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Fati Harouna, 39, is a successful rice trader in Niger supported by ACT member Brot für die Welt. In order to qualify for a micro-credit load, she had to learn how to write, read and calculate.
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Mariama Mamoudou, a worker credit commission worker, takes part in a micro-credit workshop supported by ACT member Brot für die Welt.
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Marie Ali passes fishponds walking her Zebu to a grazing pasture.
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Marie Ali bought new flip-flops for her children with her first income from a micro-credit project supported by ACT member Brot für die Welt.
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Moumouna Garraban, a fish trader in Kokomanie, Niger scales carp fish with her children and grandchildren.
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A traditional market in Kokomanie, Niger.
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A ferry boat carries passengers from Kokomanie over a branch of the Niger river to their home villages.
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A local credit commission in Niamey, Niger decides about credit applications. The commission is supported by ACT member Brot für die Welt.
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Idrissa Ali (right), 50, president of the Association des Aquaculteurs, reviews documents with his colleagues.
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Diama Hassimi separates the rice harvest from the husk in Goungo Bon, Niger. She is part of a local community development association called the Farha group.
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Members of a local community development association, called the Farha group, catch cultured carp fish.
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Goungo Bon, the administrator of the local cereal bank in Garu, Niger inspects the current supply.
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world and droughts repeatedly lead to famines. Small micro-credit loans by ACT member Brot für die Welt helped families to build sustainable livelihoods providing food and simple things like flip-flops for children.
