Aichatou Sahidou’s family in Angoual Gao overcame malnutrition through World Vision Niger’s nutrition project. Now, her children are healthy, and women are thriving with goats and new skills.

Aichatou Sahidou’s family in Angoual Gao overcame malnutrition through World Vision Niger’s nutrition project. Now, her children are healthy, and women are thriving with goats and new skills.

Joint statement from SI Govt & World Vision SI at COP 30 calls on global leaders to strengthen climate finance to protect child welfare and ensure food security in vulnerable nations.

This article explores the reasons behind the distribution of food aid to 30,000 households in Kasai during the lean season. It explains how depleted food stocks, economic hardship, and climatic shocks pushed families, especially in the Demba territory of Kasaï-Central, to the brink of a food crisis. The piece highlights the joint intervention by the World Food Programme and World Vision through the General Food Distribution (GFD) project, detailing the essential food items provided and the timely impact on vulnerable households. Testimonies from beneficiaries and project staff illustrate how this assistance not only alleviated hunger but also contributed to improving nutrition and strengthening community resilience. The article also situates the crisis within the broader context of chronic food insecurity in the region, where more than one million people, particularly young children, remain at high risk of malnutrition.

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Since July 2024, floods have devastated homes and impacted over a million people in Tahoua. World Vision's aid in Niger has helped families to recover and rebuild.

La famille d’Aïchatou Sahidou, à Angoual Gao, a vaincu la malnutrition grâce au projet de nutrition de World Vision Niger. Aujourd’hui, ses enfants sont en bonne santé et les femmes prospèrent grâce à l’élevage de chèvres et à l’acquisition de nouvelles compétences.

Dans le village d’Angoual Gao, la vie d’Aichatou Sahidou et de ses six enfants a changé grâce au projet « Amélioration de la Nutrition et de la Sécurité Alimentaire » de World Vision. Face à la malnutrition sévère, un centre de nutrition a été mis en place pour enseigner aux mères comment cuisiner des repas nutritifs. Aujourd’hui, les enfants sont en meilleure santé, les familles élèvent des chèvres pour le lait, et les femmes développent leurs compétences en épargne et en entrepreneuriat.