WHH Niger

What WHH Niger does

WHH Niger is the Niger country office of Welthungerhilfe (Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.), one of Germany's largest private humanitarian aid organizations founded on December 14, 1962. Operating from its Country Office in Niamey since September 2018 (with a project office opened in 2012 and continuous country presence since 2005), WHH Niger coordinates integrated humanitarian and development programs across the Tillabery, Tahoua, and Diffa intervention regions. In 2024, the country office executed 11 active projects with EUR 7.4 million in allocated funding, reaching 307,000 people.

WHH Niger delivers seven core program lines: Integrated Food Security Programs (including the LANN+ rural family nutrition training), Site-specific Agriculture, Market-based Approaches (including the Food Security Standard Project), Resilience Strengthening, Civil Society Strengthening, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Climate Action. Programs are implemented through the integrated Nexus-Emergency-Development-Peace approach, linking short-term emergency relief with longer-term development, and delivered in close cooperation with local partner organizations, community structures, and government authorities. The organization explicitly does not offer technology products, APIs, or platforms — its "core technology" is programmatic methodology rather than software.

The revenue model is institutional: WHH Niger is funded through donations and grants from private donors, government agencies, UN organizations, and foundations. At the parent level, WHH received EUR 348.3 million for global project allocation in 2025 (EUR 101.5M from individual donations, EUR 293M from public funding), with major institutional donors including WFP (EUR 75M), German Federal Foreign Office (EUR 68.2M), BMZ (EUR 60.6M), USAID, ECHO, GIZ, and KfW Entwicklungsbank. The organization is politically and religiously independent, exempt from income taxes under German non-profit recognition, and governed by 27 institutional members including Bundestag political parties and major German churches. WHH is also a member of Alliance2015, a strategic European NGO network operating in 80+ countries.

Name

WHH Niger

Legal name

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V.

Website

https://niger.welthungerhilfe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WHH Niger is the Niger country office of Welthungerhilfe, a German humanitarian NGO delivering integrated food security, nutrition, WASH, agriculture, and resilience programs serving 307,000 vulnerable people across the Tillabery, Tahoua, and Diffa regions in 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

akta.pro primary industry

Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health, Population & WASH Aid Programs (BPADABAC), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Humanitarian Coordination, Information Management & Needs Assessment (BPADADAL), Climate, Environment & Natural Resource Management Aid Programs (BPADABAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Food security programs
• Nutrition intervention
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Emergency relief operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Niamey, Niamey

HQ country

Niger

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Institutional Funding: WHH Niger operates as a non-profit humanitarian organization funded through donations from private donors and institutional funders including government agencies, UN organizations, and foundations. WHH globally received €348.3 million in 2025 (€101.5 million from individual donations; €293 million from public funding).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

WHH Niger delivers humanitarian and development programs in Niger focused on food security, nutrition, water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH), site-specific agriculture, market-based economic development, resilience strengthening, and climate action. The organization operates through integrated Nexus-Emergency-Development-Peace programming, coordinating 11 current projects across Tillabery, Tahoua, and Diffa regions and reaching 307,000 people in 2024 with €7.4 million in funding.

Product overview

WHH Niger operates as the country office of Welthungerhilfe, one of Germany's largest private aid organizations. It is not a technology company but a humanitarian NGO coordinating development and emergency relief programs in Niger since 2012. The organization delivers integrated multi-sectoral programs including food security and nutrition (via LANN+ training), site-specific agriculture, market-based economic development, resilience strengthening, civil society empowerment, WASH, and climate action. Programs use an integrated Nexus-Emergency-Development-Peace approach working with local partners across Tillabery, Tahoua and Diffa regions. The organization does not offer software products, APIs, or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LANN+: Training program that empowers rural families to achieve food and nutrition security
• Food Security Standard Project

