GB-CHC-285776-NIG021CAFODThis is the first year of a two years phasing out process of a health and nutrition rehabilitation intervention which CAFOD has supported since 2006. Islamic Relief's has been supporting existing therapeutic and supplementary feeding centres, training primary healthcare workers and raising community awareness on nutrition. The proposed intervention will support 15 Supplementary and 3 Therapeutic Feeding Centres in Tilliberri, Ouallam and Tera Districts focusing on treatment of malnutrition in nationally owned health centres, also supported by UNICEF and WFP. Training and capacity building of staff will be key to ensure that Tillaberri region has systems and capacity to treat cases of malnourished children in the future. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Islamic Relief Worldwide - UK HQCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk45045.045045045.0450CAFOD General Funds45045.0500Islamic Relief Worldwide - UK HQGB-CHC-285776-NIG022CAFODCRS will focus on emergency food security interventions to assist severely affected communities in the Ouallam, Tillabery, Tanout, and Doutchi Departments. Activities include: Cash-for-Work, targeted direct food distribution, food vouchers, supplementary feeding. CRS will also support recovery following the poor harvest in 2009 and hold seed fairs for both rain fed and off season crops. In total, 44,368 vulnerable households will be targetedCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Relief Services, NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk34482.758634482.7586CAFOD General Funds34482.7600Catholic Relief Services, NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG023CAFODCAFOD is making a grant from the GEB for GBP 32,749 to our partner CADEV as part of the CI EA 07/2010 Niger appeal. The total budget of the CADEV Food Insecurity EA is 2,879,266 euro for 8 months. CAFOD’s contribution is going towards the nutritional sector of the project. The two other main sectors are food distribution and capacity building. CADEV is working in conjunction with CRS Niger in delivering this project. 246,014 beneficiaries will be reached through food distribution, seed distribution and cash-for-work activities. A further 17,000 beneficiaries will receive supplementary feeding (comprising 2,000 pregnant/lactating women and 15,000 children). The main target areas are the regions of Agadez, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua, Tillabéry and Zinder. The main activities of the overall project are blanket feeding, cash-for-work, provision of drought resistant seeds, supplementary feeding for women and children, sensitization in communicating behaviour change, and training in standards for running centres for nutritional recovery. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk32749.304032749.3040CAFOD General Funds32749.3040Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG024CAFODThe current food crisis in Niger is expected to affect a staggering 7.1 million people, approximately half of the total population. Children are hardly affected and the prevalence of malnutrition among children has increased dramatically over the last few months. According to the last nutrition survey carried out in May/June 2010 by the Nigerien government with the support of UNICEF, WFP and other partners, 16.8% of children under 5 are now suffering from acute malnutrition, over a third higher than the number last year. CAFOD is making a grant from the GEB for Euro 40,000 to our partner Islamic Relief, who has a long experience of health and nutrition programmes in the Tillaberi Region. This grant is part of a broader programme (NIG-010-01) which seeks to enhance food and nutrition security in Niger and includes interventions from CRS, CADEV and this Islamic Relief's project. The Islamic Relief's project, funded by CAFOD with in-kind contributions from WFP and UNICEF, focuses on the nutritional rehabilitation of children under 5. The project primarily seeks to support the regional health department in its efforts to treat and prevent malnutrition in 3 districts of the Tillaberi Region. It is estimated that 3,000 children will be admitted in the nutrition centres supported during the 6 month project period and will benefit from the support provided by Islamic Relief. Bearing in mind the approach which focuses on supporting national health structures (at regional and at health centres levels), the emphasis will be put on coordination with all stakeholders (including UNICEF and WFP), training and use of adequate protocols by the health personnel in the nutrition centres, as well as monitoring. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Islamic Relief Worldwide - UK HQCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk33275.101933275.1019CAFOD General Funds33275.1019Islamic Relief Worldwide - UK HQGB-CHC-285776-NIG025CAFODCAFOD is making a grant from the GEB for Euros 34,982 to our partner CADEV as part of the response to the floods that have devastated many parts of Niger in August 2010. Heavy rains throughout the month of August have caused flooding in many localities of Niger, particularly in the Niamey, Tillaberi, Dosso, Tahoua and Zinder regions. The flooding has aggravated the countrywide food crisis, in which nearly half of Niger's 15.2 million people are experiencing hunger. The flooding has further destabilized the production system as many families lost productive equipment or had to sell goods in order to meet their immediate needs. Others have seen their field washed away and lost crops due to be harvested in October. CADEV will focus on emergency distributions of food and mosquito nets to 805 affected families in Niamey and Zinder regions, covering the needs of 10% of the total number of families affected in these two regions. The type of assistance provided is in line with government recommendations which give priority to food, blankets and mosquito nets distributions. As per standards determined by the government, each family will receive 50 kg of food and 2 mosquito nets. The families benefiting from CADEV’s assistance will be selected by village committees according to the following criteria: - families whose house collapsed because of the flooding - families who lost livestock - families who lost crops due to the floods - families who haven’t received substantive assistance as yet Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk28910.743828910.7438CAFOD General Funds28910.7400Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG028CAFODHeavy rains that fell in Niger in August 2010 caused a lot of flooding which made River Niger burst its river bed. The flooding affected several areas namely Niamey region, Dosso, Tahoua, Tillabery and Zinder affecting a total of 31191 households (226611 persons) according to OCHA Niger September 2010 report and that of the Early Warning System Coordination body. Floods also caused a lot destruction of properties such as destruction of houses, destruction of boreholes for drinking water, death/loss of livestock, loss of crops, seeds and harvests, etc. Faced with this disaster, the governemt and and the humanitarian organisations provided assistance to the affected people. CADEV with CAFOD financial support managed to reach out to 20 villages in Zinder and Niamey. CAFOD support comprised the provision of food stuff and treated mosquito nets. The extent of the emergency was such that the provision of relief alone was not enough and therefore there was a need to look into the rehabilitation phase to help get the affected people out of the state in which they are currently living and recover from the negative effects of the disaster. The disaster caused loss of capacity to survive and cope as people lost their means of livelihood as gardens were swept away and so were agriculture tools and seeds, loss of small livestock and many times sale of livestock at throw-away prices in order to live. Some families find it very difficult to replace the lost livestock and will face food insecurity. The loss of agriculture means of production has also badly affected the production system causing food insecurity for the affected families. Those that lost their houses havent been able to rebuilt and this has made them more vulnerable. CADEV proposed project targets 3119 vulnerable families and will cover three components namely the provision of shelter, the provision of mosquito nets and agriculture inputs in the areas targeted by this project. This project main objective is to contribute to the reduction of the impact of the 2010 floods on the affected people in Tillabery, Niamey, Dosso and Zinder.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk45000.000045000.0000CAFOD General Funds45000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG029CAFODSince 2005 hunger crisis, severe malnutrition has been very acute in Niger and usually beyond the alert levels of 10%. Between 2005 and 2010 acute malnutrition prevalence has been higher than 15%. Even in periods with relatively good harvest, acute malnutrition prevailed due to other factors such as people's cultures, poor eating habits, poor breastfeeding methods of infants, etc. a nutritional survey carried out in June 2010 revealed a global acute malnutrition prevalence rate of 15% of which almost 17% among children aged between 6 and 59 months. This means that the rates of acute malnutrition were higher than in 2009 and is still higher in 2011. In December 2010, a joint communiqué issued by the government, UNICEF and the WFP talk of 15% of acute/severe malnutrition in 5 out of 8 regions in the country. In 2010 alone, 313000 children have been treated of acute/severe malnutrition making it almost a fifth (1/5) of all the treated severely malnourished children in the world. Since 2005, CADEV has been at the forefront in the fight against malnutrition but supporting nutritional recuperation centres throughout the country currently totalling 12 centres in Niamey archdiocese and Maradi Dioceses. CADEV approach has also incorporated malnutrition prevention by carrying awareness messages among affected communities and by promoting best practices such as exclusive breastfeeding for babies until they are 6 months old. CADEV also trained its staff and community link people in dealing with malnutrition cases; and this strategy has borne fruits in a country where there is lack of sufficient medical personnel and where malnutrition is rampant and chronic. CADEV 2010 programme has officially come to an end and they are currently writing a proposal to continue with their programme. But there is going to be a gap between now and when they finally get the funding. That is why CADEV is submitting this project to bridge the gap and continue to offer their services to the needy. The project is planned for 2 months between April and Mai 2011 to bridge the funding gap. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk24998.723524998.7235CAFOD General Funds24998.7200Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG030CAFODIn February 2011, the population of several cities in Libya and especially in Benghazi went on streets to air out their unhappiness with regards to the economic situation. The peaceful demonstrations were counter attacked with severe atrocity and brutal reaction from Muamar Khaddafi’s forces which ended up causing a lot of insecurity and hence the massive movement of Nigeriens and other sub-Saharan citizens into Niger. For most sub-Saharan Africans fleeing through Niger was a better option. Most of these fleeing people arrived in Niger through Madama-Dirkou-Agadez axis and also through the Asamaka-Arlit-Agadez axis. Most if not all of them arrived with nothing with them as they had to abandon everything they had because their first priority was their safety. As the insecurity continued, the situation became even more unbearable for the sub Saharans who for a very long time were thought to be mercenaries fighting for Khadaffi. This situation exacerbated insecurity around them and forced them to flee. These people arrive with nothing and experience a lot of problems such as lack of food, sicknesses, harshness of the climate, water, etc. In Dirkou which is considered as a transit place, most of the returnees (both Nigeriens and other nationalities) are taken care of by IOM and MSF but in AGADEZ there aren’t NGOs responding to migrants’ needs. Very recently the provincial government (Governor) has identified a site where those arriving can be received and are given some assistance. According to the report from a recent CADEV visit in Agadez the conditions of the returnees are appalling and the site provided for by the government doesn’t meet the minimum conditions. To respond to the needs of the returnees, CADEV Niger decided to launch an EA through the CI network in order to meet the needs of 5000 people out if the 60000 originally expected. CADEV has targeted AGADEZ which is the last point where migrants will arrive before heading to their different home towns. CADEV Niger will be technically supported by CAFOD and CRS in providing this assistance made up of the provision of Non Food Items, transport and some assistance to non Nigeriens. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk44642.857022321.4285CAFOD General Funds22321.4285CAFOD General Funds44642.8600Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG031CAFODFor many decades now, the SAHEL region and Niger in particular has been a desperate scene of famine and drought. The worst affected people are children and women who chronically suffer from moderate and severe malnutrition. in 2010, alomost 2.7 million people (20% of the total population of Niger) were severely malnurished. Niger, which is the poorest country in the world, has millions of people including many children struggling to survive recurrent food shortage which has led to chronic malnutrition throughout the country. Irregular rainfalls and failure in food crops has caused poor harvest and as a result food prices has increased beyond poor families reach. Despite a relatively better harvest in 2010, malnutrition remains rampant in Tillabery region and other Niger regions. The rate of acute global malnutrition in National level is 15.5% and most of the region reaches the emergency rate (15%).In Tillaberi region including Filingué district the rate of acute malnutrition is 16.3%. (Niger National nutrition survey October 2010). IR’s future intervention aims at supporting existing health systems by providing health assistance and improves the quality of malnutrition treatment in Filingué through 01 therapeutic (TFC) and 05 supplementary feeding centres (SFCs), to malnourished children and pregnant/ lactating mothers. This will be implemented in the region of Tillaberi, more precisely in Filingue district (1 TFC & 5 SFCs) district. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Islamic Relief Worldwide - UK HQCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk25000.000025000.0000CAFOD General Funds25000.0000Islamic Relief Worldwide - UK HQGB-CHC-285776-NIG032CAFODSince 2005, Niger has been experiencing the prevalence of acute malnutrition beyond the WHO alert line which is of 10%. The malnutrition situation deteriorated in 2010 due to food crisis that hit the country. A national nutrition survey carried out in June 2010 revealed the level of malnutrition to be at 15% way beyond the alert level especially in Diffa, Maradi, Zinder and Tahoua. The prevalence of acute malnutrition is very high mong children between 6 to 59 months. The current food situation which is shows a food deficit of 14% will but worsen the situation hitting more poor families and causing more acute malnutrition. It has to be said however that malnutrition in Niger is not solely caused by lack of food but also by other inherent cultural factors and poor hygiene. Due to this consideration, CADEV has planned to engage in both malnutrition treatment and prevention. It is important to merge the two approaches so to come up with a better impact. Besides blanket feeding, CADEV will carry out sentisation on cooking, best baby and young child feeding habits, household hygiene, washing of hands, etc. This project will be co funded by Caritas Germany (€100,000), Caritas Luxembourg (€100,000) and CAFOD (£25,000). The number of targeted beneficiaries is 13000 children between the ages of 0-5 years and 2000 pregnant and lactating mothers in Tchirozerine, Tera, Ouallam, Dakoro, Agadez, Zinder and Niamey. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk25000.000025000.0000CAFOD General Funds25000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG033CAFODCADEV Niger underwent a total restructuring of the organisation that led to the merging of the Development Office then known as BALD and Caritas whose main priority was emergency. A strategic plan was drawn and has been implemented since. In 2010 the plan was evaluated and CADEV decided to embark on the drawing of the second 5 years Strategic plan to cover 2012 to 2016. The drawing of this plan coincided with the setting up of the CAFOD Niger office and the time when CAFOD is also drawing its country strategy paper for Niger. This restructuring and strategic plan will help carry a profound analysis on the roles played by different bodies that make up CADEV Niger such as the Local committees for solidarity (CSD) at the grassroots levels, the role and make up of diocesan offices, redefine relationship between diocesan offices and CSDs, the role of the National coordination office, review CADEV mandate, etc. The strategic plan will also help set and determine new orientations for the coming five years, determine CADEV domain of intervention, set new strategic objectives and draw a realistic operational plan. The total cost of this project is of €52243 for which CADEV has made a contribution of €17532 and is requesting €34712 from its partners including CAFOD. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9407.93929407.9392CAFOD General Funds9407.9400Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG034CAFODThis small projet is to respond to food needs of families of malnourished children, pregnant and lactating mothers who are currently undergoing malnutritition treatment in CADEV run nutrition centres. CADEV has an ongoing malnutrition prevention and treatment project funded by Caritas Germany, Caritas Luxembourg and CAFOD. Unfortunately due to limited funds and to the fact that CADEV normally gets nutrients from the WFP, nutrients and discharge rations were not budgted for except for 7T of rice which were used up after one month. Since december 2011, the WFP seems to have some problems in their pipeline and can't curtrently provide this crucial support in terms of discharge rations and support food needs of families of malnourished children, pregnant and lactating mothers. The lack of food support to these families has currently led to high incidences of drop outs as families have to go and look for food to feed the rest of families members instead of going for treatment. The situation has also affected the level cure as some already cured children have fallen back into malnutrition as families have been sharing the food meant for the malnourished children. To save the situation CADEV has contacted CAFOD to request financial support to be able to urgently provide this much needed assistance to provide food assistance to 500 families of malnourished children, pregnant and lactating mothers in order to save lives but also to increase the impact of the progarmme.