West Africa

Footage from a camp in Mopti, Mali where people displaced by the recent conflict have fled and are now living. The United Nations' Office for Complex Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates more than 400,000 Malians have been displaced over the past year.

'What I need most' -- Salissou's story (May 31, 2012) 11-year old Salissou lives in Niger, where one in four children dies before his or her fifth birthday. Salissou, like many other children in Niger, experiences hunger on an everyday basis due to the growing global food crisis.

Report from Mangezi refugee camp on Niger border (April 22, 2012) Chris Webster from World Rapid Response Team reports on the situation in a refugee camp on the border between Niger and Mali.

Mom of five afraid for her children's future in food crisis (April 19, 2012) Karima is one of 5.5 million people affected by the crippling food crisis in Niger; her baby one of 400,000 malnourished children.

Mali refugees speak out (April 13, 2012) Up to 4,000 people have arrived to the Niger border since January, following conflict in neighboring Mali. Ayna Mohamed Moussa, mother of six, is among them.

World Vision staff visits Mali refugees (April 12, 2012) World Vision is providing access to much-needed clean water for approx. 3,500 people on the Niger border; distributing hygiene kits and water purification products; and building latrines.

Hassane's fight against malnutrition (March 15, 2012) 20-month-old Hassane is one of the many children in Niger who visited a World Vision health clinic, feeling the effects of the current West Africa.

Children's health at risk as West Africa crisis grows (December 14, 2011) This slideshow, featuring photos by World Vision's Ann Birch, shows the struggle mothers in Niger experience getting their severely malnourished children the health care they need to survive.

Background World Vision's work in Niger World Vision's work to end hunger around the world Learn more about global hunger Watch what it looks like for a community to progress from dependence on food aid to sustainability NGO accountability

Resources for journalists Listen to one man's story of his struggle to feed his cattle in Niger InterAction's new resource page on the crisis in the Sahel Story idea: "A stark portrait of what's at stake in Niger" Request photos from Niger Request interview with aid workers in Niger

More West Africa news and releases

09/26/2012	World Vision highlighted at Clinton Global Initiative for providing clean drinking water in West Africa with P&G water purification packets
09/06/2012	8 ways to talk to kids about disasters
07/17/2012	Millions in West Africa now living through permanent food crises, aid agencies say
07/17/2012	Joint Study: Ending the Everyday Emergency (PDF)
06/18/2012	Joint NGO statement on the Sahel High-Level Consultation (PDF)
06/11/2012	Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Securing and ensuring a successful Sahel Crisis Conference (PDF)
04/23/2012	Millions of people across the Sahel will be left hungry in the coming months unless multi-million dollar funding shortage for crisis response is filled, aid agencies warn
04/13/2012	World Vision staff members return to Mali; hope to resume relief and development programs soon
04/04/2012 04/02/2012 03/30/2012 03/21/2012	World Vision pulls staff out of Mali, suspends programming indefinitely World Vision concerned ECOWAS decision to impose sanctions could have broad humanitarian implications World Vision says any Mali talks must address deepening humanitarian crisis Niger communities say they will run out of food before next harvest, joint study shows
03/19/2012	In Niger, more than 6 million people face food shortages
02/29/2012	World Vision responds to refugees fleeing violence in Mali
01/18/2012	World Vision scales up response to growing food crisis in West Africa
01/10/2012	World Vision West Africa hunger statistics and emergency response
11/17/2011	Looming food crisis in West Africa, World Vision warns
09/01/2011	Escaping the hunger cycle: Pathways to resilience in the Sahel
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