The West Africa Food System Resilience Programme in Niger (FSRP Niger) has provided 324 women in its area of intervention with goat kits consisting of three animals per woman: one male breeding goat and two female breeding goats. The aim of this initiative is to support women's efforts to strengthen food security and the resilience of vulnerable households by supporting their productive livestock capital to enable them to cope with climatic and economic crises.
This FSRP initiative is part of a broader effort to empower women economically and strengthen household resilience in the project's target areas.
According to Mr Mahamadou Ibro, FSRP branch manager in Zinder, households in these target areas are heavily dependent on subsistence activities such as livestock farming, agriculture and, to a certain extent, small-scale trade. This goat kit support operation, which began in 2025, has enabled 324 vulnerable women to benefit from 972 breeding animals at a total cost of 48,600,000 CFA francs.
Ms Saoudé, a beneficiary of kits from the village of Dogo in the Zinder region, says, "I used to raise small ruminants, but unfortunately, for the past three years, I have had nothing. With the poor harvest, all my animals died. I was able to sell a few, but thank God, with this support from FSRP, I have been motivated, and I can guarantee that this kit will enable me to rebuild my herd."
The beneficiaries chose goats because this species is particularly prolific and therefore an effective response to the multiple needs of women in household life.
