COOPI presence in Niger 

Since 2012, COOPI has been present in Niger, where it initially promoted nutrition and food security as two of the most important areas of its intervention and developed a strong expertise in the Tillabéry region.

As of 2015, COOPI focus shifted on the education sector in Diffa. Taking into account the displacement of people, the beneficiaries needs and its experience in Sierra Leone, COOPI also included the sectors of Protection, Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, and Non-Formal Education in its interventions.

In 2017, COOPI implemented a Food Security project, taking into account climate change in support of farmers in the Doutchi department, Dosso region.

In 2018, COOPI expertise in Protection, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support as well as its actions alongside UNHCR targeting refugees from Nigeria in Diffa, formed the basis of its intervention in the framework of the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) project. The initiative benefited asylum seekers detained in Libya, who - thanks to an agreement between UNHCR and the Government of Niger - were temporarily hosted in Niger, before leaving for a host country.

As of 2019, COOPI implemented Rapid Response Mechanisms in Primary Health, Nutrition and Health, in support of displaced persons, fleeing attacks by Non-State Armed Groups in Tillabéry and Tahoua regions.

Interventions in formal and non-formal education have continued in the regions of Diffa, Tillabéry and Tahoua, to meet the needs of children and young people and ensure their right to education, even during armed conflicts.

From 2022 onwards, COOPI has carried out RRM interventions in education, to support children of displaced persons.

Also from 2019, COOPI has implemented Disaster Preparedness interventions to respond to various crises and support local actors' first response skills and emergency capacity building.

In 2020, the development of small businesses has become another key sector to deal with the country's economic crisis in the Agadez region, especially for young people.

COOPI in Niger today

Today, Niger faces several complex humanitarian crises. In this context, COOPI collaborates with institutional partners to develop integrated multi-sectoral programmes aiming to improve access to basic services, strengthen the resilience of populations and mitigate the impact of climate crises in different parts of the country.

In the Diffa region, COOPI is primarily implementing Protection, Education in Emergency, Psychosocial support and mental health-related projects. In the north of the country - Tillabéri and Tahoua regions - COOPI adopts Rapid Response Mechanisms (RRM) to intervene in the nutrition and health sectors.

In the Maradi area, COOPI deals with mental health and offers psychosocial support, promotes primary health and implements programmes to fight against malnutrition.

In the Agadez region, COOPI actively intervenes in the areas of migration, mental health, and psychosocial support, while promoting small businesses.

In all areas, COOPI also implements disaster risk reduction programmes.