From March through July in Zinder temperatures hover between 45° and 53° Celsius, and a lack of water is a daily problem. In response to this, the ‘Au Coeur du Niger’ Association drilled a well 100 metres deep in July 2011, thanks to donations by the Swiss Cooperation in Niamey. The ‘Welcome and Education Centre’ was built in 2013 as a place where orphans and child-mothers from Zinder can find refuge. |