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15631.542615631.5426CAFOD General Funds15631.5400Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG035CAFODAn armed conflict between the regular forces and the rebels belonging to the Movement for the Liberation of AZAWAD (MNLA) erupted in January 2012 when the rebels attacked villages and small towns in northern Mali. The movement is in majority made up of Tuareg fighters. This situation worsened the security situation which forced the local population to flee for safety in neighbouring countries including Niger. In Niger alone, the total number of Malian refugees has reached over 20,000 people. Most of these people arrived with nothing with them because their first priority was their safety and that is why they crossed the border. In February 2012, CADEV/CAFOD carried a joint needs assessment in Sinégodar and Mangaizé where they met with the refugees/displaced the host communities and the local administration. The displaced were living in very inhuman conditions without any proper shelter, they had no cooking pots, no access to safe and drinking water, no food, poor hygiene conditions as there were no latrines, etc. The same situation was also found in other areas where CADEV has carried another assessment. Reports from other NGOs say the same thing. The Malian crisis is happening at the time when Niger is experiencing food insecurity especially in the regions where the displaced have found refuge. Their presence will but worsen the situation as the host population doesn’t have enough to eat themselves. Faced with this situation, the Government of Niger was the first to provide a food response by sending 100 tons of cereals in Mangaizé and Sinégodar. Other NGOs such as the ICRC and Oxfam have provided water and MSF Belgium catered for refugees’ health needs. Faced with this situation, CADEV who has been working in the region cannot remain indifferent that is why CADEV is planning to provide Non food items, food and access to health care to the refugees. Needs of these people are overwhelming and no single actor is able to cover everything and especially now that most actors are also preparing to respond to the looming food crisis. CADEV Niger has targeted 2000 families for this project which aims to relieve the suffering of the refugees families victims of the armed conflicts in North Mali Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30638.819330638.8193CAFOD General Funds30638.8200Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG036CAFODThe 2011-2012 agro-pastoral season was characterised by scarcity of rains, uneven distribution of rain pattern and the presence of enemies of crops such as caterpillars and crickets. In most regions people were able to plant (sow) but unfortunately rains stopped quite suddenly making it difficult for crops to grow while some crops just withered. In some areas, crops were attacked either by crikets or caterpillars. Where crops were attacked by caterpillars people used preventive measures to harvest earlier. All these factors led to a poor harvest. The official assessment of the 2011-2012 agro-pastoral season carried out by Government services found out a national food deficit of 692,000 Tons. Findings of the vulnerability assessment carried out by the Early Warning System in November 2011 showed that as many as 5,458,871 people (34.9% of the total population of Niger) are food insecure of which 1,324,435 are severely food insecure. Regions most affected by foos insecurity are Tahoua (8,6%) ; Tillabéri (8,5%) ; Niamey Outskirts (7,3%) and Maradi (6,7%). Data from other sources such as CADEV Niger own network through their presence in many regions confirm the fact that many people are food insecure. Different assessments of the situation have also shown that rural female headed households are the most affected. Besides fodd deficit, it has also been found that there is scarcity of fodders for animal feed estimated to 10,222,000 Tons representing 50% of the total consumption for livestock. Due to the overwhelming needs, CADEV Niger decided to write a proposal to appeal to CI Member Organisation to help them respond to the situation alongside other actors. CADEV Niger is conceived to help relieve the suffering of the populations affected by food insecurity in Niger following the 2011 bad agro-pastoral season. The response will cover the following activities spread through the project duration: Cash for Work/Food for Work (March-June 12), Subsdised food prices at community levels (Mai-June 12), Food distribution (June-August 12), Supplying livestock feed/fodders (March-May 12), Provision of food support to families of malnourished children (March-Dec 12) and Seed fairs (mai-June 12).Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk597573.0489294000.0000CAFOD General Funds160655.7400CAFOD General Funds63250.0000CAFOD General Funds79667.3089CAFOD General Funds294000.0000Caritas Developpement Niger160655.7400Caritas Developpement Niger63250.0000Caritas Developpement Niger79667.3100Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG037CAFODCADEV Niger has been restructuring and has recently written a strategic plan for which CAFOD made a contribution alongside other Caritas organisations. During the launch of their strategic plan in Paris in November last year CADEV Niger raised the issue of insufficient institutional support to help them pay salaries and cover other expenses. Misereor that supports most of these costs was also considering reducing their contribution. Currently CADEV Niger is having some problems covering these costs for the next three months. That is why the Archbishop made a written request to CAFOD to help make a contribution. During the Paris meeting CAFOD was categorical that we would not do any institutional support outside a project where we normally can provide up to 7% to cover management costs. But due to the problem,, CAFOD has considered CADEV Niger request expressed by Mgr Michel Cartatéguy, the Archbishop of Niamey and has accepted to offer a contribution of £12000.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk12000.000013052.103912000.0000CAFOD General Funds13052.1039CAFOD General Funds12000.0000Caritas Developpement Niger13052.1000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG038CAFODAt CADEV Niger request, CAFOD accepted to hire an accompanier to support CADEV Niger throughout the implementation of the Emergency Appeal (EA 09/12) for which CAFOD made a generous contribution. The Accompanier will be working directly with the EA Project Officer providing the much needed support in terms of follow up, monitoring, report writing, standrads adherence, etc. The post holder will be matrix managed between the CADEV Niger and CAFOD Programme Manager based in Niamey. The salary of the incumbent will be paid by CAFOD through CADEV Niger. An eight months' contract has been issued signed between the Accompanier and CADEV Niger who is officially and legally the employer.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk5848.95255848.9525CAFOD General Funds5848.9500Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG039CAFODThe rainy season announcing the beginning of the 2012 agriculture season began in July. At one point the population had lost hope that they will have rain to allow them plant. Suddenly heavy rains came and caused floods in most regions of the country affecting thousands of people. According to the latest information from government humanitarian sources as many as 485,000 people have been affected and 68 people have died as the result of the floods. The most affected regions are Agadez, Dosso, Niamey, Tillabery, Maradi and Zinder. These floods destroyed houses, several hectares of cultivated lands (millet, paddy, groundnuts and sorghum fields). In most areas boreholes and wells have also been inundated. The government of Niger and through the office of the Prime Minister launched an emergency appeal in order to provide emergency assistance to the affected people. OCHA and other humanitarian agencies also carried out needs assessment missions to establish what was needed immediately. CADEV Niger also visited flooded sites around Niamey during which they met the affected populations. These different needs assessment identified shelter, food, NFIs, Hygiene kits and essential drugs as the most pressing and immediate needs of the affected people. CADEV Niger has planned for a response that will provide emergency assistance to 25,300 persons (3,614 households) in Maradi and Niamey. This assistance will be comprised of treated mosquito nets, frippery and essential drugs. CADEV Niger's project aims to reduce the impact of the floods on the affected populations. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk27782.437827782.4378CAFOD General Funds27782.4400Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG041CAFODMalnutrition prevalence in Niger is always beyond the alert level (10%) regardless of whether the harvest has been good or bad. This is because malnutrition prevalence in Niger has structural causes linked to cultural and other factors. Our partner Caritas Niger has been providing malnutrition treatment in regions with highest levels of prevalence such as Tillabery, Diffa, Zinder and Maradi. In most of these regions severe malnutrition rates exceeds 16% among children between 6 to 23 months of age. CADEV Niger submitted a one year project to which CAFOD made a contribution. The project was originally to end in September 2012 but was later on extended until 31/12/2013. The partner is putting together the reports and a new proposal which will be circulated to different partners in the coming weeks. Knowing the time it takes before funding is transferred, CADEV Niger has contacted CAFOD to help step in for 3 months (February, March and April) to bridge the funding gap. If funding is secured early enough, then our contribution will be part and parcel of the new project being put in place. The main objective of this project is to help reduce cases of severe and moderate malnutrition in areas where CADEV Niger operates. This project targets 3000 malnourished children and 500 lactating and pregnant mothers. Main strategy of the project will be prevention and treatment. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk77053.917777053.9177CAFOD General Funds77053.9200Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG042CAFODThis project is based on the needs expressed by the local community, the local administration and the recommendations made by the evaluation of the 2011 EA Rehabilitation project. The project will be a response to food insecurity in Baban Tapki area (Maradi Diocese) as it aims at increasing food production, family income and will build on the already existing CADEV-Maradi’s experience in the area. The project targets 150 families (1050 persons of which 150 men, 150 women, 398 girls and 352 boys) living in 3 villages in Baban Tapki namely Baban Tapki, Garin Sarki Foulani and Dan Chamoua victims of 2010 floods who received support from a previous CI funded EA project. Each beneficiary must have access to cultivable land and be willing to engage in offseason farming. The project will build 50 wells of 1.4 metres of diameter and whose depth will vary from 7 to 8 metres. The wells will be made of cement rings at 150kg/m3 plus iron bars (6&8mm). The cement rings will be of 1 m of height and will contain small holes to let water in from the sides. Besides building wells, the project will provide water pumps to farmers to help irrigate their farms using water from the wells. A seeds bank (store) to be managed by community members will be built and supplied with essential seeds. It is expected that farmers and the store management committee will continue to run the store for as long as possible to ensure there is no shortage of seeds at one time. Project’s activities will also aim at protecting the environment through the planting of hedges and other best environmental practices. CADEV Niger will work closely with government decentralised services namely agriculture, environmental and hydraulic. The project will be implemented by CADEV Maradi together with his local network solidarity and development committees (CDS) spread through the diocese. CAFOD Niger Office will play supervisory and support role to ensure that the objectives of the project are being met and essential learning is documented and shared within the wider CAFOD. A concept note for this project was submitted in October 2012 for IPDF funding and was later approved by the committee. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk79965.505888396.734326782.927570965.6233CAFOD General Funds8999.8825CAFOD General Funds47092.2446CAFOD General Funds41304.4897CAFOD General Funds26782.9275CAFOD General Funds79965.5100Caritas Developpement Maradi88396.7300Caritas Developpement Maradi26782.9300Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG043CAFODThis is an emergency appeal project (EA38/2012) aimed at building the operational capacity of 4 Caritas organisations in Sahel in order to be prepared to offer effective response to the Mali crisis. The 4 countries concerned by this project are Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal. The three countries have all received refugees from Mali since last year and this year too. Caritas Mali has also been responding to emergency needs of the internally displaced people within the Malian territory. Besides capacity building, the project will also provide emergency response to respond to the needs of the people (both internally displaced and refugees) affected by the conflict in Mali. The project has 3 objectives namely to provide emergency assistance to IDPs and refugees (namely food, Non food items, medical), to improve technical competencies of Caritas organisations in the Sahel region; and to ensure a better coordination on the response of the Mali crisis through a better flow and dissemination of information. The project will train Caritas staff at regional, national and diocesan levels. In Mali and Niger for which CAFOD will earmark its support, 5,044 households will receive food assistance for 3 months, 2,460 households will receive kitchen sets and 2,000 people will benefit from improved access to medical services (through provision of health kits to health centres). Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Organisation Catholique pour le Développement et la SolidaritéCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk90000.000033352.0000CAFOD General Funds16648.0000CAFOD General Funds40000.0000CAFOD General Funds90000.0000Organisation Catholique pour le Développement et la SolidaritéGB-CHC-285776-NIG044CAFODThe prevalence of acute malnutrition in Niger is consistently above the 10% warning level, and at least one area is always above the emergency level during lean periods. According to a Government and National Statistics survey report ("Nutrition and Child Survival") conducted in June/July 2012, the national rate of acute malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months was 14.8%, with global acute malnutrition rates above 15% (emergency level) in the four regions of Diffa, Zinder, Maradi and Tillabéry. In the other 4 regions, acute malnutrition is above the alert level. Since 2005, chronic malnutrition has consistently affected over 40% of all children under five years old. Children, particularly boys, aged 6-23 months are most affected by acute malnutrition, with a prevalence of 20.2%. It is the result of several factors, including food insecurity and childhood diseases. All forms of micro nutrient deficiencies, including iodine, iron, vitamin A and zinc, are public health concerns. It is therefore imperative that CADEV-Niger continues to provide care for children and pregnant/lactating women suffering from malnutrition, while also implementing strategies to prevent malnutrition. Given its experience in the field, CADEV-Niger proposes the following strategies to improve nutritional status in the country: • Management of moderate acute malnutrition cases in the different therapeutic feeding centres (‘Centres de Recuperation Nutritionnelle’ - CRN) in conformance with national protocols on malnutrition; • Nutritional and psychosocial support for children treated in the CRNs, in accordance with national protocol; • Education sessions on the use of local products carried out at community level and also in the CRNs by field officers and community volunteers. It is important to engage a preventative approach in the management of malnutrition and to strengthen the structures of the Ministry of Health. Therefore, as well as blanket feeding, large-scale interventions are required to reduce the number of children becoming malnourished. This is achieved through cooking demonstrations and promotion of appropriate practices for infant and child feeding. These practices include: exclusive breast-feeding and appropriate weaning, vaccination of children, use of treated mosquito nets, vitamin A supplementation, deworming, consumption of iodized salt, hand washing, treatment of diarrhoea with ORS.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk49999.640236000.00007091.6402CAFOD General Funds26608.2500CAFOD General Funds16299.7500CAFOD General Funds36000.0000CAFOD General Funds49999.6400Caritas Developpement Niger36000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG045CAFODThis project aims at enabling people to adapt to and mitigate the risks they face, and recover better from shocks, thereby increasing their resilience, in Kieché and Dankassari Communes of Niger. The food security situation remains very preoccupying, and one of the biggest challenges faced by Niger. Even during a year with abundant harvest, Niger always has a food deficit of 20%. This is due to the fact that people are not able to produce enough food due to a number of reasons ranging from poor production methods, lack of suitable seeds and harsh climatic conditions such as droughts and floods. These recurrent natural hazards have negative impacts on food security and the livelihoods of the people. It must be said that food production in Niger is dependent on rainfall which in many ways does not always work in favour of families. Kieché and Dankassari Communes targeted by this project are not spared by this situation. The needs’ assessment carried out in the two Communes in July 2013 shows high levels of poverty and vulnerability among the inhabitants. As in many cases, women and children are the most vulnerable. The Project is built around 3 axes: Support to food security through increased food production (i), Protection of means of livelihood in a durable manner through support to IGAs (ii) and Disaster risk management through training, risk assessment and the identification of sustainable mitigation and adaptation methods.