Niger
Capital Niamey
Population 15.3 million
Life Expectancy 52.6
Access to clean water 42%
Adult Literacy 28.7%
Under five mortality 11.66 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $700
Niger’s schoolchildren learn reading, writing, weeding and watering
When school opened in the southern Niger village of Falki Babba, there was a novelty for the students: working in the school’s new vegetable garden. It’s part of an MDG-F-funded programme to tackle some of the highest chronic malnutrition rates in Africa.
Our Joint Programmes
Niger Childhood, food security and nutrition ProgramThe aim of the programme is to support the Government of Niger in meeting its development objectives implement an efficient and effective management system for food security, health and nutrition for children throughout the country. Program interventions will be implemented by national institutions and are aimed at establishing a comprehensive package of measures as part of the continuum of mother and child care.
STORIES
Niger’s schoolchildren learn reading, writing, weeding and watering
When school opened in the southern Niger village of Falki Babba, there was a novelty for the students: working in the school’s new vegetable garden. It’s part of an MDG-F-funded programme to tackle some of the highest chronic malnutrition rates in Africa.
