org Coordination of humanitarian assistance: transversal programmatic goal

This program includes seven projects that focus on coordinating high-quality humanitarian action in line with Core Humanitarian Standards and CARE International's humanitarian strategy.

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October 17, 2018 Humanitarian Coordination

The Humanitarian Coordination is cross-cutting to all CARE Niger initiatives. The program reflects CARE's commitment, in line with its humanitarian mandate, to provide immediate relief, help affected people, cushion the shock, monitor and build resilience. The overall goal of this program is to reduce the suffering of people affected by conflict, food and nutrition insecurity and floods in CARE Niger's intervention zones. CARE Niger's humanitarian assistance program is comprised of four pillars: improving the food security of women and children affected by crises and disasters; provide appropriate shelter that respects the dignity and privacy of the beneficiaries; ensure better access to drinking water and sanitation for women, men, girls and boys affected by crises and disasters; and finally, provide better protection for GBV survivors and children through CARE’s Response recreation and behavior change communications (BCC) Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched

OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 25% natural resource management, the promotion of food 486,000 people are affected 13% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic by the Diffa crisis and opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, occasional crises climate change adaptation and emergency response . of affected people were reached by of people affected by the Diffa 217 000 women are affected CARE's interventions in Diffa during crisis were reached during by the various recurring FY18 crises in Niger FY18 “As soon as we see a vehicle bearing the CARE logo, we know that there is good news because 111 000 children under 5 are affected by the for us it is the only NGO that comes with various crises concrete things and involves us in decision- making..”

- Safia Ali, Project Participant in Guidan Kadji

Updated: 10/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org Project of cash/ food for asset et blanket feeding to children of 6 to 23 mo old

Project of cash/ food for asset et blanket feeding to children of 6 to 23 months old has for main objective to meet the urgent food and nutritional needs of vulnerable populations and communities affected by the crisis of the Lake Chad Basin. The specific objectives are to stabilize the nutritional situation of children affected by the crisis with a consequent prevention program adapted to the nutritional indicators of the target populations; and to guarantee the food needs of the populations affected by the crisis through adapted programs such as Food / Cash Distribution, food coupons, conditional distributions of food / cash for the creation of productive assets. The impacts of this project are the food and nutritional security of 10 934 people is ensured for 12 months in the commune of Maine Soroa; the creation of productive assets; sensitization of beneficiaries on essential family practices; and the detection of malnutrition in children. CARE’s Response The direct beneficiaries are 1 562 very poor households and the children from 6 to 23 months from these households and the indirect ones are 10 934 people from Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched the commune of Maine Soroa. OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, natural resource management, the promotion of food 3558 people were directly and nutrition security, the promotion of economic reached by the project during opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, the fiscal year 2018 51% 51% climate change adaptation and emergency response

21 348 people were directly reached by the project during fiscal year 2018 of reached women have seen their of reached women have seen livelihoods improve their food and nutrition security improve USD 1 518 021 is the total budget allocated by “I received money from CARE and with that I the World Food Program to respond to this crisis buy food for my family. I was able to save a bit and bought a sewing machine.”

- LAMI MAHAMADOU, Project Participant in Djambouroum

Updated: 10/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org HUMANITARIAN LOGISTIC

Logistics, Cash-based Interventions and CRIs to Refugees and Diffa IDPs Projects are the continuation of the UNHCR project "Logistics Management and Humanitarian Assistance to Displaced Persons, Refugees and Host Families" implemented in 2016. They are mainly aimed at continuing the management of the logistics base of UNHCR operations in Diffa, already started since the last quarter of 2014; distribution of non-food items to beneficiaries in need; targeted distribution of gas cylinders; the Intimate Kit fair; managing a garage for vehicle maintenance of UNHCR partners. The overall objective of the projects is to provide logistical management and humanitarian assistance to those affected by the northern crisis in Diffa. The proposed approach focuses on assisting refugees CARE’s Response whose households are vulnerable in terms of access to basic household necessities through vouchers and access to products to ensure the Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW necessary basic hygiene conditions. the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, natural resource management, the promotion of food 12 640 people were reached and nutrition security, the promotion of economic through this project in camp opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, management and 73% 51% climate change adaptation and emergency response coordination 26 541 women and girls were indirectly reached through this project during fiscal year of FY18 participants in water, of reached participants are indirect participants 2018 hygiene and sanitation are women and girls USD 3 095 506 is the “I'm always happy when I see the songs, laughs total budget allocated by and dances of the children when I arrive on the the High Commission for Refugees site to deliver water to them. For me, this is largely enough to make my day. ”