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk129953.6627100000.000095000.000045000.0000115999.9992CAFOD General Funds13953.6635CAFOD General Funds100000.0000CAFOD General Funds95000.0000CAFOD General Funds45000.0000CAFOD General Funds129953.6600Caritas Developpement Niamey100000.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey95000.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey45000.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG046CAFODThrough the Integrated food security project in Dogondoutchi, CAFOD costs such as 30% of the Programme Manager' and also a couple of field visits by the DRR Adviser will be covered. The total amount for this project is £18,639 coming from ICD627 (Caritas Australia's contribution to the Food security Integrated project. The money will cover CAFOD monitoring by CAFOD by the Programme Manager based in Niger, the DRR Adviser monitoring trips and CAFOD admin costs. Note that the Admin costs 4% of £32,598 have already been deducted at source. This approval will only be of £17,335.79.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFOD LondonCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk182.520017335.7900CAFOD General Funds-17153.2700CAFOD General Funds182.5200CAFOD LondonGB-CHC-285776-NIG047CAFODNiger, located in the Sahel in West Africa, is primarily dependent on rain-fed agriculture production for the nutritional needs of its population. However, because of cyclical droughts and dependence on traditional cultivation methods much of the population remains prone to food insecurity. This year irregular rains and flooding have destroyed all or most of the harvest in some regions exposing millions of people to severe food insecurity. A household vulnerability assessment conducted by the Early Warning System (SAP) in December 2013 found that 418,724 people are highly to extremely food insecure and that an additional 3,778,890 people are moderately food insecure. Analysis of data indicates that the number of food insecure people in 2013 could exceed that of the 2010 crisis. CRS/Niger and the rest of the Caritas Forum in Niger are working in consultation to build a strong strategy to support populations in the short term and build resilience in the mid-term through various funding opportunities. The departments that will be targeted are classified as extremely vulnerable departments by the government. For this intervention, CRS has selected thirteen villages in the Ouallam department because of the high degree of vulnerability and the absence of other organizations serving the needs of the population. CRS estimates that project interventions will cut this need in 2014. To avoid a continuation in the annual cycle of debt as the ‘lean season’ begins, and to improve communal assets, households will need access to alternative income via Cash-For-Work in March through June 2014. The overall goal of this project is to improve the capacity of communities to address and respond to the poor harvest in 2013 and to strengthen resilience to future shocks Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Relief Services, NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000Catholic Relief Services, NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG048CAFODFollowing the DFID BRACED appeal, CAFOD, CRS and other Caritas in the Sahel region submitted a concept note to DFID which has been successful. CRS is the lead agency for the consortium while CAFOD will be leading on nutrition with CADEV Niger as the implementing agency. The project submitted by the consortium is known as Scaling up resilience for one million in Sahel (SUR1M). After the approval of the concept note by DFID, the agencies have 6 months to develop the proposal and to test a few activities. As a lead in nutrition for the SUR1M project, CAFOD and CADEV Niger have planned to carry out a training of trainers on CMDRR with a nutrition lens. The training is destined to CADEV Niger staff members and also a number of community members who will in turn train other community members during the main project’s implementation. The objectives of the training are: • Train mixed stakeholder facilitators (CSO staff, community leaders and local government) in basic participatory DRR methods.• Implement a community based DRR meeting to test some of the participatory assessment and planning activities.• Identify risk reduction activities and needs for the full proposal.• Identify good practice for a scaled community based DRR model with local government and CSO capacity building and integrated planning at scale. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7711.99767711.9976CAFOD General Funds7712.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG050CAFODSituated in the heart of Sahel region, Niger agro-pastoral production is solely depended on rainfall. The country is faced with food crisis due to droughts, pests attacks, floods and very often also from high prices of commonly consumed cereals such as sorghum, millet, maize and rice. All these crisis contribute to the fragility and weakening of the resilience of the people. The current crisis is caused by the deficit caused by a relatively poor harvest in 2013. The ministry of agriculture estimated a food deficit of 343,566 tons. More 4,648 villages with an estimated population of 4,294,986 people (23% of the total population) have been declared very vulnerable. It is worth to note that a total of 7,575,900 are classified at risk of food insecurity. GAM malnutrition is currently standing at 13,3% higher than the critical level according to WHO standards but below the emergency level of 15%. On top of this situation, the presence of refugees from Mali and displaced people from Nigeria has but put more pressure on food security situation. The Niger government came up with a response plan and invited humanitarian actors to contribute in order to bring assistance to the needy. CADEV Niger being one of the actors has responded favourably to the government's appeal by submitting this project to CI member organisations. Through the project CADEV hopes to provide food and seeds to the needy, provide food rations to families with malnourished children, etc. A total of 20,700 households will benefit from the activities of the project. Due to the delay in submission of this project to CI by CADEV Niger and the difficulties currently experienced by CADEV Niger in raising money for all the activities of the project, a number of activities will but be dropped such as FFW, CFW, distribution of seeds because these were to happen no later than end of June 2014. CAFOD is therefore going to earmark its contribution to food distributions and food support to families with malnourished children, pregnant and lactating mothers.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk34450.127534450.1275CAFOD General Funds34450.1300Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG051CAFODFollowing the DFID BRACED appeal, CAFOD, CRS and other Caritas in the Sahel region submitted a concept note to DFID which has been successful. CRS is the lead agency for the consortium while CAFOD will be leading on nutrition with CADEV Niger as the implementing agency. The project submitted by the consortium is known as Scaling up resilience for one million in Sahel (SUR1M). After the approval of the concept note by DFID, the agencies have 6 months to develop the proposal and to test a few activities. As a lead in nutrition for the SUR1M project, CAFOD and CADEV Niger have planned to carry out a training of trainers on CMDRR with a nutrition lens. The training is destined to CADEV Niger staff members and also a number of community members who will in turn train other community members during the main project’s implementation. The objectives of the training are: • Train mixed stakeholder facilitators (CSO staff, community leaders and local government) in basic participatory DRR methods.• Implement a community based DRR meeting to test some of the participatory assessment and planning activities.• Identify risk reduction activities and needs for the full proposal.• Identify good practice for a scaled community based DRR model with local government and CSO capacity building and integrated planning at scale.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1822.00001822.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG052CAFODCadev Niger is one of the partners being part of the Humanitarian Capacity Development Programme in the WAGL. As for all partners involved in this program self-assessment of their humanitarian capacity was run in two phases: the first led by the partner itself without any external influence to encourage ownership and familiarity with the approach and tool proposed by CAFOD namely the Humanitarian Capacity Assessment Framework. The second is a self-assessment workshop facilitated by CAFOD’s Humanitarian Capacity Development Officer to validate the previous work. The approach promotes participatory analysis of current capacities over four levels (developing, bronze, silver and gold) with regards to 3 key areas of competency notably 1) the leadership (vision and strategy, Management, Coordination and Collaboration), 2) the programming capacity (Accountability, Preparedness, Assessment, Design & Response, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning) and 3) the way the partner manages the Support Sector and Systems in emergency operations. After completed the self assessment process, an Action Plan was discussed and agreed between CAFOD's HCDO and the managing team in July 2014. Key findings were drawn up. As with most organizations assessed, weaknesses were found for the Cadev Niger (developing level) in the areas of vision and strategy, management, preparedness, needs assessment, Human Resources, Logistics, Security, and External Communications : Vision & Strategy: Some staff that have received relevant training left while others have never been trained. Management: Current induction kit incomplete and mechanism not systematized. Preparedness: No contingency plan; in case of crisis refers to government’s plan which doesn’t allow assert own identity. Assessment: No tools and methods for needs assessment during crises. Therefore, they are unable to conduct in-depth assessments including risks analysis. Design and Response: Advocacy activities not based on previous research work by the leadership team is done intuitively. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning: M&E staff lacks reliable system to collect projects data can’t produce timely analytical reports based on monitoring data. Human Resources: Confidential documents not kept secured; focal point responsible for employees’ health has not been trained for first aid. Logistics: Documents are not filed systematically (electronic and paper) making it difficult to access promptly. Security: Lack of security plan so staffs are not made aware of security threats they face both physical and psychological. External Communications: Most employees don’t understand the operating mechanism of national and international media in emergencies. The action plan will focus on the following objectives for good humanitarian responses quality in the future: 1) Update the positioning strategy and develop its own contingency plan. 2) Develop an advocacy guide outlining key issues for future contact with donors. 3) Design a security plan and ensure all staff appropriates it. 4) Develop a communication strategy for both internal and external audiences. 5) Set up a reliable M&E mechanism to collect projects data and produce analytical reports. It is noted that a collaboration agreement will be signed between Cadev Niger and CAFOD to define the partnership and document the common agenda of both organisations as well as the respective commitments.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk11640.000011640.0000CAFOD General Funds11640.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG053CAFODThis project aims to help support a medical centre in Ngoula, Niger. Ngoula is situated at 80 kms off road with limited infrastructures. The only infrastructures, such as a primary and secondary schools and boreholes for drinking water were built by the Catholic Church. Due to the request from the community, the church built a health centre with at least 10 beds. The centre has been providing good services to the community for the last year; supporting malnourished children, providing curative services, vaccinations, maternity services, etc. The church signed a MOU with the Niger government that it would hand over the management of the centre within 2 years. The Archbishop contacted CAFOD in Niger last year to see if any support could be given to the centre. A budget was submitted and the major donor section agreed to help seek funding, but this was not successful. The budget then was much higher, due to the purchase of an ambulance. In December 2014, the Archbishop requested the PM in Niger to request if CAFOD could help pay the nurse and the midwife. Because this does not fall within the country strategy (despite some link with nutrition work), the PM requested support from other budget sources to help the church continue providing health services to Ngoula inhabitants. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk5000.00005000.0000CAFOD General Funds5000.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG054CAFODThis project will assist in consolidating peace in Niger. Niger is the poorest country on the globe ranking 187/187, according to UNDP 2014 development index, despite the presence of huge deposits of uranium, some oil and gold. Niger however suffers from a lot of governance problems, and as such, the general elections due later this year has seen the political situation get tense; risking the country plunging into chaos and violence. This situation is exacerbated with a growing Muslim fundamentalism and radicalism in the country. In January 2015, Muslim radicals burnt churches and other properties belonging to Christians. This situation has created a lot of bad feelings and mistrust between minority Christians and the majority. Church leaders have condemned these sad events have called for a peaceful coexistence. Through this project CADEV Niger will contribute to peace consolidation, peaceful coexistence in the country and increase citizen's participation in the elections in Niger. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk60000.000060000.0000CAFOD General Funds60000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG055CAFODFollowing the DFID BRACED appeal, CAFOD, CRS and other Caritas in the Sahel region submitted a proposal to DFID which has been approved. During the planning phase CAFOD agreed to make a financial contribution of £24,551 towards salaries and communication costs for CADEV Niger during year 1. The contract is about to be signed between CRS and CAFODCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk24550.999724550.9997CAFOD General Funds24551.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG057CAFODThis project aims to increase the level of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and strenghen the national early warning systems (EWS) in Niger. The Niger government continues to struggle to respond to crises because it lacks capacity in DRR and has weak decentralized systems that are unable to share critical emergency information in a timely manner. The national EWS, which is critical to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), does not use data collected by most communities. Village early warning groups (EWGs) are only present in 20% of villages in Niger. While Niger has signed the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and adopted climate action plans and decentralization policies, local capacity is low, reducing service delivery and citizen participation, particularly of women. Extension services lack funds for outreach in critical areas like natural resource management (NRM), crop production, livestock, and health/nutrition, weakening adoption of nutritional and climate adaptation practices. Through this project, communities will be trained on how to identify different disasters, analyse the risks and identify solutions on how to manage, reduce and mitigate them. Communities will also be helped to set early warning systems and committees for sharing disaster information.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk46453.000037162.000046453.0000CAFOD General Funds37162.0000CAFOD General Funds46453.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey-46453.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey46453.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey37162.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG058CAFODThe project's aim is to vaccinate children receiving malnutrition treatment in CADEV run nutrition centres, in Niger. Niger is a Sahelian country located on the tropical belt, suffering from prone to highly endemic meningitis outbreaks, especially during the dry season. In February this year the epidemic broke out and reached its climax in April-May killing many people in 7 regions of Niger. According to the epidemics surveillance department of the ministry of health as many as 7035 people were affected leaving 458 deaths. The government appealed to its partners including INGOs, to help with the vaccine as they do not have enough to cover the needs of the population. CADEV Niger's project, is attached to nutrition centres where they provide nutritional services. The project will target children between 2 to 5 years old, malnourished and admitted to CADEV nutritional centres. The vaccination will help prevent occurrences of the disease in the nutrition centres, as many children visit them and, making this endemic very devastating. The vaccine will protect the children for the next 3 years. CADEV Niger will purchase vaccines from the laboratories approved by the government and give them to health centres who will carry out the vaccination.