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Building Brighter Futures For Children in Niger Bring Lights, Books and Computers to Niger Women's Community Gardens in Niger Treasurer Tina Mohamed of the Iferouane S&L

Rain for the Sahel and Sahara

Org #2690
Vetted since 2009
Donate
2001
year founded
$102,072
raised on GlobalGiving
13
years fundraising
7
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars
Mission

Rain for the Sahel and Sahara (RAIN) partners with rural and nomadic people of West Africa to enable enduring livelihoods through access to education.

Projects (11)

Mentoring for At-Risk Nomadic Girls in Rural Niger
Niger / Gender Equality
Mentoring for At-Risk Nomadic Girls in Rural Niger
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Building Brighter Futures For Children in Niger
Niger / Education
Building Brighter Futures For Children in Niger
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Women's Community Gardens in Niger
Niger / Food Security
Women's Community Gardens in Niger
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Bring Lights, Books and Computers to Niger
Niger / Education
Bring Lights, Books and Computers to Niger
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Niger Emergency Food Aid Fund
Niger / Education
Niger Emergency Food Aid Fund
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School Market Gardens
Niger / Education
School Market Gardens
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Women Artisan Cooperatives in Niger
Niger / Gender Equality
Women Artisan Cooperatives in Niger
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Hunger Relief and Support for Sahel Nomads
Niger / Food Security
Hunger Relief and Support for Sahel Nomads
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Women's Community Gardens
Niger / Food Security
Women's Community Gardens
funded
Enable 50 Girls in Niger to Attend Middle School
Niger / Gender Equality
Enable 50 Girls in Niger to Attend Middle School
funded
COVID-19 Emergency AID for Rural&Nomadic Nigeriens
Niger / COVID-19
COVID-19 Emergency AID for Rural&Nomadic Nigeriens
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Project Leaders
Freya Hoffman-Terry
Freya Hoffman-Terry
Katherine Kolios
Katherine Kolios
Team
Katherine Kolios, Salifou Kountche, Freya Hoffman-Terry, Amy Warnock, Boubou Aw
Organization Information
PO Box 1503
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03802
United States
(603) 371-0676
Organization Information
PO Box 1503
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03802
United States
(603) 371-0676

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Jan 26, 2023
The Tortoise and the Hare (We're the Tortoise)
This project has been a long time coming but we are moving forward and we know, with your help, that we will get there. In 2023, the Agadez Learning Center (ALC) is hosting 54 students - the most it...
Jan 26, 2023
Life "After" the Pandemic
Over the last 3 years, you have helped to support rural and nomadic Nigeriens to stay healthy and keep putting one foot in front of the other - in spite of all the roadblocks that Covid-19 put in...
Nov 29, 2022
Extreme Weather, Rainmaking Planes, and Resilience
We’ve been talking about climate change for decades, but the impacts have never felt so real. While 80% of Niger is desert, extreme weather is leading to record-breaking floods. Between...
 
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