Social and Economic Development Guide from Arewa

The health of women in Arewa is getting worse from day to day. To avoid worse condition, some non-profit organizations in Niger help the development of physiotherapy project. Some doctors from French are sent to Arewa and they work to serve some patients who can’t afford the health care. To develop the physiotherapy project, the organizations keep recruiting some volunteers and Nigerien physiotherapist.  The project is started in Niamey and will be developed to other areas. (more…)

In Arewa, people consume cereal to fulfill their food need. Unfortunately, the agriculture of Arewa is poor; thus people sometimes lack of food. To avoid food shortage after the harvesting time, people in Arewa store some of the harvest in a warehouse. Cereal banks are built to store the cereals that people need. Two villages that have cereal bank are Gaouna and Guezanaya; these villages are located in the north of Arewa. (more…)

In Arewa, people still live in poverty. Their life is hard since they are lack of facilities such as water availability or health care. From day to day, water supply is one serious problem that needs to be fixed soon. Actually, water resources are sufficient but women need hard effort to get them. They have to walk some kilometers just to get them to fulfill their daily need. In some villages, the water pumps are damage and they need reparation. (more…)