NIGER-BURKINA FASO
April/May 2008 Update:
Distributions of the highly nutritious dried peaches and
nectarines have been taking place in Niger and Burkina Faso throughout Zabre, Yagma and Kingria where the 1,600 buckets were distributed to several hundred people in the villages.
November 2007 Update:
FTN sent 41,500 pounds of dried fruit in 1,600 buckets to the
Association Chretienne Internationale El-Shalom Atelier to
bless the hungry in Burkina Faso and Niger.
Thanks From Niger and Burkina Faso
Food Answers Desperate Prayers
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Drought and poor soil conditions make it difficult to produce sufficient amounts of food
in Niger and Burkina Faso, causing its people to be malnourished, which in turn leads to sickness and disease. FTN teamed with other relief organizations to offer food, vitamins and medicine - an important combination in helping alleviate the suffering. The result has been an incredible increase in overall health.
FTN received a letter of thanks from one of the hospitals. The letter said: "The nutrition condition is so desperate for most of the people, mainly in the outskirts of our big cities; not many can afford one meal per day and rice is a special meal. In the villages, rice is cooked only on special days. You cannot imagine the happiness on the faces of those really needy persons whenever they received the help….
"You have made a great impact in the lives of children and adult persons that maybe you will never see face to face. You've brought a spark of hope in their lives. But one thing is certain: all this is written down and one day in heaven you will be rewarded. Your gifts made more than one happy person and we still expect much from you.
"Thousands of persons lifted their eyes to the mountains asking themselves 'where will help come from?' And help came from you, from the Lord who made heaven and earth! For with God, nothing is impossible…."
2006 YEAR IN REVIEW
UPDATE: FTN blessed Niger and Burkina Faso with 129,856 pounds of food/vitamins worth $850,000.
NOVEMBER 2006
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Niger/Burkina Faso Update
Food installments save children from starvation
FTN supplied Niger and Burkina Faso with four containers of food, which were given to
schools, orphanages and hospitals where the children and those suffering most could be fed. The authorities of Niger and Burkina Faso welcomed the donations and gave the team quick access to the people. The president's wife - a Christian - came herself to help oversee some of the areas and mobilized her staff to assist in the distribution.
The group took their time handing out the food, knowing that a few installments of food instead of one large drop would offer more benefits over time. Plus it gave the team the opportunity to see the progress of those they were reaching. The operation was a success and saved many children from the brink of starvation.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
With 3.6 million people that are in critical need of food, Niger ranks 176 out of 177 as almost the poorest country in the world. In a joint effort with Global Assistance, FTN shipped four 40' containers of wheat cereal, and multi-vitamins valued at $447,000 to Agadez, Niger.