From 23th to 30th November 2014, CARE Niger is celebrating its 40 years of successes and learnings, working for the most vulnerable people and being committed to achieve the best results in various fields such as humanitarian emergency responses, social and economic development, health and education etc.
CARE Niger anniversary week has been conceived as a way to gather its main partners and participants to celebrate joint-successes. A 40 years anniversary is as well a perfect moment to envisage future developments for its action in the country.
CARE Niger’s journey so far…
CARE's presence in Niger is a story of adaptability and belief in change. The 1974 drought emergency called for a quick humanitarian response, and CARE was able to deploy quickly and efficiently. For a decade, CARE humanitarian activities have been implemented through governmental channels, and as of 1984, the organization started to spread out, hire its own staff and launch own interventions in the country
Since the mid-90s, CARE Niger is engaged to foster its impact, using the most innovative approaches in high-value added projects.
Since 1974, CARE International in Niger has reached more than 4 million people through 165 programme initiatives. CARE Niger is currently working in all the région of the country. In the region of Agadez, CARE Niger is working through local partners. Among its numerous achievements, the “Mata Masu Dubara” women groups, so called village savings and loan groups, havs to be highlighted due to their impact on empowerment and social involvement .
This approach has now been adopted worldwide as an effective strategy to empower vulnerable women. Children malnutrition and food insecurity have been reduced through integrated agricultural initiatives implying improved water- management techniques, seeds and poultry distribution or forestation. Better governance, youth empowerment, education, HIV reduction and emergency responses count for the more successful domains of intervention for CARE Niger. The reinforcement of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) capacities has always been the priority for CARE Niger.
Why this celebration?
After 40 intense years of work in Niger, CARE is proud to celebrate its successes, share its learning and to plan the future with its partners and the host Government Officials. This anniversary is a great moment to thank the national, regional, local authorities for their commitment along with the organization. It’s also a perfect timing to show gratitude to and engage with CARE international networks, financial and technical partners.
Main events planned for the celebration
Sunday, November 23rd: Director of CARE Niger appearance on the set of national television and private media to publicize the event and decline the program eight days from November 23 to 30. On 24th November CARE Niger will hold a ceremony with regional and local representatives where, His Excellence, Mr Issoufou Mahamadou, President of the Republic of Niger will be offered the 40th anniversary book that recounts the main achievement of the organization in this period.
On 25th November: Launching of the week at the “Palais des Congrès” in Niamey, under the patronage of , Mr. Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger. A documentary, presenting CARE works in the 8 Regions of Niger will be screened and disseminate among main governmental and technical partners. Community representatives will be highly involved in the celebrations. A congress, gathering more 430 participants will be held in Niamey on 26th to 27 th November. More than
250 community representatives, women leaders and partners are invited. An exclusive fabric will be distributed to participants to give a special colour to this event. CARE international network and CARE Niger’s counterparts are at the center of the anniversary week. Celebrations are a way for CARE to reward colleagues and partners that made these successes possible.
Read CARE Niger's anniversary publication here (in French).
You can find out more about CARE Niger's work here.