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk22000.000022000.0000CAFOD General Funds22000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG059CAFODThis project aims to prevent malnutrition in all its forms in the Tillabery region, Niger. Niger is a country in West Africa located on the Sahelian strip, it is subject to several risks which have caused global food crises cycles, hence the increase of malnutrition in the population. The most affected are children aged 0-5 years, and pregnant and lactating women. In 2014 the prevalence of global malnutrition in Niger is 14.8% far exceeding the critical threshold WHO. The project aims will be achieved, with CADEV, by implementing sensitisation on the prevention of malnutrition and essential family practices, mass screening campaigns and the use of fortified foods based on local recipes. CADEV has a long experience in malnutrition because of its long standing experience in assisting malnourished people in Niger since the 2005 food crisis. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk57224.000080123.000057224.0000CAFOD General Funds45779.0000CAFOD General Funds34344.0000CAFOD General Funds57224.0000Caritas Developpement Niger-57224.0000Caritas Developpement Niger57224.0000Caritas Developpement Niger45779.0000Caritas Developpement Niger34344.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG060CAFODDiffa, one of the poorest regions of Niger, has been experiencing a deficit of food production for the past three years. This situation of food insecurity worsened since 2012 by the arrival of displaced populations from Nigeria fleeing attacks by the Boko Haram group. This year more than 100,000 displaced persons, the equivalent of 1/5 of Diffa’s population, have been identified. In addition, the security measures taken by the Government of Niger including the State of emergency, the prohibition to ride on a motorcycle and attend the banks of the Komadougou Yobe River have had a lasting negative impact on the socio-economic activities in the region. Especially since the surroundings of this River is where the population derives the bulk of its revenues from, through fishing and the production of green pepper. Another source of income compromised is the border trade. People are no longer able to buy and sell their products on Nigeria’s market. CADEV-Niger, faithful to its mission of supporting vulnerable populations has agreed on the need to demonstrate the Catholic Church’s solidarity to the displaced persons and the host populations. This project introduced by Caritas Niger has dual objectives. On the one hand it aims to help improving the living conditions of the displaced population, and on the other hand to help the host populations mitigate the impact of the 2014 food deficit.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk25000.000025000.0000CAFOD General Funds25000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG061CAFODCAFOD has been part of the Caritas Internationalis Sahel Working Group since its creation in November 2006. The Working Group is promoting dialogue and consultation between Caritas agencies in the Sahel Region and members of the Caritas confederation engaged with the region, for the development of coordinated programmes. Regular attendees are CAFOD, CRS, Caritas International Belgium, Caritas Germany, Secours Catholique, Caritas Italy, CI secretariat, Caritas Luxembourg, Caritas organisations from the Sahel Region, etc. The last meeting was hosted by Caritas Spain in Madrid and this year’s meeting originally scheduled for December 2015 will be held in February 2016 in Praia (Cap Verde). Current steering committee members for this year are Caritas Italy, Caritas Senegal and Cape Verde. Since CAFOD has never worked with Caritas Senegal chair of the pilot committee we will be transferring our contribution to CADEV Niger who has accepted and they will make a transfer to Caritas SenegalCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3433.28543433.2854CAFOD General Funds3433.2900Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG062CAFODFor many years, Misereor has been funding CADEV Niger running costs. In 2011, they decided to reduce their funding and to have other CI/CIDSE members working with CADEV also contribute. This debate was also held in 2011 and 2013 in Paris where a formal agreement was not reached except to agree that each organisation could allow as much as 7% of Admin costs for CADEV Niger. CAFOD’s preference is to support running costs through projects. The three year budget submitted by CADEV is of €432493. The breakdown per year is Y1 (€143,472); Y2 (€139,510), Y3 (€149,511). Misereor is happy to make a contribution of 64% while CADEV need to find the 36% from other sister agencies. In 2012 CAFOD received a special request from the Archbishop to support a funding gap for their running costs and for solidarity reasons we supported this from an appeal fund (see NIG037). It was made clear that the support was exceptional and it would not be provided except through projects. In October 2015 CAFOD received a request from the Archbishop of Niger to provide support to CADEV running cost to help cover the funding gap. Despite the fact that this does not really fall within CAFOD’s strategy , the need for funding CADEV Niger running costs was recognised. As a national Caritas, they play a very crucial coordination role. The current running costs will be funded by Misereor, CRS, CAFOD, Secours Catholique and Caritas Belgium. Due to budget constraint CAFOD will make a solidarity contribution of £10,000. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG063CAFODIn Niger, the prevalence of acute malnutrition is consistently above the 10% warning level, and at least one area is always above the emergency level during lean periods. The 2015 agriculture season has been globally very poor in terms of harvest and the availability of food within households. Rains came very late in season and where very heavy at times and destroyed crops. This has created a situation of food insecurity where which has exacerbated the nutritional situation by increasing the number of children below 5 years of age affected by malnutrition and also of pregnant and lactating mothers. According to official government and OCHA figures there are up to 3.6 million people threatened by severe food insecurity. Tillabéry region where CAFOD has been supporting malnutrition prevention through BRACED and other funding sources is not spared. According to the latest national survey on nutrition and child survival carried out by Niger Ministry of Public Health, the nutritional is particularly critical in 4 out of 8 regions of Niger with rates beyond emergency threshold of 15% set by WHO. Currently Tillabéry Region has the malnutrition rate of 13.1% still above alert threshold (10%) set by the WHO. This means that everything has to be done to prevent the Tillabéry nutrition situation from worsening and reaching the emergency level. If the levels in Tillabéry have remained quite low compared to the other regions it is also because of the work CADEV/CAFOD and others have been doing in malnutrition prevention and treatment over last years. This project is being proposed to help CADEV Niger provide malnutrition treatment to 10 Integrated Health Centres (Lemdou, Bankilare, Chatoumane, Pettelkole, Amarsingué, Zaneye, Fambita, Komabangou, Goundaye and Kokorou) where CADEV has been providing malnutrition prevention services through BRACED. The total number of beneficiaries expected is 9,677 children below 5 years of age and 6,674 pregnant and lactating mothers. It is important to note that CAFOD alongside other agencies (Caritas Luxembourg, Secours Catholique France, Caritas Germany, and Kindermissions-Werk) funded a 2 years nutrition project implemented by CADEV Niger which was complementary to BRACED and allowed CADEV to transfer any child or women suffering or suspected of suffering from malnutrition for treatment. This project officially ended end of last year 2015. CADEV has found it difficult to make any transfers of the sick because they were no longer able to provide any treatment. That is why this project is important to help complement the prevention work being done through BRACED. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk35402.333935402.3339CAFOD General Funds35402.3300Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG064CAFODBuilding community resilience through the promotion of gardening and income generation will increase the adaptive capacity of communities living in Zarmaganda located in Tillabéry region of Niger. Once the food basket of western Niger, today the region is characterized by low and poorly distributed rainfall leading to recurrent droughts and a gradual decline in productivity (300kg/ha for the millet the main food staple of the communities). Demographic pressure on the meagre resources makes the food security situation very difficult. The availability of food to sustain the basic needs of the population became precarious driven by alternating good and bad years of harvest and drought periods made unpredictable by the effects of climate change. Improving this precarious food insecurity while reducing poverty in these communities require actions to diversify income generating activities. The introduction and strengthening of market gardening is a promising high-potential ad-value activity which can contribute to improve food security and generate additional income for the targeted communities. This pilot project of six months is designed to develop an integrated system for strengthening community resilience through the combination of activities including the introduction of a profitable agricultural system by remote controlled irrigation, market gardening, practical training, literacy and poultry. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Action des Groupements pour le Développement LocalCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk14597.996014597.9960CAFOD General Funds14598.0000Action des Groupements pour le Développement LocalGB-CHC-285776-NIG065CAFODIn 2013 CAFOD provided support to CADEV Maradi to built 50 wells to help communities grow food outside the main agriculture season which is only 3 months a year. Through this project communities are able to grow food throughout the year because of increased access to water for the irrigation of their gardens. However despite the success of this project, safe drinking water remains a challenge in the community where people have to go as far as 15kms to fetch the rare commodity. Some people have been consuming unsafe water destined for garden irrigation increasing the risks of water borne diseases. This project will help drill 2 boreholes for potable water for community members. Targeted number of people are 1667 of which 238 men, 238 women, 631 girls and 560 boys. The project will also help cover 50 shallow wells to prevent ground water contamination by sediments and other contaminants (including faecal materials, crop residues, animals…) from the surface and to prevent accidents within the community such as people falling in the wells. The project will help address issues of food security livelihood and WASH. CADEV Maradi who is the implementing partner has the experience and is able to deliver on this programme.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk46755.103646755.1036CAFOD General Funds46755.1000Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG066CAFODNiger ranks 187th out of 187 countries in the Human Development Index, making it the poorest country in the world. This extreme level of poverty is caused by a number of interlinked factors such as geography, climate and food insecurity. More than 60 per cent of the population of Niger live below the poverty line and are unable to meet their most basic needs including food, water, clothing, access to education and healthcare. The remote area of Ngoula, where this project is based, is situated 130kms from the city of Niamey, in the south west of Niger. Roads are very poor and disappear during the rainy season. The only long established items of infrastructure are a primary school, a secondary school and boreholes for drinking water built by the Catholic Church. At the request of the community, a health centre was also constructed in 2013, with 10 beds for inpatients. The centre has been providing good services to the community for the last two years, including support to malnourished children, vaccinations and maternity care. It was agreed that the government of Niger would take over management of the Health Centre in 2015. However, this agreement has not been fulfilled and the Health Centre requires urgent support. Over 16,000 people live in Ngoula and the nearest hospital is 80kms away. Ngoula Health Centre is a vital lifeline for rural communities. In 2015, a total of 225 babies were born in the Health Centre. Without these facilities, the babies would have been born at home and if complications had arisen, their mothers would have had no access to medical support. The Health Centre also provides a range of care for those with malaria, respiratory infections and skin diseases, for example. The goal of this project is to improve health services for 12,600 patients at Ngoula Health Centre. Our partner CADEV Niamey will focus on reaching malnourished children between 0 and 5 years of age, as well as pregnant and breast-feeding mothers. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk35000.000035000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG067CAFODGlobal acute malnutrition remains rampant in Niger especially during the lean period when the number of the affected children, pregnant and lactating mother rise. In 2015 the rate of global acute malnutrition was o 15% which is equivalent to WHO’s emergency threshold. The Tillabéry region (where Tera Health District is situated) is not an exception with 13.1% of GAM and 2.5% of SAM in 2015. According to UNOCHA the number of children threatened by malnutrition is 1.2 million children and this number is likely to rise as the food security situation is likely to worsen. The government of Niger talks of the malnutrition situation in its 2016 National Response plan. During his recent visit in Niger a couple of weeks ago, Mr O’ Brien (the USG for humanitarian Affairs) raised concern for the high number of children affected by malnutrition in Niger. The nutrition status of children in Niger is closely linked to the level of food access and availability in the country. For those living in rural areas such as those targeted by this project this is usually is challenge especially when the harvest is not sufficient enough to cover the needs of the families. Also coupled to the lack of food is poor hygiene and poor feeding practices. This is the reason why CADEV has submitted this project to CAFOD to help reduce the rate of malnutrition in the health areas of Diagorou, Taka, Bouppo, Bangare, Gabitane, Tillim, Tegueye, Wanzerbe, Yatakala, Bellekoira, Wezabangou, all in Téra Health District. This will be done through the awareness raising sessions, promoting best practices in infant and child feeding, culinary demonstrations, and early detection of malnutrition through screening. CADEV will also train community relay people in communication’s technics, will provide cereals, beans and vegetable cooking oil. In all CADEV will reach out to 6,800 children, 927 pregnant and lactating mothers, 13 health workers and 180 community relay people. CAFOD has been providing support to fight malnutrition and save the lives of many children and women. CADEV has a long standing experience and has been regularly asked by the health and nutrition services to provide support. In view of the prevailing malnutrition situation we recommend this project for approval because it aims to reduce the rates of GAM and preserve lives in the selected areas. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20694.063820694.0638CAFOD General Funds20694.0600Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG068CAFODMore than 60 per cent of the population of Niger live below the poverty line and are unable to meet their most basic needs including food, water, clothing, access to education and healthcare. CAFOD’s partners are working in the community and in health care settings with extremely vulnerable groups including pregnant mothers, infants and malnourished children. The staff in Niger have only completed CAFOD’s online child protection induction module and require a deeper understanding of child protection given the context in which they are working. Three partners - CADEV, Caritas Developpement Niamey & Caritas Developpement Maradi - have been prioritized for child protection support, given their high level of contact with children and need for formal safeguarding procedures (including development of a child protection policy and staff training). This will be addressed through a 3 day workshop (1 day with staff and 2 days with partners), co-facilitated by the child protection focal point for WAGL. We are also facilitating the attendance of a representative from CAJED in DRC, who will bring practical experiences of safeguarding and enhance peer-to-peer learning. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4500.00004500.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG070CAFODThe humanitarian situation in Diffa (South East Niger) has been worsening each time there was an attack by Boko Haram for several months now. Intensified military offensives from the regional multinational force (Lake Chad Basin countries) have forced the gunmen to retreat to the border areas between Niger and Nigeria where they attack villages that have little or no military presence (OCHA, May 2016). Following conflicts or fear of conflicts, the Diffa region in South-eastern Niger has witnessed an influx of an estimated 94,000 IDPs (preventive displacement) and 97,000 refugees from villages near the border (December 2015). The state of emergency in Diffa has been extended for 3 months (until August). One of Boko Haram's brutal and deadliest attacks happened over a week ago when Bosso area of Diffa was attacked. The assailants attacked a military camp and made away with a lot of munitions after killing several soldiers and injuring many of them. Caught by panic all the inhabitants of Bosso area left their homes in search of safety and security. According to OCHA reports as many as 50,000 people have been rendered homeless and have become internally displaced people and are in need of immediate assistance. CADEV already supported 2,000 households and 200 young persons in 2015 in a similar project (EA 14/2015 – 644,000 EUR) and wishes to consolidate and extend its support to the affected people and communities. CAFOD also made a contribution to this project alongside other sister agencies. CADEV staff carried out a needs assessment in February 2016 and the needs have not changed at all since then and the fact that there are more displacement increases even the need for assistance. The government also renewed the state of emergency in the entire Diffa region and this makes it difficult for the people to earn a living. This situation needs support from CAFOD to prevent the humanitarian situation from worsening any further. Main activities of this project are: - Unconditional cash transfer to 2,000 households for 4 months to cover their food needs; - Distribution of mosquito nets and hygiene kits including Aquatabs for 2,000 households; - Targeted distribution of other NFIs: cooking kits for 1,000 HH, tarpaulins for 300 HH; - Income Generating Activities (IGA) for 300 women. - Trainings on conflict management, Islamo-Christian dialogue for 500 young individuals; - Cash for Work (CFW) to strengthen community activities; - Material for animation centres for children. