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The Cycle of Hunger
Long months of hunger between scant harvests hold Niger's families in a brutal grip. We're helping them break free.
Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

Special Report: 
The Cycle of Hunger

Country: Niger

Three Wails ›

Two visitors experienced the fragility of life in Niger firsthand in the desert-fringed town of Sanam.

Boubacar: A Nurse's Helping Hands ›

Life is hard in Sanam, Niger; Boubacar Harouna knows that better than most.

Fati: Taking Action for Her Son ›

Despite uncertainty, Fati Issia is determined that her young son Moctar will have a healthy start.

Q&A with Christy Collins ›

Mercy Corps' country director answers questions and makes observations on life and work in Niger.

Niger Facts

  • Population (2008): 13.3 million
  • Size: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
  • Human Development Index rank: 174 (out of 179)
  • Mercy Corps has worked here since 2005
  • Primary work: Health, nutrition, good governance, youth empowerment
  • Population living on $1 a day or less: 56%
  • Number of communities where we've assisted with health and nutrition programs: 130
  • Number of malnourished children treated: more than 45,000

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Roger Burks
Senior Writer
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