The first agency listed for Niger in the Non-profits, country by country is Action against Hunger UK

This is an extract from their website about their work in Niger:

Capital: Niamey
Number of inhabitants: 12 million
Size: 1,267,000 km²
Language: French 
Political regime: Parliamentary Republic
Life expectancy at birth: 45.6
Infant mortality: 156%
Literacy rate: 16.5 %
GDP per capita (in dollars, calculated according to purchasing power): 0.890
Human Development Index: 0.292 (174 out of 175) 
Population living in poverty (<$2 per day): 65.3%
Population living in absolute poverty (<$1 per day): 81.4%
Population without access to drinking water: 41%
Rate of malnutrition: 36%
Population without access to basic health services: 80%



HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT IN NIGER

* Niger ranks second lowest on the UNDP's Human Development Index 
 (see indicators above) despite having significant uranium deposits. 
 In recent years oilfields have been discovered in the north and 
 southeast of the country. 

* The harsh environmental conditions of the Sahel desert, with 
  continuous droughts, create an almost permanent state of food 
  insecurity. Less than 12% of the country's land is arable. 

* Frequent strikes in the educational and health services as a 
  result of political and social instability pose a significant
  obstacle to development. 

* The loss of competitiveness of commodities such as dates and salt  
  on the international market has reduced the already scarce    
  opportunities for trade in the country. 

* Despite the peace accord with the Tuareg armed groups at the end 
  of the 90s, there are still few international organisations that 
  are prepared to enter the Sahel desert. 

* The uncontrolled growth of some urban centres has gone hand in 
  hand with the increase in problems like prostitution and AIDS. 

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER IN NIGER

* Guarantee access to drinking water in the district. 
* Diversification of local production and improvement in 
  agricultural yield. 
* minimise the depletion of natural resources and initiate 
  reforestation. 
* Reduce dependence on imported cereals. 
* Strenghten participation in Bilma via progressive integration of 
  local structures into the programme structures. 
* Support the restructuring of the rural environment by creating and 
  supporting agricultural cooperatives. 
* Develop new lines of action such as risk prevention (improving 
  information networks and early warning systems), support to 
  populations in underprivileged sections of urban areas and the 
  fight against HIV/ AIDS. 

Emergency Objectives 

* Setting up therapeutic and supplementary feeding centres 
* Food security: Livestock support; water and sanitation programmes 

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Of course, some of these problems may feature in Area 1412 more than others (HIV/AIDS perhaps?) and Action Against Hunger may or may not already be involved in projects there.

Perhaps, the next step for the CARG might be contact the agency to find out.

Any other observations?