Niger
Photo: Jeremy Barnicle/Mercy Corps

Niger

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Long months of hunger between meager harvests hold Niger's families in a brutal grip. We help them break free. Mercy Corps started working in Niger in 2005, during one of the country's worst-ever food crises, when we launched our programs to help address malnutrition among children under five. Today, our programs in rural and urban communities promote health and nutrition, food security, economic development, good governance and youth employment.

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At a glance

Population (2008): 13.3 million
Size: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Human Development Index rank: 186 (out of 187)
Mercy Corps has worked here since 2005

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