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Context
This situation has led to an increase in forced displacement: in December 2024, there were 507,438 internally displaced persons, 51,971 asylum seekers, and 369,838 refugees. The Tillabéri region accounts for 44% of the country’s displaced population, or 300,790 people, with an increase of 68% in one year. Displaced persons live in precarious conditions, often hosted by overcrowded host families or settled on vacant land. In Téra, only 48% of the population has theoretical access to drinking water, 72% of households practice open defecation, and 79% do not have handwashing facilities. The area is classified as being in a food crisis, with poor households spending 50 to 60% of their income on food. Agricultural production only covers 1 to 2 months of food self-sufficiency for the most vulnerable.
In 2024, flooding, exacerbated by drought and conflict, increased vulnerabilities in the targeted areas, disrupting access to basic services and undermining livelihoods. Flooding caused massive displacement in the Tillabéri region, with 191,982 people displaced in December 2024, putting additional pressure on local resources.
- 29.3 million inhabitants
- 189th out of 193 countries on the Human Development Index
Our action
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Mission
opened in 2020 (re-opening) -
Team
7 international staff
45 national staff - Budget 2.4M€
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL operates in Niger through three field bases (Abala, Banibangou, Gotheye), providing strategic coverage of the most affected areas in the Tillabéri region. In 2025, interventions will be structured around multisectoral projects targeting the most vulnerable people in the departments of Torodi, Téra, Bankilaré, Balleyara, Banibangou, Abala, and Gotheye. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL’s work focuses on three pillars: access to water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), emergency shelter, and livelihood support (FSL).
In the WASH sector, the association builds or rehabilitates water points, distributes hygiene kits, installs community latrine-shower blocks, and promotes good practices. Interventions also include water treatment activities, the distribution of water vouchers, and the reduction of risks associated with water collection, particularly for women and children. In the shelter sector, the NGO provides emergency kits, supports post-flood reconstruction, and raises awareness of administrative obstacles to the construction of semi-permanent shelters. In FSL, actions combine food distribution, support for income-generating activities, provision of agricultural inputs, and vocational training.
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL constantly adapts its methods to security constraints and local guidelines. It draws on consolidated expertise, experienced teams, and accountability mechanisms. The intervention aims to respond effectively to immediate needs while supporting community resilience.
Institutional and private funding partners CDCS, BHA, DG ECHO
Operating partners EAM Progrès
Our impact
Multisectoral emergency response following a shock
- Distribution of 2,549 hygiene and dignity kits in the affected departments
- Construction of 388 emergency latrine and shower blocks
- Emptying of 139 existing latrines at intervention sites
- Distribution of 920 vouchers for access to drinking water for vulnerable households
- Distribution of multisectoral cash assistance to 80 newly displaced households
- Distribution of food cash assistance during the lean season to 100 households
- Distribution of 798 emergency shelter kits and repair of 350 shelters for displaced households
Responding to basic needs and restoring livelihoods
- Rehabilitation, conversion or extension of 33 water points
- Establishment, training, and equipping of 25 management committees and associations of public water service users
- Training and awareness-raising on good hygiene practices for 42,355 beneficiaries
- Awareness campaigns on open defecation for 1,539 beneficiaries
- Training of 2,060 community relays, mothers, pregnant and lactating women in early detection of acute malnutrition in children
- Water quality monitoring and support for community water management at all sites
Reducing vulnerability through individual and collective resilience
- Distribution of agricultural inputs to 100 vulnerable households
- Training of 100 individuals in climate-smart agricultural practices
- Support for 51 non-agricultural income-generating activities for displaced households
- Establishment of community accountability mechanisms (return and complaints committees, involvement of technical services and local authorities in WASH and FSL infrastructure)
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