Volunteering Niger! Go Volunteer Africa, the leading and largest volunteer travel organization welcomes you to Niger. Niger is one of the largest inland countries in West Africa and is historically a gateway between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
VOLUNTEERING IN NIGER
Go Volunteer Africa supports projects in rural water development, education, healthcare and sustainable agriculture. Go Volunteer Africa is looking for volunteers wish to get involved in our Community Development Initiatives through our volunteering Niger program.
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to try different roles and projects, dependent on your interests and skills. Go Volunteer Africa’s volunteer work in Niger does not require specialized skills (although these would be an advantage), and volunteers are accepted on a short-term basis all the year round.
The first few days of your placement will be orientation and adjusting to Nigerien life. After this initial period, your placement work will begin. The type of work you are involved with will be dependent on your interests, abilities, level of experience as well as your comfort levels.
Please note: Our volunteer opportunities in Niger have been put on hold because of travel restrictions. Hopefully will will open up soon. In the meantime, check out our other volunteering opportunities in Western Africa.
NIGER FAST FACTS
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. Niger is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.
Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2 (490,000 sq mi), making it the second-largest landlocked country in West Africa, after Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara Desert. The country’s predominantly Muslim population of about 24 million live mostly in clusters in the far south and west of the country. The capital and largest city is Niamey, located in Niger’s southwest corner.
Niger is one of the least developed countries in the world. It consistently ranks near the bottom in the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI); it was ranked 187th of 188 countries for 2015 and 189th out of 189 countries in the 2018 and 2019 reports. Many of the non-desert portions of the country are threatened by periodic drought and desertification.
The economy is concentrated around subsistence agriculture, with some export agriculture in the more fertile south, and export of raw materials, especially uranium ore. Niger faces serious challenges to development due to its landlocked position, desert terrain, inefficient agriculture, high fertility rates without birth control and resulting overpopulation, the poor educational level and poverty of its people, lack of infrastructure, poor healthcare, and environmental degradation.
Since independence, Nigeriens have lived under five constitutions and three periods of military rule. After the military coup in 2010, Niger became a democratic, multi-party state. A majority of the population lives in rural areas and has little access to advanced education.
- OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Niger
- CAPITAL: Niamey
- POPULATION: 24,005,475 (approx)
- LANGUAGE: French
- COUNTRY SIZE: 1,270,000 sq km
- MONEY: West African CFA franc
- DAILING CODE: +227
NIGER VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
There are currently no openings for volunteering in Niger. New volunteer projects will be announced here when available. We are not accepting volunteers at the moment for this destination and it’s not available as choice in our volunteer application form.
If you have any questions about volunteering in Niger, simply Make an inquiry here and we will guide! If you are running, know or involved with a meaningful development project in Niger that needs volunteers’ support, then Go Volunteer Africa is here to help them, visit our host volunteers page.