- ABBA MAMOUDOU, Water Trucking Driver

Updated: 10/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org PRAMES-B

The project to strengthen access to livelihoods and basic services for people affected by the Diffa crisis aims as the ultimate outcome: lives saved, suffering lessened and human dignity preserved in communities facing a humanitarian crisis or food insecurity. The intervention focuses on three intermediate outcomes: increased and secure access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in addition to essential commodities for women, men, boys and girls among IDPs and host communities; increased access to essential goods for displaced households and host households affected by the crisis; increased access to income-generating assets or opportunities for women and girls among IDPs and host populations. This project is part of a regional intervention funded by Global Affairs CARE’s Response Canada (GAC) to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the Lake Chad Basin crisis in Niger, Cameroon and Chad. This project has a Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW duration of two years and is a continuation of the PADEC project. the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, natural resource management, the promotion of food 32 520 people will be and nutrition security, the promotion of economic affected by the end of the opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, project in March 2019 58% 34% climate change adaptation and emergency response

2,000 women have recently become members of VSLAs of targeted participants are women of targeted participants are women and girls during FY18 and girls of reproductive age “I strongly believe in these savings associations CAD 3 250 000 is the total budget allocated by because these people do not live next door, why Global Affairs Canada would they waste time with us if it were not (GAC) effective?”

- AMINATOU ABOUBAKAR, President of a group in Garin Wanzam

Updated: 10/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org TELETHON

Téléthon or the project Protection and food support for children and their mothers affected by the Diffa crisis’ main objective is to improve the nutrition, protection and psychosocial well-being of children and women affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Diffa region of Niger. It is to be implemented from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2018 (18 months) in 3 departments (Mainé, Diffa and N'guigmi) and 6 communes (Mainé, Chétimari, Diffa, , and N'guigmi) of the region of Diffa. The context is characterized by population movements in the communes of Gueskerou, Kablewa and N'guigmi especially, because of the sporadic attacks of Boko Haram elements. Humanitarian activities continue on the 5 departments (, Mainé Soroa, Diffa, Bosso and N'guigmi) of the region with needs still not covered by sector. The project works in complementarity and synergy with other CARE projects / programs, actors and thematic clusters (child protection, gender-based CARE’s Response violence, education, food security, WASH, coordination). The community approach is favored throughout the life of the project (launch, Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched implementation, monitoring and evaluation, closing). OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, natural resource management, the promotion of food 5971 children received school kits and were reached and nutrition security, the promotion of economic through school awareness 51% 88% opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, campaign climate change adaptation and emergency response

1261 women became members of VSLAs in 36 new groupings during FY18 of indirect participants reached in of direct GBV participants are FY18 are women and girls women and girls

USD 327 157 is the total budget allocated by the Danish telethon “With the children's friendly space, our children have found an occupation and will be educated especially since we do not have a school. ”

