Programs

OIC Niger works with women credit groups in the agriculturally productive region of Tillaberi and in the peri-urban areas outside of the capital of Niamey. OIC Niger helps strengthen the capacity of group members to manage credit revenues and provides credit counseling services for organized women’s groups. More broadly, OIC Niger offers programs in the following areas:

• Microfinance support and credit management training and assistance
• Health and agricultural financing and technical assistance
• Information education / communication training
• Community organization and technical assistance for rural and urban organizations

Since its inception, OIC Niger has helped to:

• Implement microfinance project mechanisms for urban health programs
• Implement a microfinance/health, nutrition & HIV/AIDS project for mothers and children
• Introduce community farming projects in order to encourage food security and nutritional sustenance in rural communities in Niger