Niger

Where We Work

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Since 2012, COOPI has been working in Niger in the context of several complex humanitarian crises by developing integrated multi-sector intervention programs.

Our results in the country

Our data today
From 2012 to 2024

Areas of intervention :

Areas of intervention:

17 projects

17% development

83% emergency

3,084,953

direct beneficiaries

Expat workers

264

Local workers

Areas of intervention:

161 projects

9% development

91% emergency

8,174,133

direct beneficiaries

COOPI presence in Niger

COOPI has been present in Niger since 2012, initially in the areas of Nutrition and Food Security, particularly in the Tillabéry region. Since 2015, it has also been active in Diffa in Education, progressively expanding its interventions to Protection, Mental Health, psychosocial support and non-formal education, in response to the displacement of displaced people and local needs. Between 2017 and 2019, COOPI started a project in Food Security in the Dosso region, supporting farmers. Since 2023, it has been providing assistance in food, protection, BNA and shelter to migrants and refugees expelled from NorthAfrica. Since 2018, it has participated in the Emergency Transit Mechanism project for asylum seekers evacuated from Libya. Since 2019, COOPI has implemented MRR interventions in Health, Nutrition and Mental Health to support displaced persons affected by Non-State Armed Groups attacks, extending the approach to Diffa as well from 2021. Finally, the commitment to formal and non-formal education in Diffa, Tillabéry and Tahoua continues, including in conflict contexts.

COOPI in Niger today

Today, Niger faces several complex humanitarian crises. In this context, COOPI collaborates with institutional partners to develop integrated multi-sectoral programmes aiming to improve access to basic services, strengthen the resilience of populations and mitigate the impact of climate crises in different parts of the country.

In the Diffa region, COOPI is primarily implementing Protection, WASH, Health/ Nutrition, Education in Emergency, Psychosocial support and mental health-related projects. In the north west of the country - Tillabéri and Tahoua regions - COOPI adopts Rapid Response Mechanisms (RRM) to intervene in the nutrition and health sectors. In the Maradi area, COOPI deals with mental health and offers psychosocial support, promotes primary health and implements programmes to fight against malnutrition. In the Agadez region, COOPI actively intervenes in the areas of migration, mental health, and psychosocial support, while promoting small businesses.

In all areas, COOPI also implements disaster risk reduction programmes.

Main sectors of intervention today

Protection

In Niger, COOPI carries out protection actions mainly in areas with a high presence of displaced persons, refugees, and asylum seekers, as part of integrated emergency response interventions. The main protection activities implemented by COOPI in Niger are:

Rapid Response to Population Movement (RRM) in protection, health and education intervention sectors;
management of transit centres for migrants and unaccompanied minors;
care and reintegration of unaccompanied children and young people formerly associated with armed groups;
reintegration of women who have survived violence;
training for income-generating activities.

2023

6

projects

248,820

beneficiaries

Education in Emergency

Rapid Response to Population Movement (RRM) in protection, health and education intervention sectors;
management of transit centres for migrants and unaccompanied minors;
care and reintegration of unaccompanied children and young people formerly associated with armed groups;
reintegration of women who have survived violence;
training for income-generating activities.

2023

6

projects

248,820

beneficiaries

Health

In Niger, COOPI carries out activities to promote basic health, mental health and psychosocial support. COOPI namely carries out activities, including:

preventive, therapeutic and primary care alongside RRM mechanism to support displaced persons and people living more than 15 km from health centres due to the ban on motorbikes
mental health promotion among communities, individual counselling and psychological support centres, mainly targeting refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons;
preventive, therapeutic, primary care and psychosocial support for gender-based violence survivors;
support of local health systems to strengthen basic health services, directly involving communities.

2023

5

projects

1,703,298

beneficiaries

Nutrition Security

In Niger, COOPI implements programmes to fight against malnutrition, namely by:

taking care of children - especially at a critical age - and pregnant women, in cooperation with local health facilities;
awareness-raising campaigns on food and nutrition practices at community level, targeting pregnant women and mothers, integrating WASH training

2023

3

projects

620,619

beneficiaries

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COOPI development lines in Niger

COOPI main areas of intervention in Niger in the near future will be:

Protection, with a focus on child protection and gender-based violence;
Education in Emergency, with the aim of ensuring inclusive access to safe and secure learning places, improving the quality of education and strengthening the capacity of school structures to prevent and manage emergency situations and natural disaster risks. Rapid Response Mechanism applied to Education in Emergency (RRM EiE) will also be reinforced;
Health, with a focus on strengthening the operational capacities of health facilities at district level, ensuring a response to the majority of emergency situations in the areas of Tillabéry, Tahoua, Diffa and Niamey, while improving availability and accessibility of reproductive health care;
Mental health, by applying the expertise gained over the years;
Nutrition, by promoting the prevention of acute and severe acute malnutrition and ensuring the early detection and care of children between 0 and 5 years and pregnant women;
Promotion of small businesses run by young people and women.

INSTITUTIONAL DONORS

CLUSTER

INSTITUTIONS

NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

COOPI activities in Niger are currently funded by:

Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) • Health • Mental health and psychosocial support • Food Safety • Child Protection and GBV Gender Based Violence sub-cluster • Education • GTABNA Abris Bien Non-Alimentaires • GTGH Groupe Techinque Genre Humanitaire • IMWG Information Management Working Group • Nutrition Security in Emergency • Wash • Intercluster • Logistics • Administration and Human Resources • Multisector Cash (MSCWG) • Access • Forum humanitaire • Equipe Humanitaire Pays

Italian Embassy in Niger • Cellule Crises Alimentaires (CCA) • Cellule de Coordination du Systéme d'Alerte Précoce (CC/SAP) • Dispositif National de Prévention et de Gestion des Crises Alimentaires (DNPGCA) • Enseignement technique et de la Formation professionnelle • Ministère de l'Action Humanitaire et de la Gestion des Catastrophes • Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports • Ministere de l'Education • Ministère de la Promotion de la Femme et de la Protection de l'Enfant • Ministere de la Culture, du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat • Ministere de l'Aménagement du territoire et du développement communautaire • Ministere de la Santé publique, de la Population et des Affaires sociales • Coordination civilo-militaire (CCM-coord) • Direction Régionale de la Santé Publique (DRSP) • Direction Régionale de l'Enseignement Professionnel et Technique (DRFP/T) • Tribunal de Grande Instance de Diffa • Tribunal d'Instance de Mainé Soroa

ICRD Initiative Communautaire Resilience Developpément

Wan Nawanan

ALIMA • CWW • E4IMPACT • Mercy Corps • MLAL • NRC Norwegian Refugee Council • PUI Francia • Save The Children