Products and services

• Integrated Food Security Programs Humanitarian and development programs strengthening food security and nutrition for vulnerable populations in Niger, implemented through integrated multi-sectoral approaches linking emergency aid with development projects.
• Site-specific Agriculture Programs Agricultural support programs helping smallholder farmers cultivate higher-yield, more nutritious crops through site-specific approaches that save natural resources while fighting hunger and poverty.
• Market-based Economic Development Economic development initiatives that enable communities to earn income from agricultural products through market access, including the Food Security Standard Project ensuring rural families' right to food.
• Resilience Strengthening Programs Projects that strengthen resilience in conflict and climate-affected countries by linking short-term emergency relief with longer-term development programs to prepare communities for future crises.
• Civil Society Strengthening Human rights-based advocacy approach that strengthens civil society at grassroots level by treating marginalized people as right holders and providing tools to demand their human right to food and secure access to land, water and seed.
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programs Programs improving access to clean water, sanitation facilities and hygiene practices for vulnerable populations in Niger.
• Climate Action Programs Climate-focused initiatives helping communities adapt to climate change effects and contribute to environmental sustainability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 307,000 people reached in Niger in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance2015coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2026Alliance2015 is a strategic and operational network of seven European NGOs (ACTED, Ayuda en Acción, CESVI, Concern Worldwide, HELVETAS, People in Need, and Welthungerhilfe). Mathias Mogge, WHH Secretary General, appointed president in 2026. The network operates in 80+ countries with 1,500+ local partners and invests over EUR 1 billion annually.
• Local Partner Organizations in NigercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWHH Niger works in close cooperation with local partner organizations in the Tillabery, Tahoua, and Diffa regions. Together with local partners, WHH develops solutions that create lasting opportunities for people and strengthen community resilience.
• 327 Local Partner Organizations (global)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHH works with 327 local partner organizations globally to develop context-specific solutions and strengthen community resilience. Partnerships emphasize local knowledge, reliable long-term collaboration, and sustained investment.
• WFP (UN World Food Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFP was WHH's largest single institutional donor in 2025, providing €75 million. WFP collaborates with WHH on food security and humanitarian assistance programs globally.
• Concern WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcern Worldwide is WHH's annual partner for the Global Hunger Index publication and a member of Alliance2015 network.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHH and FAO intensified cooperation in 2013 for joint efforts in the fight against hunger and poverty.
• GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGIZ is listed as an institutional donor and implementation partner for development cooperation programs.
• EARTH UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEARTH University's innovative educational approach prepares young people from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and other regions to contribute to sustainable development of their home communities. WHH partners for knowledge and educational collaboration.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian NGO with food security, resilience, and market-based programming in the Sahel, including Niger; comparable integrated emergency-development model and institutional donor base to WHH Niger.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): US-based humanitarian NGO with significant Niger operations focused on crisis response, health, and food security; competes for USAID/BHA, WFP, and ECHO funding in the same Sahel geographies.
• Oxfam: Large international NGO confederation with significant food security, WASH, and resilience programming in Niger; broader thematic scope but directly competes for WFP, ECHO, and BMZ funding in the same Tillabery/Tahoua/Diffa geography.
• CARE International: Major humanitarian NGO with established food security, nutrition, and WASH programming in Niger and the broader Sahel; broader portfolio than WHH Niger but directly comparable on integrated nexus programming and donor base.

Direct peers

• HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation: Swiss development NGO and Alliance2015 member focused on livelihoods, food security, and WASH in West Africa, including Niger; competes with WHH Niger for SDC, ECHO, and BMZ funding envelopes.
• ACTED: French humanitarian NGO and Alliance2015 member that implements integrated nexus programming (food security, WASH, resilience) across the Sahel, including Niger; overlaps directly with WHH Niger's thematic focus and target populations.
• People in Need: Czech-based humanitarian and development NGO and Alliance2015 member implementing food security, livelihoods, and WASH programs in fragile contexts; comparable operating model to WHH Niger with similar multi-donor institutional funding base.
• CESVI Fondazione: Italian humanitarian NGO and Alliance2015 member implementing food security, livelihoods, and climate adaptation programs across the Sahel; operates with similar multi-sectoral integrated approach as WHH Niger.
• Concern Worldwide: Ireland-based humanitarian NGO and direct Alliance2015 partner of WHH; co-publishes the Global Hunger Index and operates food security, nutrition, and WASH programs in Niger and across the Sahel, competing for the same institutional donor pool.
• Ayuda en Acción: Spanish NGO and Alliance2015 member running food security and child nutrition programs in the Sahel, including Niger; comparable in mission, donor base, and integrated rural development approach to WHH Niger.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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