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG072CAFODThis project aims to demonstrate solidarity among the Catholic Church in Niger generally and specifically towards CADEV Niger. It will provide emergency assistance to communities in several localities in Niger which are being hit hard by the floods provoked by heavy rainfall. The project aims to contribute to relief for 500 households affected by floods occurring in certain localities in Niger, particularly in the Maradi diocese such as the communes of Ingall, Dabaga, Agadez, and Tchirozérine in the administrative region of Agadex and the commune of Dogueraoua in the administrative region of Tahoua. The project specifically aims to: - Facilitate, through free distribution- access to food and non-food items to protect households affected by the 2016 floods. - Equip Ingall’s Integrated Health Centre (CSI) with medicine to treat and protect victims of the 2016 floods against illness.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10350.000010350.0000CAFOD General Funds10350.0000Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG073CAFODGlobal acute malnutrition remains rampant in Niger especially during the lean period when the number of the affected children, pregnant and lactating mother rise. In 2015 the rate of global acute malnutrition was o 15% which is equivalent to WHO’s emergency threshold. The Tillabéry region (where Tera Health District is situated) is not an exception with 13.1% of GAM and 2.5% of SAM in 2015. The 2016 nutritional has shown signifiquant improvement in regard to the previous year as follow: In rural area, the rate of global acute malnutrition is 9.4%, the rate of acute severe malnutrition 1.6% and the rate of acute moderate malnutrition is of 7.8%. The nutrition status of children in Niger is closely linked to the level of food access and availability in the country. For those living in rural areas such as those targeted by this project this is usually is challenge especially when the harvest is not sufficient enough to cover the needs of the families. Also coupled to the lack of food is poor hygiene and poor feeding practices. Despite the positive changes the District of Tera is facing insecurity problems witch make some part of the area to be under state of emergency. The will make the situation more worse with significant impact on the health and nutrition status of the community menbers especialy under five children and pregnant and lactating women. This is the reason why CADEV has submitted this project to CAFOD to help reduce the rate of malnutrition in the health areas of Kokoru and Bankilare. It is important to notify that the previous project was implemented in Diagorou, Taka, Bouppo, Bangare, Gabitane, Tillim, Tegueye, Wanzerbe, Yatakala, Bellekoira, Wezabangou. these are more affected by the state emergency this make the accessibility more difficult and risky. CADEV Niger requested the fund to implement the project in Bankilare et Kokorou. Activities will be centres towards: awareness raising sessions, promoting essentials family practices , culinary demonstrations, and early detection of malnutrition through screening, supporting health centres with drugs and hygiene kits and food stuff for accompanier of malnourish children hospitalised in Tera Hospital. In all CADEV will reach out to 16351 children, 8502 pregnant and lactating mothers, 10 health workers and 192 community volunteers people. CAFOD has been providing support to fight malnutrition and save the lives of many children and women. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20800.000019664.5600CAFOD General Funds1135.4400CAFOD General Funds20800.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG074CAFODThe persistence of the food crisis in Niger invites rural people to keep in mind that it is urgent for them to find new methods of food production that should be environmentally sound, economically viable and socially acceptable for them. This project is designed to support the efforts of the community of Koirazeno living in the rural municipality of Simiri in achieving food security and resilience. Like other communities of Zarmaganda in Niger, Once the food basket of western Niger, Koirazeno is today experiencing low and poorly distributed rainfall leading to recurrent droughts and a gradual decline in food productivity. The availability of food to sustain the basic needs of the population became precarious driven by alternating good and bad years of harvest and drought periods made unpredictable by the effects of climate change. Improving this precarious food insecurity while reducing poverty in these communities require actions to diversify income generating activities. After the six months Pilot project NIG064, the implementation partner, AGDL is targeting the community of Koirazeno to duplicate the tangible outcomes of its experience in the field profitable agricultural system by remote controlled irrigation, market gardening, practical training, literacy and poultry. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Action des Groupements pour le Développement LocalCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15000.000015000.0000CAFOD General Funds15000.0000Action des Groupements pour le Développement LocalGB-CHC-285776-NIG075CAFODAs stated by Pope Francis in Laudato Si' “the loss of forest and woodlands entails the loss of species which may constitute extremely important resources in the future, not only for food but also for curing disease and other uses”. To prevent this from happening in Tillabéri region, CADEV Niger sought to put into practice the knowledge gained from the advocacy training conducted by CAFOD in February 2016. This one year pilot project aims to contribute to the regeneration of forest resources by reducing the cutting of firewood and promoting the use of alternative energy sources by rural and urban households in Tillabéri region. This will be achieved through the implementation of a set of activities including the: • The dissemination of regulatory texts on tree cutting. • Conduct awareness raising meetings with local actors including targeted community leaders, civil society organisations and elected officials. • Support the creation and animation of the local committees for the protection of forest resources and the empowerment of local civil society organisations at municipal and departmental levels. • Realisation of radios broadcasts on deforestation and its consequences for communities. • Advocacy with promoters of cooking gas and the authorities for increased accessibility of households in using cooking gas, mineral coal and enhanced cook stoves. • Organization of training workshops on advocacy and negotiation techniques. • Develop and lead a strategy of advocacy targeting public authorities. • Lay the groundwork for a lobby for the prohibition of illegal wood markets in the region and any other similar region. • Conduct advocacy for environmental protection in the targeted area.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15000.000015000.0000CAFOD General Funds15000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG076CAFODHeavy rains have resulted in flooding in Niger. According to the latest information from the government (as of 10 July 2017), 19,459 people have been affected. The worst affected regions are Tillabéry and Niamey. Further rain is expected in August. In mid-June, Diocese of Niamey in collaboration with the municipal authorities of Makalondi conducted a needs assessment. The methodology included direct observations,17 focus group discussions with community members (totalling approx 500 individuals) followed by on-site verifications by CSD members and representatives from the commune of Makalondi. According to this data, 1,552 households (8,515 people) have lost all their assets with the collapse of more than 750 houses and / or huts. There are also concerns about the side effects of floods that are likely to cause malaria and diarrhea. Immediate intervention is needed to prevent the spread of these diseases. The priority needs identified by communities were hygiene and household kits. CAFOD Niger has verified that there the community needs have not changed since the assessment was conductedCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk50000.000050000.0000CAFOD General Funds49080.4200Caritas Developpement Niger919.5800Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG077CAFODNiger is among the poorest country of the world located in the Sahel region. Niger has the countries a low Human Development indices, the country is the 187 on the list of classification of 2016 Human Development Indices and for many years, the country has been occupying this potion. The country is struggling to overcome many obstacles that are hindering its development among the problems we can list the food insecurity crisis, high prevalence of acute malnutrition, high fertility rate and insufficient functioning of social services (health, education…) Tillabery region is the region where most of CAFOD and CADEV Niger interventions are implemented. Most of the interventions are directed toward health system strengthening, prevention of malnutrition as well as resilience building among the community members. One of the major project is BRACED project implemented by a consortium of NGO and CAFOD has the responsibility for Nutrition and DRR intervention. The last nutrition smart survey (2016) revealed that the national prevalence of acute malnutrition in rural area is as follow: Global acute malnutrition 10, 5 %, moderate acute malnutrition 8, 4 % and severe acute malnutrition 2, 1 % with some disparity across the country. In Tillabery region, the prevalence of acute malnutrition for urban zone for GAM is 7.2 %, 6.6% for MAM and 0, 6% for SAM. For rural zone, the prevalence for GAM is 9, 4 %, 7, 4 % for MAM and 1, 6 for SAM. There was a significant improvement of the prevalence of acute malnutrition in the region compared to 2015. Humanitarian actors have contributed significantly in achieving that. This project developed as complementary to BRACED project (NIG059) to provide further support for 10 Primary Health Care (Lemdou, Bankilare, Chatoumane, Pettelkole, Amarsingué, Zaneye, Fambita, Komabangou, Goundaye and Kokorou). This will help to enhance malnutrition prevention among community members Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk26030.000033947.6700CAFOD General Funds-7917.6700CAFOD General Funds26030.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG078CAFODLocated in the Sahel Region of Sub Saharan Africa, Niger is amongst the poorest countries of the world . Amid its preoccupying internal situation (food insecurity crisis, high prevalence of acute malnutrition, rising demographics, poor social services including health and education). The health system is facing many challenges such as:- Poor accessibility to health care service and poor infrastructure and materials - Insufficient and inadequate referral system for cases with complications from primary health care service (CSI) to the higher level in health system pyramid - Insufficient qualified Health workers in health facilities, . - Frequent disruption (shortage) in stock of essential drugs, medical consumables and supplements that affect the continuity of care services in the health centres, leading to dropouts. The health system in Niger is guided by a Health policy known as Health Development Plan which received partners supports . CADEV Niger has been supporting the Government through the creation of health centres and supporting existing one to deliver quality care to the population. Saint Auguistin Health centre located in Niamey and serving a population of 15 535 of 6 quarters is among them. CADEV Niger requested CAFOD support in order to purchase a generator for Saint Auguistin Health centre to address untimely electricity cut off which is very frequent. This causes a serious barrier to the quality and limitation to care and comfort of both patients and health centres staffs. It represents a risk for the maintenance of cold chain which is important for sotage of vaccine and drugs. The project will be provide an impact in providing the accessibility to quality health care service to the population.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7950.26007950.2600CAFOD General Funds7950.2600Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG079CAFODFor many years, Misereor has been funding CADEV Niger running costs. In 2011, they decided to reduce their funding to have other CI/CIDSE members working with CADEV also contribute. This lead CADEV to think for further support from other partners to cover the executive secretariat running cost. Supporting CADEV Niger running cost is a project developed by CADEV Niger for a duration of 3 years (01-01-2016 to 01-01-2018). This project received approval from many partners such as CAFOD, CRS, MISEREOR, Caritas Belgium and Catholic Relief. The project is in its third year. CAFOD contributed for the fist year with 9 359 570 CFA. This year, the partner identified a budget gap of 15 919 140 CFA for implementation the project. A request has been send to CAFOD for further support as part of contribution to cover the gap. CAFOD will be engaged by providing a support of 7713.44 F CFA Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7713.44007713.4400CAFOD General Funds7713.4400Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG080CAFODNiger is among the poorest countries in the world, situated in the dry Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. It is the least developed country in the world having consistently guarded the position of 187th / 187 of the UN Human development index list. Despite these efforts, Niger remains among the top five countries with the highest rates of child mortality in the region, Malnutrition and other preventable childhood illnesses (notably malaria, acute respiratory infection, Diarrhoea and outbreaks of meningitis/measles) remain the primary causes of death among under five children. According to the latest SMART nutrition survey (2016), the national average for the prevalence of acute malnutrition in rural areas stood at 10,5 % for Global acute malnutrition, 8,4% for moderate acute malnutrition and 2,1% for severe acute malnutrition. Some variances remained across regions, with the Tillabery region scoring 7.2% for Global Acute Malnutrition, 6.6% for Moderate Acute Malnutrition and 0, 6% for Severe Acute Malnutrition in urban areas and of 9, 4 % for Global Acute Malnutrition, 7.4 % for Moderate Acute Malnutrition and 1.6% for Severe Acute Malnutrition. CAFOD supported CADEV for implementation of Nutrition projects with BRACED as main project which ended in December 2017. Significant achievements were done through that project. CADEV requested an additional support in order to develop further interventions that will focus on 5 health centres for a better sustainability of projects achievements. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk75440.000075440.0000CAFOD General Funds50000.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey25440.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG081CAFODNiger is among the poorest countries in the world, situated in the dry Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. Ranking 187/188 on the UN Human Development Index(HDI), Niger citizens receive on average 5.4 years of schooling compared to 7.3 and 7.7 years in Chad and Burkina Faso (ranking 186/188 and 185/187 on HDI, UNDP 2017 Human Development Report). For those that do enrol in school, 36% drop out before completion and only 50% of teachers are trained, all contributing to Niger status of the lower adult literacy rate in the world(19%; World Bank data, 2015). The situation in remote localities is even more challenging. In Goube village, just 28% of children (6-13 years) are enrolled in primary school-less than the half the national average percentage of 71%. The remaining 71% (c.500 children) have no access to primary education, instead staying at home or working in the fields(2016 statistics, Goube Commune). Goube primary school was established just 2 years ago by the community resulting in government funded teachers has no desk or benches, packing 200 children into two makeshift classroom made of hay. The project seek to increase education opportunities for 400chidren in Goube per year, by creating more conductive learning environment and increasing the enrolment capacity , providing training and running community education drives to increase awareness on the importance of education. The project is funded by GOAC. CAFOD and CADEV Niamey will work in partnership to implement the project. CAFOD have longstanding relationships with Goube community, this started with the solar power irrigation project that increased water availability to 150 household contributing to the successful harvest on which the school was founded.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk48574.000038574.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000CAFOD General Funds38574.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey10000.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG082CAFODThe diocese of Maradi in Niger covers 5 regions (Maradi, Agadez, Tahoua, Diffa and Zinder) with an average population of 8.023.299. It is divided into 07 parishes: - Agadez, Tchirozerine and Arlit parishes in the north sector -Tahoua, Birni Konni parishes for the west sector -Maradi, Zinder and Diffa parishes for the eastern part of the country. The average distance between parishes is about 350 km. Islam is the major religion across the country. Nowadays, we observe that integrism is rising among community members, this phenomenon has negative impacts on the population in general and for the survival of church in particular. Even though Niger reflects a good model for cohabitation and religion tolerance, in 2012 and 2015, the country experienced interreligious violence that affected Christian minority. these cause significant loss of property, destruction of infrastructure, school, death and physiological trauma and feeling of insecurity. In addition to that, Muslim youth though being assimilated with violence , this make them to be living with fear of reprisal and adopt defensive attitudes. On the other hand, Christian youth felt being victims of violence with loss of properties and destruction of worship places, this make them for living in fear and adopting attitudes for prevention of the occurrence of this phenomenon. CADEV Maradi requested support from CAFOD for funding a project that will enable them to work with the youth from different religious group of the diocese to foster among them mutual understanding, fraternity and tolerance for better coexistence. This project contribute in peace building and interfaith dialogue among the community members in general and the youth in particular for proper prevention of the occurrence of interreligious conflicts. