En réponse à l’extrême situation d’insécurité alimentaire dans la région de Tillaberi (Niger), ACTED a mis en œuvre une distribution de coupons et des foires alimentaires pour aider les ménages les plus vulnerables à couvrir leur besoins alimentaires. Parallèlement, des sensibilisations ont été menées sur les bonnes pratiques alimentaires et nutritionnelles.

Ce document présente le projet mis en place par ACTED pour ensuite en tirer les leçons apprises et recommandations.

This project aims at strengthening livelihoods among pastoralist households in the rural commune of Bermo, in the Maradi Region of Niger. To achieve this aim it has facilitated the formation of a pastoralist self-help group and sought to increase household resilience to drought. These full and summary reports document the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in December 2011 and January 2012 that assessed the effectiveness of the project in this regard.

Overview

Working within a four-year strategic plan, the Federation Secretariat‟s Disaster and Crisis Management (DCM) programme is making solid progress in building a more robust and flexible Federation-wide disaster management system that is aligned to the strategic aims and enabling actions of Strategy 2020.
The 2012 DCM plan is aligned to the IFRC‟s Secretary General‟s objectives and priorities (5 business lines) and includes targets based on the Secretariat‟s 2012-2013 Plan and Budget.

Executive Summary

Overview of the independent evaluation The success of malaria control efforts depends on a high level of coverage in the use of effective antimalarials such as artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). Although these antimalarials have been procured in large amounts by countries, evidence suggests that ACT use still remains far below target levels.

Abstract

This report describes the 20 best practices distilled from a recent Real Time Evaluation of EARLI, a cash for work program implemented by CRS in Niger. EARLI is a USAID/OFDA-funded food security and land recuperation project in which vulnerable households in Tillabéry and Ouallam are paid to dig half-moons that reduce erosion, regenerate natural vegetation and recuperate degraded land. The project is a response to the complex emergency in the Sahel that was triggered by shortages in the 2011 harvest, but caused by a much longer-term cycle of perpetual crises and shocks.

LEÇON 1

La sécheresse est un événement naturel récurrent dans de nombreuses régions. Les organisations humanitaires peuvent accroître leur efficacité en tenant compte de cette réalité dans leur programmation.

La sécheresse est un événement naturel récurrent dans de nombreuses régions. Les organisations humanitaires peuvent accroître leur efficacité en tenant compte de cette réalité dans leur programmation.

This briefing papers describe some of the lessons learned from two recent experience-sharing events: i) a visit to Niger (and Mali) organised by Oxfam GB and USAID for government and NGO representatives from Ethiopia, Uganda and Somaliland; and ii) the 'making rangelands secure' learning route to find effective and sustainable solutions that support the different land uses in dryland areas.

Thousands of lives and millions of pounds lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa

Lessons learnt can help prevent future disasters and save lives

Thousands of needless deaths occurred and millions of extra pounds were spent because the international community failed to take decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa, according to a new report by the international aid agencies Oxfam and Save the Children.