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FACT SHEET 2021

NRC’s operations in

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Humanitarian overview NRC’s operation

Situated in the heart of the , Niger is one of the In March 2019, NRC opened a country office in Niger to poorest countries in the . A rise in cross-border respond to the humanitarian crisis. Due to the emergen- attacks with non-state armed groups targeting armed cy needs across the border in , NRC began forces and community leaders has led to a deterioration operations in July 2019 focusing our response in the in the security situation. Conflict in neighboring coun- Centre North region and later expanded into other prov- tries has also led to an influx of refugees. Niger is host inces. Both countries are combined under one manage- to 230,000 refugees and 300,000 internally displaced ment to keep costs down and to facilitate synergies. people (IDPs) as of November 2020. These aspects have combined to cause significant humanitarian needs in the Our interventions include shelter, water sanitation and country that the state has limited capacity to address. hygiene, education, livelihoods and , infor- mation, counselling and legal assistance. Also situated in the Sahel, Burkina Faso has experienced an unprecedented rise in violence and humanitarian needs since early 2019. The number of IDPs in the coun- try has rapidly increased as the government struggles to contain the incursions and attacks of non-state armed groups. In January 2020, there were approximately 640,000 IDPs. As of 31 December 2020, it is estimated that there are more than 1,075,000 IDPs in the country and 20,000 refugees. This increase is expected to contin- ue in 2021. NRC Burkina Faso and Niger Established 2019 International staff 11 National staff 131

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MALI NRC Burkina Faso and Niger

NIGER Country office

BURKINA FASO Areas of operation

Ouagadougou Kaya, Maradi, Tillaberi

VATICAN MACEDONIA AZER- BAIJAN AFGHA- NISTAN MALTA ISRAEL PAKI- STAN WESTERN UNITED ARAB MAURITANIA NIGER BURKINA GAMBIA FASO GUINEA BENIN SIERRA SOMALI- LEONE IVORY LAND COAST CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICAN SUDAN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE REPUBLIC DEMOCRATIC OF CONGO REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

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0 100 miles SWAZILAND SOUTH CÔTE D'IVOIRE 0 NRC100 Burkina km Faso and Niger Address: Country director: Manenji Mangundu Niger - Quartier Dar Es Salam, Lotisse- Burkina Faso - Quartier Ouaga 2000, Email: [email protected] ment Ex Centre Récepteur Parcelles N Zone A, Plot 12 ; lot 19, secteur 52, Phone: +226 655 24 302 sur la 3ème latérite, Ilot 6649, Plateau section 281, Ouagadougou, Burkina +227 920 16 774 Niamey. Faso

Livelihoods and food security site planning, to enable the installation of shelters Our livelihoods team are: and minimum basic services, delivered by NRC or in coordination with other actors • supporting targeted households with income • advocating on issues related to the establishment of generating activities and reducing negative coping new sites mechanisms • supporting people living in displacement with ne- Water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) gotiating access to land and distributing seeds and Our WASH teams: agricultural tools • improving access to food and non-food items for the • promote appropriate sanitation and hygiene in most vulnerable IDPs using the standard food ration schools and communities and rehabilitate WASH value per household, through distribution of multi-pur- infrastructures pose cash and food • drill and install of solar powered water systems in • distributing small animals for livestock recovery IDP sites and host communities • construct school latrines, latrines and emer- Shelter gency latrines in IDP sites Our shelter teams are: Education • providing essential household items including kitch- Focusing on education in emergencies, we are: en sets, bedding, clothes, and mosquito nets • providing complete shelter solutions either through • supporting the formal system to increase hosting temporary or transitional models capacity for IDP children • conducting site-coordination activities, especially • providing adapted learning conditions to ensure the

www.nrc.no retention of students in schools • understand and protect their housing, land and • conducting awareness raising campaigns within the property rights schools to promote inclusive education, enhance • NRC also leads the housing, land and property rights social cohesion and peaceful cohabitation between working group to build capacity and advocate with displaced and host community children authorities, humanitarian actors and other stake- • distributing education kits to improve the learning holders conditions of students • constructing semi-permanent school blocks and Camp management repairing existing classrooms In 2020, NRC supported the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) • working to improve access to education in areas with the coaching of partner organisations and capacity where schools are forcibly closed by armed groups, building on camp management within the Emergency while protecting children from harm and promoting Transit Mechanism (ETM) site in Niger. safe and inclusive learning environments • providing vocational trainings for marginalised while promoting apprenticeships, mentoring and career guidance

Information, counselling, and legal assistance (ICLA) We are assisting affected communities to:

• access information on legal civil documentation processes • obtain the civil and identity documentation neces- sary to access rights and services

NRC Burkina Faso and Niger is grateful for the generous support from our donors:

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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