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk22000.000022000.0000CAFOD General Funds22000.0000Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG084CAFODCADEV Niger is a national organisation of catholic church in Niger working for both emergency and development context. Members of CARITAS Internatinalis are organising an annual meeting in Burkina Faso, with the main aim to: - exchange on best practices and learning from emergency responses interventions - exchange and analysis on current emergency situation in the Sahel region In addition to that, the workshop will be materialised by discussions on special topics such as CILSS approach for promotion of resilience in the Sahel region, agro-ecologic program and an update on the implantation and evaluation of GTCIS 2017 action plan. CI campaign titled " partager le chemin" will be also at the centre. A training on human mobility will be conducted, this will help participants to exchange on the challenges related to migration and the approach of the catholic church on this issue be it at local, national, regional and international level. CADEV Niger requested CAFOD financial support to cover the flight lodging costs for its participants. Their participation will contribute significantly for the success of the event because of the strategic position that Niger is occupying in the Sahel region.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2660.00002660.0000CAFOD General Funds2660.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG086CAFODThe Diocese of Maradi covers 5 regions: Maradi, Tahoua, Agadez, Zinder and Diffa with a total population of 8 023 299 people. It is divided into 4 sectors: - East sector covering Maradi, Zinder and Diffa parishes - West Sector covering Tahoua, Birnin Konni parishes - North sector covering Agadez, Tchirozerine and Arlit parishes. Niger has been seen for many years as an example of peaceful coexistence among religious groups. In 2015, as a result of caricature of Prophet Mohamed (PUH) by Charlie Hebdo magazine in France, Muslims from many countries organised demonstrations against Charlie Hebdo magazine. In Niger this happened in many regions. Zinder region was one of the region that has been affected and the demonstration took place on 12 January 2015 and was characterised by the destruction of many churches, catholic missionary school, French cultural center and leisure places. This caused 45 cases of sustained injuries, 4 deaths and many lost in term of valued materials. Up till now, the effects of the riot is felt while visiting the Catholic Church were many devices are still in destructed conditions. This project was developed to support rehabilitation of building within the Catholic Church in Zinder. In addition to that materials such musical instruments and loud speakers, chairs and a generator will be purchased to replace those that have been destroyed Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk12375.000012375.0000CAFOD General Funds12375.0000Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG087CAFODThe Diocese of Maradi covers 5 regions: Maradi, Tahoua, Agadez, Zinder and Diffa with a total population of 8 023 299 people. It is divided into 4 sectors: - East sector covering Maradi, Zinder and Diffa parishes - West Sector covering Tahoua, Birnin Konni parishes - North sector covering Agadez, Tchirozerine and Arlit parishes. Niger has been seen for many years as an example of peaceful coexistence among religious groups. In 2015, as a result of caricature of Prophet Mohamed (PUH) by Charlie Hebdo magazine in France, Muslims from many countries organised demonstrations against Charlie Hebdo magazine. In Niger this happened in many regions. Zinder region was one of the region that has been affected and the demonstration took place on 12 January 2015 and was characterised by the destruction of many churches, catholic missionary school, French cultural center and leisure places. This caused 45 cases of sustained injuries, 4 deaths and many lost in term of valued materials. Up till now, the effects of the riot is felt while visiting the Catholic Church were many devices are still in destructed conditions. This project was developed to support rehabilitation of building within the Catholic Church in Zinder. In addition to that materials such musical instruments and loud speakers, chairs and a generator will be purchased to replace those that have been destroyed Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1936.00001936.0000CAFOD General Funds1936.0000Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG088CAFODTchadoua commune is located 40 Km from Maradi city, and 34 km from Aguie, the capital of the Department with an area of about 600 km2.It is limited to the North by the rural municipality of Sherkin Hausa (Mayahi), South by the rural community of Jiratawa and Dan Issa, West by the rural municipality of Saé Saboua, and on the East by the city of Aguié commune. The present project for Hygiene and sanitation will be implemented in Tchadoua city which has a population of about 25 500 inhabitants (source: Tchadoua Hall.) with an area of about 7.5 km2. The majority of the population in Tchadoua is illiterate and there is poor adherence to good hygiene and sanitation practices as a result of ignorance. Many habits such as catting animals within household premises, storage of animal feeds are very common and the situation is no longer improving as this is not felt as a problem and there was no sensitisations actions conducted for households members to change these behaviours. Access to potable water is a major concern for the population of Tchadoua; there is a single mini AEP for Tchadoua city and the surrounding villages. This situation poses serious health problems, which predispose to the waterborne diseases, gastrointestinal infections. Data from Health information systems revealed that in 2016 the integrated health Centre (CSI type II) of Tchadoua recorded: 9 854 cases of malaria, 1 468 cases of dysentery, 1 447 cases of digestive Tchadoua has insufficiency in term of latrines making open defecation more frequent. CADEV Maradi requested the support of CAFOD to develop a project that will address insalubrity for prevention of illness and improvement of accessibility in potable water. Awareness raising sessions will be conducted at community level to make community members aware of danger associated of poor hygiene and sanitation Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk51958.313351958.3133CAFOD General Funds51958.3100Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG089CAFODNiger has been seen for many years as an example of a country with peaceful coexistence among religious groups and People with different ethnic background and religious affiliation are interacting together without discrimination. Nowadays, this situation has been changing and becoming more critical and the country is facing ethnocentrism, political tension. In addition, the Sahel region is marked by the presence of terrorist that are killing peaceful citizen on behalf of religion (Diffa in the east sharing border with Maiduguri in Nigeria and Tillabery sharing border with Burkina Faso and Mali). In 2015, as a result of caricature of Prophet Mohamed (PUH) by Charlie Hebdo magazine in France, Muslims from many countries organised demonstrations against Charlie Hebdo magazine. In Niger this happened in many regions and leave the population with in desperate situation, fear and risk for future of violence. CAFOD and CADEV Niger and CAN (Catholic Agency in Nigeria) collaborated and inspired by the experience of past projects on the consolidation of peace, particularly in period pre and post-election to propose action that engages several key players in the religious, academic sectors, socio-cultural, society civil society, communities, media and holders of public power. This project is funded by EU and will contribute in raising awareness among community members on peaceful coexistence, researching and advocating at the authority level to for improve legislation that will improve the conflict prevention and handling cases appropriately. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk42311.4035176962.0916165274.138842311.4035CAFOD General Funds35399.0825CAFOD General Funds141596.3302CAFOD General Funds-33.3211CAFOD General Funds28326.7117CAFOD General Funds135940.4684CAFOD General Funds-36598.8378CAFOD General Funds29631.3474CAFOD General Funds7974.4491CAFOD General Funds42311.4000Caritas Developpement Niger44248.8500Caritas Developpement Niger88433.7300Caritas Developpement Niger44279.5000Caritas Developpement Niger164267.1800Caritas Developpement Niger-36598.8400Caritas Developpement Niger37605.8000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG090CAFODThe village of Harobanda is situated in the Southern flank of the Niger river some 30 Kms from Niamey. Amid severe and dramatic changes to climate, receding water levels and clogging of Niger River bed by advancing sand from the Sahara Desert, the livelihoods of this essentially fishing community has been disturbed and their risk to moderate and severe food insecurity increased. Similarly, in the village of Goube, CAFOD has supported a livelihoods project promoting local gardening for the production of vegetables; though this initial project has yielded some positive outcomes, the lack of diversification of food (animal protein) means that the nutritional state of the community remains relatively low. This integrated project aims to address the situation in these two communities through a dual-approach design. At first in intends to support an economic reconversion in Harobanda, accompanying communities to diversify their livelihoods activities from fishing to agriculture and small livestock holding. Secondly, the project aims to support the community of Goube to start small livestock holding activities in order to improve the quality of their food in the short term and their economic posture in the long term, reducing the impel to move away from their village in quest for foodCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21763.700021763.7000CAFOD General Funds21763.7000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG091CAFODThis micro-project is a contribution to the Share the Journey campaign organized by CADEV to reflect on Migration with key stakeholders including CARITAS Internationalis Member Organizations, Niger government Officials, NGOs and UN organizations, Faith and Non-Faith Leaders, Community Leaders and representatives of people in the situation of mobility in Niger.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3002.30633002.3063CAFOD General Funds3002.3100Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG092CAFODThis intervention builds on CADEV’s initial experience in the village of Baboursaye and its surrounding homesteads focusing on improved access to water and Hygiene promotion. More specifically, the project aims to: 1. Build one borehole in the village of Baboursaye and two rope pumps in two major hamlets of Baboursaye to reduce time spent collecting water and provide additional water resources for Human consumption, drinking by animals and watering of crops. 2. Train and equip community water point management committee members to maintain hygiene around water points and promote safe handling of water to reduce contamination throughout the ‘key moments’ of the water handling (Collection, treatment, storage and distribution/consumption) 3. Support community driven sanitation and hygiene promotion initiatives including awareness raising and behaviour change communication activities 4. Train and equip at least 50 women in the village of Baboursaye to practice irrigated small gardening so that they become capable of producing vegetables throughout the year (Including during the lean season) for the consumption of their household and sale of any supplementary production. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21929.820021929.8200CAFOD General Funds21929.8200Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG093CAFODENHANCE will support CADEV to effectively prepare and respond to humanitarian crises by: • Deepening the organisations’ commitment, vision and understanding of quality humanitarian work so that this is firmly rooted in their values and policies and followed by staff and volunteers throughout the structure. • Strengthening the core foundation of the organisation so that its systems and procedures are robust, flexible, accountable towards the beneficiaries and widely used by staff in an emergency. • Promoting a culture of learning and risk taking whereby innovations in humanitarian response and capacity strengthening can flourish. ENHANCE is funded by Caritas Denmark through the humanitarian innovations funding as part of their FPA with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. CAFOD signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a 4 year strategic partnership on 29 January 2018. This partnership underpins the ENHANCE project. CAFOD supported CADEV with humanitarian capacity development from 2014 to 2016. CADEV developed an Emergency Preparedness and Response plan, a Security Plan and participated in humanitarian leadership training. However, progress was not made in the areas of humanitarian strategy, MEAL and communications and advocacy strategy. The 2016 evaluation findings highlighted the importance of further accompaniment for achieving change. CAFOD, Caritas Denmark, CRS and Secours Catholique - Caritas France (SCCF) have been exploring opportunities to collaborate on capacity strengthening with CADEV-Niger. A consolidated Capacity Strengthening Plan has been developed and each partner pledges to support a specific field/sector of the plan. In consultation with CADEV, CARITAS Denmark and other CIMOs in Country. CAFOD aims to support CADEV to improve its Humanitarian capacity through four primary themes: 1. Mobilization and Management of Community Volunteers for humanitarian early warning 2. Emergency Preparedness 3. Knowledge Management and Information Sharing 4. Humanitarian Advocacy and CommunicationCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk26219.000026219.0000CAFOD General Funds26219.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG094CAFODAmongst the numerous actions listed under the EC project is to conduct an in-depth and comprehensive research. Firstly, the research will be designed to identify the barriers, challenges and enablers of cultural and religious pluralism in the target regions and plausible underlying mechanisms. Secondly, the quantitative and qualitative data collected will serve as a baseline for the action. The research will inform the design of project activities, including the selection of core themes which will be disseminated throughout the action. It will provide the missing empirical evidence to design advocacy activities including identifying influential spaces for CSOs and areas of advocacy with public duty bearers.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk16770.220016770.2200CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG095CAFODThis project aims to support the activities of CADEV for the benefit of the communities of Tombole, Boni and Dogona in the municipality of Makalondi. It will focus on improving care services for children under the age of five and pregnant women and lactating women. To this end, it aims to improve access to the three health essentials: essential medicines, essential services and essential knowledge and practices. It will act both at Community level for prevention, and at the level of health training for curative care and preventive services.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk50000.000050000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000Caritas Developpement Niamey15000.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG096CAFODPrecipitation from June to August 2018 caused severe flooding in 6 of the country's 8 regions, affecting 65,170 people, 19 deaths, 25,944 animals decimated, more than 5,000 collapsed houses and more than 6,500 hectares of flood-damaged crops . The Maradi region is the most affected, followed by Zinder, Agadez and Diffa. These floods destroyed the already inadequate EHA infrastructure in the communities. Precarious living conditions (lack of hygiene, very limited access to drinking water and latrines) expose the population to the risk of cholera contamination that continues to spread in this region. Niger is facing an epidemic of cholera, which has declared itself in the health area of MADAROUNFA, and has spread to the health districts of Maradi commune and Guidan Roumdji, in the Maradi region. A needs assessment conducted by NCA has a low infrastructure coverage, 4 of the 5 health areas targeted by NCA have no water infrastructure; The populations are fed either at the level of the pools, puddles of water or through trenches made in the ground; In addition, there is low sanitation coverage and precarious hygiene conditions, including defecation in the open air. In response to this situation, NCA through this project proposes to promote a healthy environment and good hygiene practices in the target communities through: -The conduct of awareness-raising campaigns and the promotion of appropriate hygiene practices (hand washing, safe storage of water, food preparation, safe disposal of children's feces and practices Safe burials); Environmental health campaigns etc. -Improvement and maintenance of basic sanitation infrastructure, provided by the local community this, in complement to an ongoing intervention aimed at improving access to drinking water.