Niger
5,600 vulnerable families in Niger were helped through a food crisis with ACF's cash-for-work programs and distributions of seeds and tools in 2010.
Global Hunger Index
Alarming
Population
15 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old
39.9% in 2006
Beneficiaries
650,255 in 2011
Partners
Recent News
A Million Children At Risk of Deadly Malnutrition in the Sahel
February 2, 2012
Breaking News
More than 10 million people are at risk of food shortages across Africa’s Sahel region, including communities in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.... Read
Financial Times Partners with Action Against Hunger for its Seasonal Appeal
September 13, 2010
Partnerships
NEW YORK, NY—The Financial Times has selected Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization with life-saving programs in over 40 countries, as its partner for its 2010-2011 seasonal appeal to readers.... Read
Sahel Food Crisis: 10 Leading Aid Agencies Call for Urgent 'Surge' in Aid for 10 Million Hungry People
July 8, 2010
Breaking News
NEW YORK, NY— Ten leading aid agencies today called for a 'surge' in the humanitarian effort to help 10 million people at risk of acute hunger across the Sahel region of West and Central Africa. The center of the crisis is Niger, where seven million people, almost half the population, have not enough food.... Read
Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis Resurfaces in Niger
April 7, 2010
Impact
NEW YORK, NY—In response to massive food shortages and staggering acute malnutrition rates in Niger, international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International launched an emergency response to provide nutritional support to children, increase the income of vulnerable families, and bolster a national initiative to dampen the impact of the crisis.
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Global Water Initiative Created in Response to World Water Crisis
October 23, 2007
Impact Partnerships
New York, NY—A new partnership has been launched to address the declining state of the world’s fresh water supply and the lack of access to clean water services by the world’s poorest people.... Read
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