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"Hello!" in Hausa, Zarma/Fulfulde, Tamajaq and Kanuri, the languages of Niger.
News & updates
FON to tour UChicago Fossil Lab
Professor Paul Sereno has invited Friends of Niger for a special tour of the fossil lab where loads of fossils from Niger are being curated, analyzed and catelogued. We are excited to see this amazing patrimony and he is excited to meet a bunch of people who share his love of Niger. A reception for Friends of Niger members will follow the tour. There is still time to make plans and signup for this exciting event: Please join us at the lab: 3-5...
Neuf nouvelles bourses attribuées
Notre processus d’octroi de subventions devient une machine bien huilée ! Nous avons reçu 31 demandes de financement cet automne, et après avoir jugé 2 d'entre elles inéligibles, notre équipe de bénévoles intrépides a examiné les propositions restantes. Nos sincères remerciements vont aux membres de FON qui se sont portés volontaires pour cette ronde. Leur participation ajoute une réelle valeur à ce processus. Chaque volontaire...
Grants Awarded by Friends of Niger November 2023
School Benches Tessaoua / CDGES Tessaoua. $2,869 The local School Management Committee will coordinate the fabrication and installation of school table/benches to serve 160 students. Sabon Gida School Construction / Tagaz Espoir. $5,000 Two volunteers who served in Sabon Guida at different times have joined...
Appel à candidatures : répondre au plus tard le 1 septembre 2023
À toute personne intéressée : Les Amis du Niger (Friends of Niger, ou FON) est une association à but non-lucratif avec l’ objectif de promouvoir des activités qui favorisent le bien-être du Niger et surtout du peuple Nigérien. FON utilise un processus compétitif pour le financement de projets, et nous lançons actuellement un appel à projets. Notre programme d’octroi de subventions est conçu pour soutenir des projets qui...
Nigerien party !
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.
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...
ANNOUNCING 2023 grant making SCHEDULE
voir français en dessous ANNOUNCING 2023 SCHEDULE FOR GRANT MAKING. Applications must be received by March 15 or September 1 to be considered for funding. Notification of results will follow 2 months after the cutoff date. Guidelines and forms are available on this site under the tab GRANTS/LES PROJETS The grant-making program is designed to support locally identified projects which demonstrate community support, are likely to succeed...
A FABULOUS TIME WAS HAD BY ALL
(What follows is an informal article on the recent Peace Corps Niger reunion, written by a former English teacher who likes to indulge himself by writing about interesting things. And this was really interesting! Please pardon me for errors and omissions. Corrections and additions are welcome! –Gary Steele, Niger RPCV ‘66-’69) The Peace Crops Niger Reunion of August 2022 was fabulous! It was a long weekend of wonderful reminiscence,...
APPEL A CANDIDATURES DES SUBVENTIONS / CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Appel A Candidatures Des Subventions Les Amis du Niger annoncent un appel à candidatures qui se terminera le 1er septembre 2022. Grâce à nos généreux donateurs, nous sommes en mesure d’offrir de petites subventions pour soutenir les initiatives locales au Niger. Les subventions seront accordées selon un processus d’examen concurrentiel, les demandes devant être présentées d’ici le 1er septembre. ...
SEVEN GRANTS AWARDED JUNE 2022
Congratulations to the grantees and many thanks to the grant review team this round. Vounteers: John Berry, Brianne Boylan, Andrew Danzig, Tom Dechert, JoAnn Lewis, Lois Rakov, Pam White, Scott Youngstedt; FON Board members: Mary Abrams, Kelsey Andersen, John Baird, Kimberly Dixon, Alix Fedoruk, Alhassan Ali Mamadou Souna, Doug Steinberg With their hard work we reviewed 26 project proposals!! Seven projects were selected for a total of...