Our work in Niger

Ayuda en Acción established a strong presence in Niger in 2018, implementing representative projects such as “Nex4Food New opportunities for development, peacebuilding and resilience to crises” and “Capacity building to increase food security, sustainable production and productivity” demonstrate our commitment to food security and sustainable development, building resilience to food and nutrition insecurity in the west Africa region.

We prioritize locally led development, collaborating with grassroots organizations, governments, and global donors to ensure lasting impact and self-reliance. As part of Alliance2015, we leverage collective expertise, innovative solutions, and global partnerships to scale impact, transform systems, and build a more just and equitable future for all.

Country strategic pillars

Ayuda en Acción Niger works on empowering communities, fostering resilience and driving sustainable impact through four key programmatic priorities.

Innovation in food security

Economic development, sustainable livelihoods and job creation

Emergency response and resilience building

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Geographic coverage in Niger

Lines of intervention in Niger

Innovation in food safety

The Nex4Food program aims to strengthen nutritional resilience, with a particular emphasis on the prevention of acute and moderate malnutrition.

This is achieved by strengthening the value chain and improving market access to fortified products for children. Based on the premise of “more innovation for better nutrition” and partnerships with multiple stakeholders, the nexus approach anticipates the risks and crises facing the program’s beneficiary population. The program includes a set of actions that minimize the vulnerability of this population, by creating links between stakeholders and humanitarian organizations. Our intervention also extends to medium risk areas, where populations displaced by conflict have settled. The results of the capitalization study fully confirm the success of Nex4Food, highlighting a substantial 41% increase in millet yield, attesting to the positive impact on improving agricultural production. In addition, the significant reduction in MAM, reaching 92% of children and women of childbearing age, highlights the project’s success in improving nutritional health.

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Economic development, sustainable livelihoods and job creation

This program promote sustainable economic development and job creation in the Sahel. The program aims to increase economic opportunities and job creation for women and youth, and improve food security for vulnerable populations by supporting high-potential value chains. The objective is to strengthen all value chain processes and their various links: production, processing and marketing, in order to consolidate additional sustainable sources of income and, at the same time, create employment opportunities for youth and women. The program uses an inclusive market systems development approach, supporting initiatives such as the organization and structuring of sector agents, the involvement of universities to encourage the development of business creation initiatives for young people, vocational training, the development of market niches (mainly organic and fair trade markets), the involvement of the private sector and research. In addition, the promotion of agricultural techniques and innovative approaches to climate change.

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Emergency response and resilience building

Since 2019, we have responded to all major humanitarian crises in the areas of drought, floods, conflict, forced displacement and the covid-19 pandemic. By focusing on direct intervention, we contributed to restoring livelihoods and integrating child protection, gender-based violence prevention and equal opportunities.

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