Author: Rob Healy

Here’s the final word on our 2020 annual fundraising effort. This year’s campaign raised money to create Niger’s premiere training center for horticulture. The Dov Center is our most ambitious project ever with the ability to improve lives for tens of thousands of Nigerien farmers and their families. We asked you to contribute above and… Read more »

This year Eliminate Poverty NOW! focused its annual fundraiser on The Dov Center — the pre-eminent Horticultural Education location in Niamey, Niger. We described it as “The Big One” – the biggest project we’ve ever undertaken with by far the biggest impact. It will improve lives in Niger by the tens of thousands. Since last… Read more »

We’re thrilled that rural economic development has become a top priority in Niger. We’re even more thrilled to see major funders like the World Bank and Millennium Challenge Corporation pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to increase farmer profitability. It hasn’t always been this way. For years, “food security” has been the main focus in… Read more »