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Norwegian Church Aid - NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk39421.770035321.7700CAFOD General Funds4100.0000CAFOD General Funds35321.7700Norwegian Church Aid - Niger4100.0000Norwegian Church Aid - NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG097CAFODThe commune of Kalfou in Tahoua Region is affected by soil degradation as result of changing climate and advancing desert. As result, increasingly women and men in rural areas have difficulties producing the food they need to be able to live in dignity. Food insecurity is therefore high in the area and is the root cause of reccurent crises and conflicts. This project aims to support small producers to improve their livelihoods by promoting innovative production techniques (bio-composting, bio-pesticides, rehabilitation of degraded agricultural lands, etc) on one hand, building their marketing skills and strengthening their bargaining power. The project will also support a solar-powered autonomous agriculture unit that improves local capacity to trasport, transform and store produces. Women will be specifically targeted as beneficiaries of this project to improve their socio-economic situation. When completed this project will have supported 2,000 households directl while an additional 5,000 will benefit indirectly as the new skills and techniques promotedby the project spread in the community Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30000.000040000.0000CAFOD General Funds-10000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG099CAFODIn order to shape a common approach to priorities and needs affecting their common context, CIMOs present in the Sahel meet annually to discuss trends and shape a coordinated strategy. CAFOD has been one of the key contributors to this important forum where the context is analysed from the perspective of different CARITAS Agencies in the region and experiences and learning shared. This project aims to bring CAFOD contribution to the NIGER delegation's overall contribution towards the workshop.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2608.70002608.7000CAFOD General Funds2608.7000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG100CAFODWithin the framework of the project for cultural and religious pluralism in Niger and Nigeria called Zaman Taré co-financed by the European Union and CAFOD, an official launch has been planned in Niger with the participation of Cafod Londre and Cafod Nigeria. This project, which is planned for a period of four years, requires significant support from local authorities at the highest level because of the project's highly sensitive theme and the state's strong control over religious and coexistence issues. Despite the advocacy work done with government and religious authorities and their adherence to the project, the official launch was subject to the payment of perdiems. The perdiem policy is instituted by Decree No. 2007-060/PRN/ME/F of 21 March 2007. According to this decree, perdiem is paid for travel outside the national territory, but in practice, the authorities do not even travel internally without perdiem, as evidenced by the inter-office memorandum of the United Nations System Coordination Office in Niger dated 13 December 2018. Also to demonstrate the recurrence of the issue, the Council of Ministers on 15 February 2019 adopted a bill on the issue of perdiems for the travel of officials. To guarantee visibility, standing and to place the project at a national and qualitative level, the presence of several dignitaries was necessary. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1244.99881244.9988CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG101CAFODCAFOD has obtained funding from the European Union for the implementation of a program promoting tolerance, known as ‘ZAMAN TARE’. This programme aims to strengthen multiculturalism and religious tolerance in Niger, through various initiatives. One such initiative is to: Support Master's students to conduct research on cultural and religious pluralism in Niger. As part of this project, CAFOD is pleased to announce the availability of 30 research support grants for the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 academic year. These scholarships are intended for master's students and aim to contribute to the understanding of the factors that allow religious tolerance and multiculturalism as well as those that hinder them with a view to developing policies that can strengthen multiculturalism and tolerance in Niger. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk26523.674726523.6747CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG102CAFODTHIS PROJECT IS TO TRAIN 19 PARTNERS STAFF AND 6 CAFOD STAFF ON SADI PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2762.94002762.9400CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG103CAFODWhilst some people attribute increased access to audio-visual and social media to the blossoming of radical and intolerant narratives, this action believes it presents an opportunity to channel a counter narrative that provides a balanced construct of all cultural and religious identities. Young people willing to embrace new media and traditional art forms to promote tolerance are either lacking the space and protection required to do so, or are economically dependent upon fundamentalist opinion leaders. The project will utilise the findings of the research to design key messages and develop audio and audiovisual material. Artists will package the core themes in a way that reaches out to a wide audience. This activity will be conducted after CAFOD, CADEV, CCFN and the respective universities in Nigeria and Niger have finalised the research including the identification of core themes as well as at regular intervals during the project implementation. This will ensure that the project messages are relevant to the various stages of the project implementation. The project will engage local artists by providing them with sub-grants. Nigerien artists will be able to reflect on the content and styles of media material to be produced based on the cultural values that promote tolerance in their specific contexts. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk13261.837313261.8373CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG104CAFODThe region of Dosso (Central West Niger) is characterized by a high population of youth, as 74.82% of its inhabitants are aged 30 years or less. Rampant unemployment, soil degradation and lack of basic social services increases the vulnerability of youths to intolerant and violent ideologies spread across other regions of the country and bordering regions of Nigeria. Once a relatively peaceful space, the region has experienced small scale violence as disadvantaged youths struggle and compete for resources and identity. Amid the rapidly changing situation in the Sahel and in Niger in particular, this situation if allowed to persist is likely to evolve into large scale crisis. This project aims to contribute t the local development of four communities in the region of Dosso, through the promotion of socio-economic and civic participation of youth. In intends to support youth with entrepreneurship initiatives and mentoring, civic education on peace, citizen participation and basic life skills. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CESAO PRNCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk19503.187619503.1876CAFOD General Funds19503.1900CESAO PRNGB-CHC-285776-NIG105CAFODCADEV Niger is a long term CAFOD partner. Its National executive Secretariat is the coordinating body of the work of CARITAS throughout the country. Due to the relatively small size of the Catholic church in Niger, local revenues is limited and not sufficient to sustain CADEV Niger's core costs, including salaries for key staff. In solidarity to CADEV, all sister agencies contribute funding towards the costs of CADEV core/operating costs and salaries. This contribution allows CADEV to retain core competencies including the executive secretary, Program Quality & monitoring Manager, The Finance & Admin Manager, The Emergency Response Officer as well as junior support staff including drivers, guards and Cleaners. By so doing, the sister agencies ensure that most of the local resources that CADEV mobilizes is spent towards providing critical assistance to those in need. This support also ensure that CADEV work is performed by skilled professionals in line with CIMS. For the period covering 2019, 2020 and 2021, CAFOD has pledged an annual contribution of 10,000,000 CFA to support CADEV Core costs, including the cost of a full time security officer to cope with the changing security environmentCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk13478.360415000.000013478.3604CAFOD General Funds15000.0000CAFOD General Funds13478.3600Caritas Developpement Niger15000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG106CAFODThe project aims to improve the quality of health and nutrition care, especially for children under 5 years of age, pregnant and lactating women in the commune of Guéchémé in the Tchibiri health district, Dosso region, by ensuring the supply of essential medicines, strengthening the capacities of health providers with training in child and maternal care and equipping health centres with delivery beds and safe delivery kits as needed. Given the very important role that community health workers play in prevention and health care by sensitizing community members to the use of services in health facilities, this project will therefore build their capacity through training on behaviour change and community mobilization techniques, essential family practices, nutritional screening protocol and integrated disease surveillance and response. The project will cover 4 integrated health centres (CSI of Fadama, Lido, Guéchémé and Makorwa). Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk43008.020043103.4500CAFOD General Funds-95.4300CAFOD General Funds43103.4500Caritas Developpement Niamey-95.4300Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG107CAFODNiger is the poorest country in the world. More than 60 percent of people are unable to meet their basic needs. Except for all problems related to drought and unstable rainfall, the population of Niger faces the major problem of access to quality health care. Less than half of people can access effective health services. Under a third of mothers receive quality care during their pregnancies. A recent assessment by CAFOD, one of our local partners and the Ministry of Health revealed that over 75 percent of people have to travel to access healthcare, some from as far as 35 kilometres across the border in Nigeria. Only one in five pregnant women are able to consistently access healthcare before and after birth. This increases the risk of complications and infant and maternal mortality. To address this problem in the commune of Konni, in the Tahoua region, this project aims to support CADEV Maradi to help Konni communities build and equip a community health facility and as result, facilitate access to quality health services. This project will also provide a supply of essential medicines, train healthcare providers to manage issues related to pregnancy, childbirth and childhood illness, promote good health in communities to encourage prevention, care and participation, share knowledge about nutrition, the importance of healthcare during pregnancy and after birth, immunisations and how to feed infants and establish an early warning system to share health information and help the centre and the community work together effectively to prevent and respond to outbreaks of disease . Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement MaradiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk83625.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000CAFOD General Funds33625.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000Caritas Developpement Maradi30000.0000Caritas Developpement Maradi33625.0000Caritas Developpement MaradiGB-CHC-285776-NIG108CAFODIn Niger, a developing country, women represent more than 52% of the population, the population growth rate is 3.1%, which makes an average of 7 children per woman; while economic growth is 2.5%. The difficult economic situation of the country means that most women find themselves without income. Socially enforced biases limit the ability of millions of Nigerien women to get the acceptable level of educational or vocational training that will improve their employability or income generation. Despite the efforts made in recent years, girls from poor families are the hardest hit, leading to a ‘feminization of poverty’ in Nigerien society. This phenomenon is on the rise in urban and peri-urban contexts where social safety nets are broken or altered. The community of Zermagandey near Niamey, is made of a population of about 65,000 inhabitants of which 32,662 are women, from Zerma, Haoussa, Peul, Gourmantché and a large community of foreign refugees and immigrants. More than 60% of these women are under 25 years of age; more than 80% of them have dropped out of schools. Due to economic and lack of livelihoods, these women and girls are at increased risk of exploitation and abuse, including sexual exploitation and Sexually Transmitted diseases. (http://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/fr/report/42741/niger-la-crise-alimentaire-pousse-les-jeunes-filles-à-se-prostituer ). The condition of women in peri-urban communities is aggravated by limited availability of land for agricultural activities (due to rapid urbanization). This project aims to support 80 women looking for a way out of this poverty/abuse cycle, by providing vocational training in dressmaking / tailoring and equipping them with sewing machines and sewing supplies to commence an income generating activity. The project will also provide psycho-social support to the women to help them regain their dignity and self-confidence. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Femmes et Enfants EpanouisCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk11495.598111495.5981CAFOD General Funds11495.6000Femmes et Enfants EpanouisGB-CHC-285776-NIG109CAFODCAFOD has obtained funding from the European Union for the implementation of a programme to promote tolerance, known as "ZAMAN TARE". This programme aims to strengthen multiculturalism and religious tolerance in Niger through various initiatives. One of these initiatives is to: Organize training with government actors on legal approaches to cultural and religious pluralism with the support of the National Commission on Human Rights in Niger and also organize country-level meetings of the coordination team. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20940.170920940.1709CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG110CAFODTo capture the impact of the GOAC-funded Education project, a final evaluation was planned to assess the quantitative and qualitative achievements of the project (NIG081) including school retention rate, success rate and quality of the learning environment.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1312.86491312.8649CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG111CAFODMeetings of the project implementation committee at the local level and meetings of the steering committee at the country level are planned. In order to prepare and review the past year of implementation, a series of meetings will be held in various project implementation areas. Due to the delay in the start of Year II project activities, we had no material to discuss, and then the activities were carried out at a high pace, leaving the team no time to hold these meetings. They will be held in parallel with the peace caravan and will serve to take stock of the past year.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10169.491510169.4915CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG112CAFODNiger registered its first case of Covid-19 on 19 March 2020 and since then the number of cases has only increased and as of April 14, 2019, 570 cases have been declared positive for covid-19 of which 90 patients were cured and 14 died. This situation is most worrying because of the pre-existing factors that increase the vulnerability of the population to the pandemic and will make it very difficult for the Government to carry out its response activities to Covid-19. Among these factors are the following: Epidemic meningitis during this dry season, voluntary deprivation of food during Ramadan, risk of propagation of Covid-19 because of Transhumant movements, Agricultural lean season and Water shortage throughout the country In this situation, the involvement of everyone remains the only way to overcome this epidemic. This project will therefore support our partner Cadev Niger in its planned activities and its support to the initiatives taken by the government to respond to this epidemic. In the name of the Caritas Country Forum, CADEV will intervene in the activities of sensitization of the population, training of health workers on topics related to the prevention and management of nosocomial diseases in general and Covid-19 in particular, supply of personal protective equipment and other medical consumables, supply of water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) in the hospital environment, mainly in the 36 health facilities operated by the Catholic Church. The project will be financed by all the organizations of the Caritas Country Forum (Niger).Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk32000.000017000.0000CAFOD General Funds15000.0000CAFOD General Funds32000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG113CAFODWith the progressive increase of Covid-19 cases since the first case was recorded on 29 March 2020 in Niger, the situation is becoming increasingly worrying because Niger is one of the countries with the weakest health system to cope with this pandemic. In addition to this, there are other factors that make the situation more and more worrying and increase the vulnerability of the population in the face of this pandemic and make the response very complex and the pandemic difficult to manage. Among these factors we can mention: difficult access to water due to the dry season, transhumance movements that favour the spread of the pandemic, the seasonal meningitis that Niger often experiences during this period, the agricultural lean season which increases food insecurity and the low level of knowledge on prevention measures of the population. As of 17 April 2020 Niger has registered a total of 627 confirmed cases of Covid-19 of which 110 are warned and 18 are died. In order to support the efforts and initiatives of prevention and response put in place by the government, the intervention of all actors is very important to face this worrying public health problem. It is in this logic that this project proposal is submitted to enable CADEV-Niger to contribute to the activities planned by the Covid-19 response and coordination committee set up by the government of Niger. In line with the goals of our Country Strategy Paper which mandates CAFOD to intervene in emergency situations in support of our partner depending on the availability of resources, this project therefore aims to support our long-term partner CADEV-Niger which has agreed to represent the Caritas country forum in the response to Covid-19. This project will focus mainly on activities to sensitize the population on measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 from the 36 health areas where the 36 health centres run by the Catholic Church are located. All activities are planned and will be implemented according to the national response plan. