Helping people in Niger | ASB Foreign Aid

The ASB is supporting the establishment of women’s football teams in schools in Tahoua, a city in northern Niger, opening up a sport traditionally reserved for men and boys in Niger. The project is financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sport and by ASB Germany and is implemented in partnership with ASB Austria.

The ASB supports the strengthening of the resilience of refugees, internally displaced persons and host rural communities in Mali and Niger. To this end, destroyed pastures in the desert are restored, water stations are built, shepherds are trained, animals are vaccinated and goats and animal feed are distributed for the low-yield season.

Project title: A multi-sectoral approach for strengthening rural communities in the border regions in Mali and Niger affected by years of conflict and climate change
Project region: Tahoua region, Niger and Gao, Mali
Financing: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Project volume: € 4.8 million
Project duration: 09/2022 - 12/2025

The ASB supports young people in Tilia in learning a profession and provides them with start-up capital for their own small business. The ASB supports refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities in acquiring a profession through vocational training.

Project title: Promoting youth employment in Tilia
Project region: Tahoua region, Niger
Project volume: € 1,400,000
Financing: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 30/11/2023

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The ASB contributes to the livelihood of refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities in Tahoua by distributing cash, facilitating access to clean drinking water and providing meals to school canteens.

Project title: Humanitarian aid for Malian refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities in Tahoua in the areas of cash, WASH and food security
Project region: Tahoua region, Niger
Project volume: € 4,302,173.91
Financing: Federal Foreign Office and own resources
Duration: 01/04/2020 - 31/03/2023

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Thanks to the assistance of the ASB, a deep well was created in the Tahoua region, which supplies the inhabitants with clean drinking water. This permanent availability of water reduces tensions between communities which exist due to the limited access to water up until now. Long distances to the water station are now shorter and safer for internally displaced persons, refugees and host communities. Likewise, clean drinking water can reduce diseases like cholera.

Project title: Water for social cohesion in Wilitgheriss
Project region: Tahoua region, Niger
Project volume: € 1,727,000
Financing: PATRIP Foundation (KfW Development Bank)  
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2023

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Working in the northern region of Tahoua in Niger, the ASB assists internally displaced persons, refugees and vulnerable communities in securing their livelihoods and it provides food.

Project title: Economic development of the livelihoods of refugees, displaced persons and host communities in the departments of Tilia, Tchintabaradene and Abalak in the northern region of Tahoua in Niger
Project region: Tahoua region, Niger
Project volume: $ 837,782
Financing: UNOPS – “LIVES IN DIGNITY” (European Union) and own resources
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2023

Find out more about the current project here.