Niger

3 octobre 2012

Discovering the impact of malnutrition among children in Niger

By Julie Lorenzen More than one million children in West Africa are at risk of acute malnourishment due to the drought, and this has effects beyond the immediate needs for sustenance. Malnutrition weakens the immune system and makes learning harder. This year West Africa has been struck by a drought affecting more than 18 million peopl...
Money, seeds and a plan for the future will help villagers thrive
28 septembre 2012

Money, seeds and a plan for the future will help villagers thrive

By Julie Lorenzen in Niger For many families in Niger, the gap between harvests has become stretched out by the drought that has been experienced all over the Sahel...
Cycle of drought and poor harvest leads to hunger and despair
19 septembre 2012

Cycle of drought and poor harvest leads to hunger and despair

By Julie Lorenzen Before the drought began in Niger, Adama Yacouba and her family could eat twice a day, now they can only afford one single meal per day. Before Adama...

La Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge constitue, avec ses 187 Sociétés nationales membres, le plus vaste réseau humanitaire du monde. En tant que membres du Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, nous sommes guidés dans notre travail par sept Principes fondamentaux: humanité, impartialité, neutralité, indépendance, volontariat, unité et universalité.