Friends of Niger

Month: June 2023

Nigerien party !

Posted on by Amy Wilson
July 1, 2023Greensboro NC The Nigerien diaspora are planning a night of music, dancing and culture July 1, starting at 6 p.m. The public is invited and the cost at the door is $25 per adult, children are free.Entertainment includes musicians coming from Niger.For more information please call 860-995-0033 Did you know Greensboro has the largest concentration of Nigeriens living in the US? The organizers of this event frame the purpose as...

Nine grants awarded May 2023.

Posted on by Amy Wilson
The grant review team has completed another successful round of grant reviews! Friends of Niger selected 9 projects for funding in May.  All unsuccessful applicants were given feedback about what the review team liked and what would have made their proposal more competitive.  Many thanks to our review team: Abdou Illia, Alhassan Ali, Alix (Barstow) Fedoruk, Ashley Spencer Fairleigh, Cara Greger, Douglas Steinberg, JoAnn Lewis, John...