An action is effective only when it improves the living conditions of a targeted population for a long time and helps people to take their destiny into their own hands.

Since the coup d’état in Niger at the end of July 2023 and the cessation of French development aid to Niger, many actions have been suspended, but the achievements are nevertheless monitored on the ground by a project manager to ensure their follow-up and sustainability.

Our principles

• Start from local demand,
• Mobilize the local resources as a priority
• Get an effective involvement of the population
• Use culture as leverage
• Inform local authorities,
• Aim at financial and organizational autonomy for each initiative
• Check progress in activities and funds use.

The obstacles

• Misalignment of projects with needs
• Inadequacy of projects for Nigerien culture
• Short term experiments
• Corruption and bad mannagement

Our methods

• Select people in charge who are trusted by the population
• Use the language of local people
• Practice public debates
• Allow time for reflections
• Let the population make decisions
• Register the written description and assessment for each action,
• Keep detailed reports of control visits
• Run experiments, validate them before extension