Niger

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"If you go to my grain store, you will see it is empty. We have no food until October." -- Hamani Fodi, Niger
"The conditions were very, very bad - the worst I've seen in Niger" - Michel Monginda Mondengele, CAFOD

Niger is the largest country in Western Africa. Around 80 percent of it is covered by the Sahara desert and the non-desert parts frequently suffer droughts and food shortages.

In 2012, Niger faced a severe food crisis, which affected more than 5 million people. We have been working with our partner CADEV (Caritas Niger) to:

• Run nutrition centres for malnourished children

• Pay people in cash or food to work on projects that benefit their communities

• Support cereal banks that provide grain at subsidised prices

• Distribute food to the most vulnerable

• Organise seed fairs, so that farmers can plant in the next agricultural season.

We are also supporting refugees who have come into Niger from Libya and Mali as a result of conflict.

Download our briefing paper, Mali: Division and Reconciliation>>