Niger

Our impact

Context

In Niger, Socodevi contributes to strengthening food security, the economic empowerment of women and adolescent girls, improving their access to health services, and building resilience to climate change. Following an initial intervention from 2009 to 2013, Socodevi resumed its activities in the country in 2023. In collaboration with local, national, and international partners, its initiatives aim to improve communities’ living conditions, promote gender equality, and strengthen the economic and organizational capacities of women and their organizations.

Objectives and expected results

  • Strengthen the economic empowerment of women and adolescent girls through entrepreneurship, access to productive resources, training, and financial support.
  • Improve women’s and adolescent girls’ access to quality health services.
  • Promote gender equality and encourage men and adolescent boys to support the rights of women and adolescent girls.
  • Strengthen the organizational, economic, and entrepreneurial capacities of co-operatives and women’s organizations.
  • Increase food security and community resilience to climate change.
  • Support the modernization of agriculture and livestock production, particularly through access to climate information, digital tools, financing, and agricultural insurance.

Sectors of activity

  • Food security
  • Climate change resilience and adaptation
  • Social and economic empowerment of women and adolescent girls
  • Local development
  • Health
  • Gender equality
  • Digitalization
  • Access to financing and financial inclusion
  • Agricultural advisory services

Results and impacts

Strengthening Household Food Security and Resilience

  • From 2009 to 2013, the Women and Food Security project enabled more than 231,000 people to benefit from improved access to quality food products, particularly through the creation of 85 food security committees and 87 cereal banks. Income-generating activities, including the distribution of small ruminants and the development of market gardening sites, helped many households, primarily women, rebuild their savings and meet their needs during the 2010 and 2011 food crises. In three municipalities, agricultural yields increased by 20% to 30%, helping to improve food security and reduce poverty in the Tahoua region.

Economic Empowerment, Health, and Gender Equality

  • The DEVENIR project reached 83,830 people in 2025–2026, notably contributing to the empowerment journey of women and adolescent girls. Twenty-two Women’s Groups, Unions, and Networks (GURF) were strengthened, leading to improved organization, greater access to resources and financing, and the development of income-generating activities. The women supported through the project are increasingly involved in decision-making within their groups and are recognized in their communities for their leadership and capacity to innovate.

Modernizing Agriculture and Adapting to Climate Change

  • As part of the Support Project for the Development of Irrigated Crops and Intensification of Animal Production (PACIPA), Socodevi provided technical support for the modernization of agriculture and livestock production in six regions of Niger. This support focused in particular on integrating climate adaptation into agricultural policies, promoting resilient seeds, digitalizing agricultural advisory services, and improving access to credit and insurance for women and men producers.

Testimonials

“ I am one of the women from the Sourou ga kanou co-operative society of the Douré union supported by the Devenir Project, and I took part in several training sessions. I received training in entrepreneurship, including financial education and women’s leadership. After this training, I was able to open a small kiosk near my home, which allowed me to restart selling snacks and other products such as milk and tea. The Devenir Project gave me the opportunity to take out a loan, which helped strengthen and expand my income-generating activity and meet my family’s basic needs. ”

  • Aoua Karimou
    Participant, Devenir Project Niger (Niamey – 5th Municipal District)

“ The union, specialized in agro-food processing, grew from 50 to 154 members, enabling many women to get involved and become more autonomous. Project support helped structure the organization, access management tools, and receive training in entrepreneurship, women’s leadership and good environmental practices. Participation in the women’s entrepreneurship fair (SAFEM) increased visibility and sales, with orders reaching international markets. Financial support and the use of a mobile application secured resources and enabled the development of income-generating activities. Women can now contribute to their families’ basic needs and gain true financial independence. ”

  • Maimouna Ali
    President, Assabor Union in Niger

Projects in Niger

DEVENIR

This innovative project, implemented in Niger by Socodevi in consortium with Médecins du Monde—in a country classified as a fragile state since 2008 by the OECD and among the poorest in the world—proposes an integrated approach to improve women’s and adolescent girls’ access to health care while strengthening their economic power. Its objective: ensuring that […]
  • Funded by:
    Global Affairs Canada
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Partners

Funders

  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Global Center on Adaptation
  • World Bank

Consortium partners

  • Médecins du Monde
  • Garkua
  • International Agricultural Alliance

Contact

Niger Office
Joint Socodevi-MdM Office
Koira Kano neighbourhood, 132, Rue 134, Commune 1
Niamey, Niger

Countries where we work

Colombia

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  • Funded by:
    Global Affairs Canada
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Ukraine

Since 2008, Socodevi and its Ukrainian partners have been working to professionalize dairy and grain value chains, strengthen the co-operative movement and, since 2022, increase the resilience of rural families—particularly women and displaced people—facing war.

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Vietnam

Vietnam is a country where Socodevi has been active for more than two decades, working to strengthen the co-operative sector, improve rural livelihoods, and promote both social and economic inclusion. Projects focus on diversifying and increasing income, improving co-operative governance, supporting women’s entrepreneurship, and promoting biodiversity.

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