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NomadHope.org is a non profit organization empowering nomadic women, children, and families in remote areas of Africa. We are committed to provide nomads with the lifelong gift of learning and the opportunity to sustain their way of life through action oriented, community sustained, culturally sensitive, and technology driven projects. We believe in promoting self-reliance through locally accountable and micro level projects.
http://www.nomadhope.org
Africare was established 35 years ago in response
to the 1970 Sahelian drought in Niger, and has been working
there ever since. Africare knows that life in Niger is challenging,
even in non-emergency times. For instance, current life
expectancy in Niger is 42, versus 77 in the United States.
The chance of a child dying before the age of 5 is 33 times
greater in Niger than in the United States. And illiteracy
is widespread, with just over 25% of men and only 10% of
women able to read and write. The people of Niger are already
struggling to overcome many challenges, but now the drought
and locust infestation have pushed many to the brink of
death.
http://www.africare.org/
Dedicated to the preservation
of cultural and artistic traditions in Africa. Helping people
support themselves using expertise that has sustained them
through centuries. It is often necessary to adapt in certain
ways to accomodate survival in a modern world, but adapting
with pride in one’s cultural heritage intact can make
the transition less painful and at the same time enrich
the outside world... Most Aid organizations
want to alleviate poverty, but they need to fulfill a formula
which mandates that they help the greatest number of people
possible--a worthy goal. Unfortunately often formulas ignore
the local reality. This translates into such policies as:
"We will not dig a well in Niger than benefits fewer
than 5,000 people." In a land as infertile as Niger
how are 5,000 people to support themselves around a single
well? That many herders around a well would overgraze the
surrounding land and the animals would starve. Even if the
well is used to irrigate crops, many small wells would be
more effective using traditional farming techniques of the
rural people. Niger’s only exports are uranium and
livestock products. This indicates that herding is an effective
use of the land in Niger and that herders need to be valued
and supported.
www.nomadgal.com
WFP’s new operation in Niger started on
1 April and will end in September 2007.In 2006, WFP will
be targeting 2.1 million people, of which 1.7 million are
children.A UNICEF/CDC survey at the end of 2005 revealed
a global acute malnutrition rate of 15.3 percent in Niger
– well above the 10 percent emergency threshold as
defined by WHO. The total cost of WFP's operation in Niger
is US$37.3 million - with US$25 million needed for 2006.
http://www.wfp.org/
In 2005, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins
Sans Frontières (MSF) teams admitted more than 63,000
children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition
to their therapeutic feeding programs in five regions of
Niger. This was the largest operation targeting severe acute
malnutrition ever...In 2006, MSF is pursuing this therapeutic
feeding strategy to treat acute malnutrition. In the Maradi
region, the admission criteria were broadened as all cases
of acute malnutrition are now admitted whether severe or
moderate. The complicated cases are hospitalized and the
others are treated as outpatients. In conclusion, the vast
majority of children suffering from acute malnutrition but
no medical complications can be cured without hospitalization,
with a therapeutic product that provides them with all necessary
nutrients, minerals and vitamins. This strategy could be
implemented on a large scale in Niger.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
CARE has been worked in Niger since 1974 and
has implemented more than 50 projects, representing a value
of more than $ 70 million. CARE’s programs are in
livelihood security, civil society organization development,
governance, gender, health, HIV/AIDS and micro-finance.
CARE Niger has solid experience in conflict resolution and
community mobilization around water, food security and natural
resources management.CARE’s vision in Niger is to
create a new spirit of development, working in partnership
with families and communities. CARE is currently conducting
15 projects in all seven regions (Tillaberi, Dosso, Tahoua,
Agadez, Maradi, Diffa and Zinder) of the country and focuses
on protecting households’ assets to increase their
capacities to face shocks and food insecurity. Other programming
principles include gender and diversity, partnership development
with CBOs and local NGOs and building capacity for emergency
response.
http://www.careusa.org/
TurtleWill is dedicated to the improvement of
the lives of traditional peoples in Ethiopia, Mali and Niger
in a manner that is consistent with their traditions and
cultures, through locally driven projects that maintain
choice. Who We Help:Peoples in the remote bush with little
recourse to medical, economic or educational aid; who are
often ignored by their own governments; and who are reached
by the world's major humanitarian organizations only in
times of national catastrophes. Populations helped include
the Tuareg and Wodaabe nomads of Niger; the Tuareg, Dogon,
Fulani, Songhai and Bozo of Mali; the Mursi, Karo, Hamar
and Borana of southern Ethiopia; the Kutia Kondh of India
and the Khalk nomads of Mongolia.
http://www.TurtleWill.org
Niger experienced a serious food crisis in 2005
following erratic rainfall, locust invasions and decreased
access to food and basic health services during the 2004
growing season. Over 300,000 malnourished children received
treatment thanks to the government, UNICEF and more than
20 international and national nongovernmental organizations,
with support from the international community. In this massive
operation, 90 percent of treated children recovered.“We
are proud of this unique accomplishment,” says Noel
Marie Zagre, Head of Nutrition Section at UNICEF Niger.
“But the results of the survey we conducted confirm
that the work is far from over.”
http://www.unicefusa.org/
The American Red Cross is responding
to the West Africa food crisis in coordination with International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement) partners, including
the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (Federation) and the affected National Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies. Since July 2005, the American
Red Cross has lent three trained International Response Team
personnel, including relief and administrative delegates,
to the Federation to participate in response activities in
the Sahel region. Additional American Red Cross response options,
in coordination with Movement partners, may include additional
personnel, technical assistance or expertise, supplies or
family tracing services to help loved ones separated by this
crisis reunite.
http://www.redcross.org/
**When
you send a donation to a major charity, you should always
specify what cause you want your donation to go to. (like
"Niger Famine")
Do
you know of another organization doing great work for the
nomads in West Africa? Tell
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