- BA ISSA HASSANE, Volonteer in Garin Wanzam

Updated: 10/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org ARZIKI

ARZIKI or promoting employment for young people and women in the Zinder region is an 18-month program that aims to promote the creation of local opportunities generating immediate income for unemployed and / or underemployed young people and women aged 18 to 35 in the urban and peri-urban communes of the Region of Zinder. The specific objectives of this program are to create employment opportunities for young people and women through the implementation of labor-intensive work and ensure the sustainability of investments through the structuring of beneficiaries and the exploitation of the works. The Zinder region has great potential in agriculture, livestock, and fish farming with many opportunities for land reclamation and pond development. This is why the activities of this project will focus on the protection of the ponds and the development of the agricultural production lands (extension of the irrigated perimeter of Kassama and development of the ponds) and the CARE’s Response structuring of the beneficiaries of the HIMOs and the installations. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 5,473 young people will be natural resource management, the promotion of food created job opportunities 51% 56% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic through the implementation opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, of HIMO work in the Zinder climate change adaptation and emergency response region of project participants will of participants in this project 45 ha of land will be increase their income with Cash will have increased the developed and enhanced by for Work incomes and production of project participants their households € 1,068,341 is the total “ARZIKI will help fight against the exodus of young budget allocated by GIZ people. Creating jobs for young people in well-targeted through PRO-Emploi to sectors will also not only help the development of the implement the project in Zinder region, but also the empowerment of women and the Zinder region young people. ”

- BOUKAR LAWAN MAROUMA, Chief of Project ARZIKI

Updated: 10/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org SASER

SASER or SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF THE DISPLACED AND HOST FAMILIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF N’GUIGMI IN NIGER is a 12-month project aimed at improving the capacity of health infrastructures and access to health services, including Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) services for women. refugees, returnees, internally displaced persons and host populations in N'guigmi Department, Niger. The specific objectives are to improve the reception capacity and access to care of the health centers of Baramdawé and N'Gortogol in the department of N'guigmi; Reduce the occurrence of gender-based violence and STI / HIV / AIDS transmission in N'guigmi Department, while increasing access to GBV case management and STI / HIV treatment / AIDS. Activities on gender-based violence (GBV) will be conducted to increase awareness within target communities and access to appropriate care CARE’s Response for survivors of GBV. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, 54 medical staff will be natural resource management, the promotion of food supported and 70 community 53% 150% and nutrition security, the promotion of economic health workers will receive opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, capacity building climate change adaptation and emergency response

5000 women, girls and men of project participants are women of the estimated direct of childbearing age will have participant rate will be included and girls aged 15 to 49 improved access to care as indirect participants

220 269 € is the total “SASER and PREDIRES have a common goal of budget allocated by the improving the capacity of health infrastructure, access to Ministry of the Interior of health services, including Sexual and Reproductive the Czech Republic- Health (SRH) services, gender-based violence (GBV) in MEDEVAC the department from N'guigmi.”

- AMINATOU GLADIMA, Chief of Projects SASER and PREDIRES

Updated: 10/10/18 Credit: Rakiétou Hassane Mossi www.care.org; www.care-international.org PREDIRES

PREDIRES or Preserve the dignity and reduce the suffering of those affected by the effects of population movements in the commune of N'guigmi is a 12-month project aimed at reducing the suffering and preserving the dignity of those affected by the effects of population movements in N'Guigmi commune. The specific objectives are to improve access to reproductive health and protection services for men, women, girls and boys in the commune of N'Guigmi and to improve access to food for 600 vulnerable households from the commune of N'Guigmi. The three expected outcomes of this project are: women, men, girls and boys in N'Guigmi commune have better access to sexual and reproductive health services; Community Protection Mechanisms (CPMs) are set up and operational in N'Guigmi commune; and the most CARE’s Response vulnerable households affected by the crisis have improved their ability to meet basic food needs. Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has touched OVERVIEW the lives of more than 4 million people through our work in the areas of women and youth empowerment, The health hut of natural resource management, the promotion of food Bourzeweya will be and nutrition security, the promotion of economic transformed into an 51% 16% opportunities for youth and interreligious dialogue, integrated health center climate change adaptation and emergency response 600 vulnerable households in the commune of Nguigmi will of project participants are of project participants are see their access to food women and girls children under 5 years old improve

€ 300,000 is the total “In addition to having the same objective as SASER, budget allocated by the PREDIRES will assist 600 vulnerable households in Ministry of Foreign Affairs N'guigmi commune to meet their food needs. Vouchers of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will be given to them to take what they want during the food fairs. ”

- AMINATOU GALADIMA, Chief of Projects PREDIRES and SASER

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