Photo credit: USAID/Rebecca Gustafson
Caption: A young girl waits for her food disribution in the Kalfou Dabagui village, Tahoua, Niger, August 20, 2005. USAID observed CARE’s distribution of food assistance provided by the Government of Niger (GON). The distribution was taking place in coordination with the GON Cellule des Crises Alimentaires (CCA) sub-regional committee, comprised of five elected and non-elected members. All 462 households in the village were eligible to receive the food assistance, consisting of 50 kg of rice for households of 4 or fewer people and 100 kg of rice for households with 5 or more people. According to the mayor and village chiefs, households in Kalfou Dabagui lost on average approximately 60 percent of their livestock. However, the village mayor noted that crop and grazing conditions will likely be good this season if the rains continue until September.

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