Unicef-The-Niger-SEJUP-program

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Niamey - River Niger. Some youngsters earn a living by taking passengers from one riverbank to the other.
Niamey - River Niger. Some youngsters earn a living by taking passengers from one riverbank  to the other.
Niamey - the Embassy District. Many young people live near a rubbish dump near the Embassy compound. Some of them are charged with keeping the dump clean , and after separating elements that can be reused they burn the rubbish. The fumes that they breathe daily are extremely harmful health-wise.
Niamey - the Embassy District. Many young people live near a rubbish dump near the Embassy compound. Some of them are charged with keeping the dump clean , and after separating elements that can be reused they burn the rubbish. The fumes that they breathe daily are extremely harmful health-wise.
Niamey - Grand Marché. A hygiene-health sensibilization session held by Unicef operators near the Grand Marché. Unicef workers intercept the street kids in their usual haunts and try to involve them in activities which will aid their re-integration into society.
Niamey - Grand Marché. A hygiene-health sensibilization session held by Unicef operators near the Grand Marché. Unicef workers intercept the street kids in their usual haunts and try to involve them in activities which will aid their re-integration into society.
Niamey - Grand Marché. M., 12 years old, listens to Ousmane, a Unicef hygiene and health operator. The Unicef workers intercept the street kids in their usual haunts and try to involve them in activities which will aid their re-integration into society.
Niamey - Grand Marché. M., 12 years old, listens to Ousmane, a Unicef hygiene and health operator. The Unicef workers intercept the street kids in their usual haunts and try to involve them in activities which will aid their re-integration into society.
Niamey - Petit Marché, another gathering place for the street kids of Niamey. Some of them meet here in the evening before going to eat at one of the many stands in the area. In Niamey a meal for 15 people costs about 2,7 €.
Niamey - Petit Marché, another gathering place for the street kids of Niamey. Some of them meet here in the evening before going to eat at one of the many stands in the area. In Niamey a meal for 15 people costs about 2,7 €.
Niamey - Petit Marché, another gathering place for the street kids of Niamey. Some of them meet here in the evening before going to eat at one of the many stands in the area. In Niamey a meal for 15 people costs about 2,7 €. - J.,17 years old, does not sleep in the street, but has been going around with this group of youngsters for about 3 years.
Niamey - Petit Marché, another gathering place for the street kids of Niamey. Some of them meet here in the evening before going to eat at one of the many stands in the area. In Niamey a meal for 15 people costs about 2,7 €. - J.,17 years old, does not sleep in the street, but has been going around with this group of youngsters for about 3 years.
Niamey - Petit Marché, another gathering place for the street kids of Niamey. Dinner is eaten on the street by the light of mobile phones. In Niamey a meal for 15 people costs about 2,7 €.
Niamey - Petit Marché, another gathering place for the street kids of Niamey. Dinner is eaten on the street by the light of mobile phones. In Niamey a meal for 15 people costs about 2,7 €.
Niger - the village of Lossa, half an hour away from Niamey. Some children at the only well in the village that provides drinking water. This well supplies a population of about 5000 people and was built thanks to the financing of the Italian NGO Bambini nel Deserto.
Niger - the village of Lossa, half an hour away from Niamey. Some children at the only well in the village that provides drinking water. This well supplies a population of about 5000 people and was built thanks to the financing of the Italian NGO Bambini nel Deserto.
Niger - the village of Dan Bako. The high fertility rate combined with false popular beliefs and lack of knowledge of the principles of hygiene also favours infantile malnutrition, especially in suburban centres.
Niger - the village of Dan Bako. The high fertility rate combined with false popular beliefs and lack of knowledge of the principles of hygiene also favours infantile malnutrition, especially in suburban centres.
Niamey - Grand Marché. T., 20 years old, a member of the group heded by Amadou, is a carpark attendant at the Grand Marché. In exchange for payment he ensures that nobody steals the cars of the market clients.
Niamey - Grand Marché. T., 20 years old, a member of the group heded by Amadou, is a carpark attendant at the Grand Marché. In exchange for payment he ensures that nobody steals the cars of the market clients.
Niamey - the juvenile detention centre and the women's prison are next door to each other. The women can work following a Unicef recovery programme. Most of them are in prison for robbery, but also for uxoricide. It can happen that some of them may be related to prisoners of the juvenile session.
Niamey - the juvenile detention centre and the women's prison are next door to each other. The women can work following a Unicef recovery programme. Most of them are in prison for robbery, but also for uxoricide. It can happen that some of them may be related to prisoners of the juvenile session.
Niamey - The juvenile detention centre and the women's prison are next door to each other. The women can work following a Unicef recovery programme. Most of them are in prison for robbery, but also for uxoricide. It can happen that some of them may be related to prisoners of the juvenile session.
Niamey - The juvenile detention centre and the women's prison are next door to each other. The women can work following a Unicef recovery programme. Most of them are in prison for robbery, but also for uxoricide. It can happen that some of them may be related to prisoners of the juvenile session.
Niger, Niamey - SEJUP centre. Inside of one of the 11 juvenile recovery centres of the country supported by Unicef. Active since 2005, the centre offers hygiene, medical and professional training services to about 40 youngsters, some of whom also have minor penal problems. The rest of the assistance programme is carried out in the juvenile detention centre.
Niger, Niamey - SEJUP centre. Inside of one of the 11 juvenile recovery centres of the country supported by Unicef. Active since 2005, the centre offers hygiene, medical and professional training services to about 40 youngsters, some of whom also have minor penal problems. The rest of the assistance programme is carried out in the juvenile detention centre.
Niger, Niamey - SEJUP centre. Inside of one of the 11 juvenile recovery centres of the country supported by Unicef. Active since 2005, the centre offers hygiene, medical and professional training services to about 40 youngsters, some of whom also have minor penal problems. The rest of the assistance programme is carried out in the juvenile detention centre.
Niger, Niamey - SEJUP centre. Inside of one of the 11 juvenile recovery centres of the country supported by Unicef. Active since 2005, the centre offers hygiene, medical and professional training services to about 40 youngsters, some of whom also have minor penal problems. The rest of the assistance programme is carried out in the juvenile detention centre.
Niger, Niamey - SEJUP centre. Inside of one of the 11 juvenile recovery centres of the country supported by Unicef. Amadou, 17 years old. he spent his first ten years in a Koranic school, then went to a state school for 2 years. Now he is part of the Unicef assistance and recovery programme for young people. His dream is to become a policeman, for the authority that the uniform would give him. Amadou is quite a difficult boy to follow.
Niger, Niamey - SEJUP centre. Inside of one of the 11 juvenile recovery centres of the country supported by Unicef.  Amadou, 17 years old. he spent his first ten years in a Koranic school, then went to a state school for 2 years. Now he is part of the Unicef assistance and recovery programme for young people. His dream is to become a policeman, for the authority that the uniform would give him. Amadou is quite a difficult boy to follow.
Niamey - the juvenile detention centre in Niamey. Most of the prisoners here have committed the crimes of robbery and rape.
Niamey - the juvenile detention centre in Niamey. Most of the prisoners here have committed the crimes of robbery and rape.