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk17545.000217545.0002CAFOD General Funds17545.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG114CAFODCAFOD has obtained funding from the European Union for the implementation of a programme to promote tolerance, known as "ZAMAN TARE". This programme aims to strengthen multiculturalism and religious tolerance in Niger and Nigeria through various initiatives. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk50450.450450450.4504CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG116CAFODParish Priests, Nuns, consecrated Laymen and church volunteers are key to the delivery of programs CAFOD is supporting the local CARITAS (CADEV) to develop and implement. They are the ones in constant contact with the community, playing a key role in needs identification, stakeholders engagement, program delivery, monitoring and sustainability and are the ones who remain when projects end. In this capacity, they play a key role in the efficiency of programs and safeguarding of vulnerable women, men, boys and girls participating in our projects/programs. CAFOD has been contacted by the church leadership to provide support to this initiative, which is in alignment with the 2011 requirements by the Doctrinal Congregation. This project aims to enhance safeguarding skills and capacity at parish level in order to reduce the likelihoods of incidents, strengthen trust with communities and strengthen the acceptance of projects/program we support. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9800.00009800.0000CAFOD General Funds9800.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG117CAFODNiger is facing a current context of climate change in the Sahelian region. Its annual rainfall, between 100 and 800 mm, is characterized by significant interannual and spatial variability with consequent droughts and/or floods. These harsh climatic conditions affect agro-silvo-pastoral production and the socio-economic conditions of the populations. Floods are observed during the rainy period between June and September of almost every year. Some of the factors that contribute to these floods are the following: • pressure urban demographic growth: migration of the rural poor to the cities, fleeing the misery of their land. • Uncontrolled occupation of areas potentially exposed to flood risks, • Failure of the city's sewerage network, • changes in land use resulting in altered surface conditions and increased runoff, etc. As of October 1, 549,049 people have been affected by the floods following the heavy rainfall recorded since July in the eight regions of the country, according to estimates by the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management. This exceeds the Flood Contingency Plan's forecast of 250,000 people likely to be affected by floods this year when heavy rainfall is expected, according to the national meteorological services. To date, 69 people have died. The balance sheet also shows more than 39,000 houses damaged ; 67 classrooms, 36 mosques and one health facility have collapsed, more than 15,000 hectares of farmland destroyed destroyed and more than more than 15,000 head of cattle killed. This project therefore aims to provide food and non-food items to vulnerable households affected by these floods. Covid-19 fighting activities will also be implemented in the framework of this project to limit the spread of the virus between the affected populations. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30000.380230000.3802CAFOD General Funds30000.3800Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG119CAFODNiger, like other African countries, experienced repetitive military coups and back-to-back rebellions by ethnic Tuaregs in the northern region of Agadez that undermined the process of accession to true democracy. The democratisation process began in 1992 when several political parties were created and allowed to operate freely on the territory of Niger. This process was interrupted by three repeated military coups d'état in 1996, 1999 and 2010 with negative consequences on the pace of economic development. Since 2011, Niger has returned to democracy with the election of Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou as President of the Republic of Niger. At the end of his first 5-year term in March 2015, new elections were held. He was re-elected for a new and final 5-year term until 2021. This year, the Nigerien presidential election will be held on 27 December 2020 with a possible second round on 20 February 2021 to elect the president of the Republic of Niger. Legislative elections will be held at the same time as the first round. This presidential election coincides with the end of the mandate of the current President of the Republic, His Excellency MAHAMADOU Issoufou who is in his second and last mandate. In order to respect the Constitution and allow democratic alternation, he has decided not to touch the Constitution in order to give himself a third term, leaving his place to his successor, BAZOUM Mohamed. With the invalidation of the presidential candidacy of the main opponent(Hama AMADOU), the tension around these elections only increases. This project therefore aims to make the population aware of the need to preserve the gains of democracy, calm and peaceful elections, and a sense of the common good. The project will also train election observers who will actively participate in the observation of the electoral process. The project is co-funded by Caritas Spain, CRS and CAFOD. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG120CAFODHaving registered its first case on March 29, 2020, Niger has accumulated by January 30, 2021, 4433 positive cases out of 72624 tests performed. Out of the 4433 positive cases, 3583 cases have been declared cured, 153 people have died and 697 active cases are being treated. This pandemic context aggravates an already unstable and poor health situation characterised by persistent seasonal epidemics (meningitis, measles), a high mortality rate (Maternal mortality rate: 509 per 100,000 live births, Deaths under five: 85 per 1,000 live births) against the backdrop of a very weak health system and factors that increase the vulnerability of the population or facilitate the spread of the virus (drought, food insecurity, transhumance, difficulty of access to water). The negative impact of this pandemic is not only health-related, but also economic, especially in a country where human development indicators are very low, making Niger one of the poorest countries in the world, chronically affecting more than a quarter of the population (26.8%). This impact is much more pronounced among the disabled population than among the rest of the population. People with disabilities are particularly disadvantaged by the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 and the measures taken to control the pandemic. The risk of contracting COVID-19 is higher among people with disabilities and the risk of medical complications and death related to COVID-19 is higher among people with disabilities. With an estimated population of 22.8 million, Niger is one of the countries with one of the highest natural population growth rates in the world (3.9% per year)1 and the disabled population is estimated at 4.2% (2.11% women and 2.06% men) . This project therefore aims to support people with disabilities to reduce the considerable economic and health impact that this pandemic has on their daily lives by providing them with food to meet their immediate needs but also by supporting their income-generating activities and ensuring the strengthening of their capacities or by accompanying them in learning the profession in order to strengthen their long-term resilience. This project will support people with disabilities to become stakeholders in the prevention of Covid-19 by raising their awareness of the barriers against Covid-19, by training and supporting women with disabilities in the sewing of masks in line with government recommendations. Hand washing kits adapted to people with disabilities as well as other pandemic prevention equipment and products will be distributed to the beneficiaries (disinfectant gels). Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk41459.426941459.4269CAFOD General Funds41459.4300Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG121CAFODSheltering an immense and dangerous desert area conducive to all kinds of trafficking (drugs, arms, illegal migrants, goods of all kinds), Niger faces permanent threats from several terrorist organisations established around its borders (Boko Haram, Aqmi, MUJWA, Mokhtar Belmokhtar's group, etc.). These non-state armed groups operating in the sub-region are currently attacking not only the military, but also the civilian population. The humanitarian crisis that has been affecting the country for several years is worsening due to the security crisis which is exacerbated by the political instability of neighbouring countries. The context in Niger is becoming increasingly worrying with growing insecurity in almost all regions. The insecurity situation inside the country and in neighbouring countries is leading to an influx of thousands of refugees, returnees, migrants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) who need access to basic social services to survive. This situation poses a great challenge for humanitarians who are targeted by terrorists in some areas and makes access to some areas of operation difficult or impossible. In this context of generalised insecurity in the sub-region in general and in Niger in particular, CADEV Niger's agents implement projects and programmes to alleviate the suffering of populations affected by natural and/or man-made hazards. It is therefore urgent to equip these actors, who are the field agents, with skills that will enable them to manage these security situations. This project, co-funded by Caritas sister agencies, will provide a training opportunity on security management for 80 people (including 40 diocesan staff, 10 national staff and 30 volunteers) from CADEV Niger.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9903.49319903.4931CAFOD General Funds9903.4900Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG122CAFODBeing a deeply rural Sahelian country, Niger records rainfall over a period of three months. This is the period when the majority of the population is active in agriculture. During the other nine months of the year, it is traditional for people to migrate to neighbouring countries to work at small jobs in order to survive during the lean season. This phenomenon is amplified by the porosity of the borders. These uncontrolled movements of people (especially after the reopening of land borders borders in June 2021 for purely economic reasons after their closure at the beginning of the pandemic) are at the origin of several problems that the state has to face, such as insecurity, extremism, human trafficking and the high risk of circulating diseases from one area to another, especially Covid-19. Concerning the application of barrier measures, internally, it should be noted that the population has greatly lowered its guard and no longer scrupulously applies the barrier measures recommended by the Ministry of Health. This situation is relatively due to the lack of an adequate communication and the circulation of messages of disinformation. As for vaccination, it was launched on 29 March 2021 with AstraZeneca and Sinopharma vaccines. However, in view of the results obtained, only about 3.3% of the targeted population of 10,318,339 people have been vaccinated. Additional efforts are still required to reach the vaccination targets recommended to country, namely 10% of the population vaccinated by September 2021 and 30% by December 2021.To reach this goal, raising awareness among the population remains the key to success in a country where bad rumours are circulating to discourage the population from being vaccinated. This project will therefore contribute to prevention through awareness raising activities on barrier measures and the usefulness of vaccination and distribution of Covid-19 prevention products and equipment in border regions which currently represent high risk areas after the reopening of land borders and may serve as entry points for several cases of different Covid-19 variants from different neighbouring countries.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk40697.995440697.9954CAFOD General Funds40698.0000Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG123CAFODCARITAS-DEVELOPPEMENT NIGER (CADEV-Niger), a long-term partner of CAFOD, is a Catholic Church organisation and member of the Caritas Internationalis network that contributes to human development efforts to improve the living conditions of the poorest people. In order to make these interventions effective in its various fields of action, CADEV Niger develops and implements five-year strategic plans. The current plan (2017-2021) was developed in January 2017. This plan had the following main objectives: - The determination of the strategic axes for CADEV Niger - The determination of the areas of intervention - The formulation of strategic and intermediate results - The formulation of outputs In order to evaluate the implementation of the major axes of this strategic plan 2017-2021, CADEV NIGER proposes to assess it after five years of implementation. This evaluation is also part of the recommendations of the organisational and financial diagnosis of the organisation, which was recently carried out with the aim of establishing the elements that allow a better understanding of the orientations of CADEV contained in its strategic plan. This will involve examining the results of the execution of the Strategic Plan (SP) according to its axes and implementation strategies. This project therefore aims to support this evaluation exercise of the strategic plan in order to allow CADEV to obtain an objective appreciation of its implementation and to draw lessons to prepare the next strategic plan. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk12870.509812870.5098CAFOD General Funds12870.5100Caritas Developpement NigerGB-CHC-285776-NIG124CAFODNiger, through its 2020 Finance Law, which is reinforced by the 2021 Finance Law, has undergone important tax reforms to enable the government to improve the mobilization of tax resources, notably through the control of VAT (Value Added Tax) invoicing by using new information technology. The Finance Law introduced, for example, the obligation for any taxable company/organization that delivers goods or provides services for the needs of a third party who is also a taxable person or an ordinary consumer, to issue a certified invoice to the latter. In order to support partners in understanding and complying with these new tax reforms instituted by the government, CAFOD supports this learning process through training on the new finance law. This training will enable the finance and administration officers of partner organizations to acquire the necessary knowledge and tools to update themselves on the new tax reforms and to prevent any prejudice arising from the non-application of new government measures. The objectives of this training are: - The mastery of tax dispositions (taxes and duties) in force in Niger in relation with the sector of activity - The mastery of the fields of application, the bases, the mode of liquidation and recovery - The knowledge and mastery of the application of the tools that the DGI (General Directorate of Taxes) puts at the disposal of taxpayers - The presentation of a synoptic table of taxes and duties of the nomenclature of documents and evidentiary documents in tax matters - Capacity building of the participant on the process and documentation of tax exemption - Provision of an updated document on tax regulations in NigerCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3713.14203713.1420CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NIG125CAFODCaritas Niger is a Catholic Church organisation and member of the Caritas Internationalis network that contributes to human development efforts to improve the living conditions of the poorest people. CADEV is a privileged partner of CAFOD in Niger and has benefited from CAFOD's extensive support in terms of organisational and human capacity building in accordance with CAFOD Niger's country strategic plan and our organisation's global policy. During the year 2021, CADEV undertook an organisational diagnosis as well as the evaluation of its strategic plan process which received the support of CAFOD. The management of the organisation also underwent a profound change with the replacement of the National Executive Secretary and the management of the Niamey Diocesan office. The new management of the Niamey office, following its assumption of office and an analysis of the mode of operation, plans to increase the involvement of church volunteers in the implementation of services to the most needy as recommended by the CADEV texts. The involvement of volunteers according to the new vision will allow for a better understanding of the needs of the communities. The volunteers are organised in solidarity committees and are drawn from the communities. In order to bring volunteers back to the centre of CADEV's action, it is necessary to - Assess the current level of organisation of the DSCs by parish. - Evaluate the capacity of the DSCs to communicate on community issues. - Evaluate the capacity to write project proposals. - To assess the knowledge of security of the DSCs. - Evaluate DSCs' knowledge of protection, inclusion and accessibility. Once these assessments have been completed, capacity building will be provided in order to put DSCs at the heart of the interventions. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NiameyCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15000.000044665.9988CAFOD General Funds-29665.9988CAFOD General Funds15000.0000Caritas Developpement NiameyGB-CHC-285776-NIG127CAFODTo cover the organisational contributions to CADEV as we exit Niger.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas Developpement NigerCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk36598.830036598.8300CAFOD General Funds36598.8300Caritas Developpement Niger