Niger ranks 189 out of 193 countries in the UN’s Human Development Index.1 It is located in Africa’s Sahel region and stands today as one of the most spiritually needy areas of the world. Within the Sahel, our strategic focus countries include Chad and Niger, home to 107 unreached people groups representing more than 33 million people.2 More than 20 million people in rural Chad and Niger lack access to clean water.
Niger
NIGER BY THE NUMBERS
28.1
million
population of Niger
12.8
million
people in rural Niger lack access to clean water within a 30-minute collection trip.3
19.8
million
people in rural Niger lack access to adequate sanitation facilities.
27.6
million
people in Niger are unreached by the gospel.4
Niger
The Water Crisis in Niger
Our program targets the highly water-stressed region in rural Niger. The greatest challenges in the region include:
The daily burden of water collection
Existing water sources are widely scattered and, during the prolonged dry season, women and children spend 4-6 hours per day and travel many miles to collect water for their homes.
Finding water at depth
In most locations the groundwater table is too deep for traditional hand pumps.
Disease and poverty
Lack of clean drinking water leads to an increase in preventable diseases that can have serious health effects on children who lack access to medical care. A vicious cycle of disease, poverty, and illiteracy has crippled development. Water shortage has led to conflict, children abused while traveling long distances in search of water, internal displacement, and the spread of communicable diseases.
DO SOMETHING
Fund a Project in
Niger
Serve an entire community or school with clean and living water. Projects range in cost depending on the region, project type, and amount of people served.
OUR MISSION IN NIGER
Serving the Unreached
The Sahel region, where Niger is located, is one of the most spiritually and physically underserved areas in the world. In Niger, the Christian Church exists in the extreme minority, and believers often face persecution and isolation. Local churches are frequently overlooked by the broader community, leaving them without support or resources.
As part of addressing both spiritual and physical needs, our partners in Niger work alongside pastors and local churches to respond to the Niger water crisis. By helping provide access to clean water, we support communities in building trust, opening doors for relationships, and creating space for faith conversations in a region where hope is often scarce.
Through our Niger-focused programs, we equip pastors with evangelism training and resources to reach their communities more effectively. Local believers are empowered to lead and multiply these efforts, bringing lasting change where it’s needed most.
CLEAN & LIVING WATER IN NIGER
Our Plan
With your help, more than 210,000 people affected by the Niger water crisis will be served with access to clean and living water in our two target regions, Chad and Niger, by the end of 2028. You can make it possible to see:
520
communities gain access to clean drinking water through mechanized boreholes and piped water systems connected to community tap stands
110
tap stands constructed in schools and connected to completed systems
Local
communities trained to operate and maintain water points
60
pastors, evangelists, and local believers mobilized to participate in WASH programs as an access point to share the gospel with unreached communities
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