‘Niger’ Archive

P4K money buys food for the flood victims in Libore

The wonderful P4K supporters rallied and raised over $11,000 in a week to help the people of Libore buy food for those displaced by the flooding in August.  Along with our partner Eliminate Poverty Now, over $22,000 was sent to buy bednets, medicine and bags of grain.  

An Urgent Plea To Help Those Devastated by Flooding in Libore, Niger

A plea from Pencils for Kids and our partner Eliminate Poverty Now When your friends cry out for help, how do you answer? Pencils for Kids doesn’t do disaster relief, but weeks of heavy rain in Niger have caused massive flooding. One third of the 32,000 people in the Liboré villages where we work have […]

P4K, with generous sponsorship from Superior Medical, provides training for the midwives in Libore

All this week, July 8th -13th, 2012, the midwives in Libore have been receiving training from a professional health organization in Niger, sponsored by Pencils for Kids through the generosity of Superior Medical.. It has been going very well and the women are not only getting a great education, but are being taught how to […]

Hassiatou Karimou, a P4K scholarship recipient, is the first girl to graduate from a Libore Secondary School!

Hassiatou Karimou, is the first girl to graduate from the Amadou Madougou Secondary School in Libore! She has been a recipient of the P4K Scholarship sponsored by the Burlington Rotary Club. We are very proud of her achievement and this very special milestone. This year 72 girls were awarded scholarships by Pencils for Kids and […]