School Meals Programme in Niger

We are supporting a school meals programme for underprivileged children on the outskirts of Niamey, Niger.

There are over 250 children at this school, most of whom come from impoverished families. These children often come to school without any breakfast and no guarantee of food for the day.

We are also building a modern kitchen, dining area, and washroom facilities, besides providing daily nutritious meals at the school premises.

Our food programme will provide cooked meals on the premises. The school dinner will consist of rice, lentils, vegetables and meat (chicken and goat meat will be served twice a week).

£1.20 Will Provide a
Nutritious Meal to a
Child in Niger

The programme will also have a long-term impact on the education of these children. According to a research paper by the United Nations, "on empty stomachs, children become easily distracted and have problems concentrating on schoolwork.

They become better students when their bodies are well-nourished and healthy. The incentive of getting a meal also reduces absenteeism. Most significantly, performance improves, and drop-out rates decrease."

Why Niger?

Muntada Aid has been in Niger, providing healthcare, water and sanitation, livelihoods and food programmes for over a decade. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. Rising armed conflict, deteriorating security, widespread poverty and the impact of climate change pose a real threat to countries in the Central Sahel.

Rising armed conflict, deteriorating security, widespread poverty and the impact of climate change pose a real threat to Niger.

More than 10 million persons (41.8% of the population) were living in extreme poverty in 2021.
Niger is grappling with an influx of refugees fleeing conflicts in Nigeria and Mali.

As of August 31, 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had identified 294,467 refugees and almost 350,000 displaced persons in the country.