Faiza Hassane, 15, lives in Guilladjé, Niger. Coming from a very poor family, she recounts the difficulties she experienced before World Vision arrived: food insecurity, lack of healthcare, school supplies, and her mother Zeinabou's economic dependence. The introduction of community savings groups was a turning point. Zeinabou, who became president of the "Wafakey 4" group, received training in cassava processing and a loan of 10,000 CFA francs. Thanks to her hard work, she launched a business processing cassava into gari, tapioca, and gum, reinforced by a modern kit donated by World Vision. Today, she is self-sufficient, trains other women, and participates in fairs. Faiza expresses her pride and gratitude to World Vision for giving her family hope.

Les inondations de 2024 au Niger ont touché plus de 1,4 million de personnes, causant 391 décès et détruisant 152.232 maisons, 2.477 salles de classe, ainsi que des milliers d’hectares de cultures. Ces dégâts ont provoqué une crise humanitaire majeure et des pertes économiques considérables. En réponse, World Vision a d’abord distribué des kits d’urgence (couvertures, ustensiles, moustiquaires, etc.), puis lancé une assistance en cash pour 1.800 ménages sinistrés dans les régions de Maradi et Zinder, avec une aide de 40.000 FCFA par ménage. Cette aide a permis aux bénéficiaires de répondre à leurs besoins immédiats : nourriture, vêtements, reconstruction de maisons. Les témoignages de Fatouma et Ibrahim illustrent l’impact positif de cette initiative sur la résilience des familles touchées.

Les inondations de 2024 au Niger ont touché plus de 1,4 million de personnes, causant 391 décès et détruisant 152.232 maisons, 2.477 salles de classe, ainsi que des milliers d’hectares de cultures. Ces dégâts ont provoqué une crise humanitaire majeure et des pertes économiques considérables. En réponse, World Vision a d’abord distribué des kits d’urgence (couvertures, ustensiles, moustiquaires, etc.), puis lancé une assistance en cash pour 1.800 ménages sinistrés dans les régions de Maradi et Zinder, avec une aide de 40.000 FCFA par ménage. Cette aide a permis aux bénéficiaires de répondre à leurs besoins immédiats : nourriture, vêtements, reconstruction de maisons. Les témoignages de Fatouma et Ibrahim illustrent l’impact positif de cette initiative sur la résilience des familles touchées.

Maman Issoufou, a father of 13 living in Bouloun Kourou (Maradi region, Niger), saw his life transformed thanks to the Maradi Integrated Resilience Project (MIRP), funded by WFP and implemented by World Vision. Faced with advanced land degradation, water shortages, and food insecurity, he had to sell his land to feed his family. In 2019, the project restored his abandoned 8 hectares, providing him with income through "Food for Assets" activities, nutritional supplements for his children, and a solar-powered borehole for drinking water. Today, he is a model of resilience, no longer selling his land, investing in agriculture, and aspires to develop a market garden to further improve his family's nutrition.

In northeastern Mali, insecurity and displacement make daily life difficult. In this context, access to safe drinking water remains a constant challenge.

“This land used to be a xitsetso,” the community leader explained, using the Changana word for “dense forest,” as we stood under the scorching sun in Covela village, Gaza Province, Mozambique.

Fifteen-year-old Muslimo* never imagined her childhood would end this way. Once a hopeful student in Ethiopia, she now spends her days cooking, cleaning, and caring for her younger siblings in a displacement camp in Doolow, Somalia. Hunger has taken the place of learning.