Reports

BALTIMORE, October 25, 2017—Lutheran World Relief, with funding from the European Union, is launching a three-year initiative in Dosso, Niger to strengthen farmers’ resilience to climate change risks by increasing agricultural productivity and helping them to…

In Niger, the Diffa Region bordering Nigeria is home to more than 300,000 refugees who have been driven from their homes by massacres, abduction and rape by Boko Haram militants. Women and children are 70 per…

Women refugees find safe spaces to network, learn new skills and recover from the trauma of war and sexual violence in two Women Cohesion Spaces (WCS) supported by UN Women in Cameroon and funded by the…

The context In refugee contexts, resource management tends to be dominated by a short-term outlook to the detriment of long-term environmental impacts. The priority given to addressing the lifesaving needs of refugee populations often means that additional…

Obo is a small, very remote community in the southeastern corner of the Central African Republic (CAR). It’s so remote that it’s often referred to as Africa’s “Pole of Inaccessibility” — meaning it’s one of the…

Activities implemented: Identified, sensitized and selected beneficiary households. Procured and distributed 155 kg of vegetable seeds (aubergine, cabbage, cucumber, lettuce and okra) and 15 400 tools (hoes, rakes, shovels and watering cans) to 3 100 vulnerable households. Provided beneficiaries…

This paper assesses the role of village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) in building resilience to climate extremes and disasters in Niger. The findings aim to inform a broader conversation on how financial inclusion can be…

Full title of the project: Productive safety nets as a tool to reinforce the resilience in the Sahel Target areas: Mali and Mauritania Recipient:Regional AfricaDonor:Finland Contribution:USD 1 274 302 13/04/2015-28/02/2017 Project code:OSRO/RAF/502/FIN Objective: To increase the resilience to shocks of vulnerable households in food-insecure regions…

Activities implemented: Divided 19 640 ha of improved farmland and pastureland into plots which were distributed to targeted beneficiaries. Provided 19 000 beneficiaries with vouchers allowing for each household to purchase 10 kg of cereal seeds (millet/sorghum) and…

Au Nord de la région de Ségou, au Mali, Sanihan vit dans le village de Baramadougou, avec treize autres membres de sa famille. Quelques semaines avant les récoltes et alors que leur réserve de nourriture est…