Our story

Remember Niger Coalition was founded by Kara VanderKamp in 2009. Two years earlier, Kara was sent to Niger by the Presbyterian Church to work as an educational consultant. She assisted community leaders and members in their efforts to start schools in their towns and cities. Inspired by her Nigerien colleagues’ vision to positively transform their communities and country through education, Kara assisted in the opening of two new primary schools. After two years in Niger, Kara saw that there were many more community leaders and members who had the desire to create high quality schools for their children.  It became clear that they would need more partners and more funding in order to make their plans a reality. Kara returned to the United States and founded Remember Niger Coalition with the help of dedicated and compassionate partners.