Health & Wellness

Our health and wellness strategy includes: nutritious daily meals, school gardens, health and hygiene learning, latrines with hand-washing stations and solar powered wells that provide clean water.

Food programs and school gardens

Food insecurity is a significant barrier to education for Nigerien children. The Remember Niger Food Program ensures that students receive at least one nutritious meal each school day, guarding against food insecurity. By making sure students are well nourished, cognitive abilities improve (based on test scores) and school attendance is higher. Simply put, students who are not hungry are better equipped to engage in learning. Remember Niger accomplishes this by supporting meal programs and gardens at our schools.

​Not only do school gardens provide food for students, they also provide a learning opportunity because the students are responsible for the gardens – learning to grow and prepare their own food.

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Youth running clubs

We added Youth Running Clubs (YRCs) as new programming in 2023. Three partner schools were trained in coaching YRCs and successfully implemented the program. The YRCs provide the space, instruction, and opportunity for students to develop positive self-esteem by understanding that every person is a child of God and is endowed with a God-given purpose. Through participation in the YRCs, each child learns and develops the skills needed to realize their life purpose. The clubs are also a great opportunity to develop youth leaders and can serve as a healing outlet for trauma. The YRCs expanded very quickly and over 700 students were participating by the end of 2023! We are excited about the ways this program is impacting students and communities.