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Key facts about Niger
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. Over 60% of the population live on less than one dollar a day (1990-2003 average), and female adult literacy rate is only 15% (2004) or adult illiteracy runs higher than 70% (2004).
The economy is dominated by rural subsistence agriculture, uranium-mining and informal trade and services. In recent years GDP growth has been highly volatile and very low on average. In 2004, it was estimated at 0.9 per cent following the locust plague and drought. In 2005 the population faced a severe food crisis
GOAL in Niger
In July 2005, GOAL was one of the first agencies to distribute
much-needed emergency food supplies to the most vulnerable
in Niger, where, as a result of drought and locust infestation,
over 3.6 million of the 11.5 million population faced critical
food shortages.
GOAL aims to improve livelihoods in Niger and implements a Livestock Strategy programme to provide beneficiaries with hungry season coping stragegies, decrease malnutrition, increase livestock assets, empower women’s decision making, provide skills and training in order to combat the fallout of future drought or crop failure.
GOAL provides
family food rations to more than 220,000 people per month.
We have repaired and refurnished primary schools, and distributed
soap, mosquito nets, basic medicines, livestock, seeds and
tools. Repair of over 400 pumps and 27 wells means that 400,000
people now have clean and portable water. Similiarly, GOAL’s latrine programme in the capital Zinder will allow over 20,000 children to benefit from the construction of latrines and promotion of hygiene in schools.
Every month, GOAL feeds 2,500 children under the age of 5
who are severely malnourished with special high energy food
GOAL's Avian Flu project gets underway in Niger
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