The Niger Scouts Association is a young organization of girls and boys that restarted its activities in 1993 before being officially acknowledged by decree N° 54/MI/AT/DAPJ/SA of March 31st 1995. Member of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) since January 1996, it shares its mission, goals and objectives. The Niger Scouts Association is a member of the great world scouting fraternity. This movement counts about 60 million young people in more than 217 countries and territories, aiming to develop the potential of young people and that places them at the heart of its pedagogy.
The Association proposes an education through action for young people, helping them to fully realize their physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible and active citizens and as members of local, national and international communities. Learning responsibility, democracy, and group living are the pillars on which the Scouting pedagogy has been based for a century.
The Association supports community development initiatives that recognize young people’s aspirations, needs and role in their local communities and their participation in the social, economic and cultural development process. The Association works for service to others and solidarity to prepare each person to make a positive contribution to society. The Association acts with respect for human dignity, the integrity of nature, peace and cooperation between peoples. The Association supports each young person in the responsibility of their development.

Niger’s participation in international and national initiatives to promote youth, particularly to preserve and increase employment, and reduce discrimination of all kinds (economic, political, social, etc.), has not had a substantial impact, especially on very vulnerable groups such as young people from minority ethnic groups1 (Kanouri (6.12%), Peulhs (7.7%), and indigenous peoples, cultural) has not made it possible to have a substantial impact, especially on the very vulnerable groups that constitute young people from minority ethnic groups1 (Kanouri (6.12%), Peulhs (7.88%), Arabs (0.40%), Toubous (0.50%), Touaregs (10.42%), Gourmantchés (0.27%), etc. ) and those in a migratory situation and at high risk of exploitation. In addition, the country is facing a deep security crisis that “feeds” on the poverty and despair of these young people linked to the lack of equitable opportunities, favouring their easy mobilization in non-state armed groups.
For the Scouts, Hope Sahel and the DJINGO Collective, increasing inclusion and diversity in national youth employment policies is an urgent priority if we are to achieve the desired changes in terms of youth empowerment and the possibility for those from ethnic minorities, including those in situations of internal mobility, to find decent and productive employment.
To address these challenges, the project proposes a two-dimensional solution:
Individual dimension: Identify and make available information on the opportunities available to them; Create frameworks that enable youth from the target groups to train themselves to be able to seize opportunities or influence the direction and implementation of these policies;
Institutional dimension: Advocate for changes in public policies, including the ESDP,
Institutional dimension: Advocate for changes in public policies such as PDES, National Youth Policy, National Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy, etc., so that they take into account the constraints of young people from ethnic minorities and those in a situation of mobility; Create the conditions for these young people to be involved in the implementation cycle of these policies
These objectives will be achieved through various lobbying and advocacy campaigns initiated and conducted by the project’s targets and targeting communities, government, religious leaders and businesses. The program has specific working methods, including having the marks be co-creators and co-implementers.