Offering Choices to Unheard Voices: Hunger in Niger
Posted on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Aminatou Nomao (12), had many tough questions for Concern on how we choose the villages that receive seeds and cash for our emergency response program.
Niall Tierney, Country Director, Niger
The rains failed in Niger last year: for the members of the aid community who live and work here, that meant more than just hot, dry weather. We shared the sickening knowledge that failed rains in 2009 meant that families in Niger would face the deadly threat of extreme hunger in 2010.
Concern Worldwide began tracking the first signs of this massive food crisis in October and has been in emergency mode since then. We knew we had to act early. We knew that the logistics of delivering traditional food aid in Niger would be costly and difficult. This crisis demanded innovative—and rapid—response. Read the rest of this entry »
