Hey! That was fun! We held our first Annual Friends of Niger Member Meeting. We are stronger when you are with us!We shared an overview of the last year and a retrospective on how much has been done since the early days. The breakouts were freewheeling and chatty. We'll share significant accomplishments in upcoming newsletters.
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...
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...
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...
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...