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31 JANUARY - 02 FEBRUARY: VISITING NIGER
Accompanied with Mr. Pierre Casiraghi, Her son, and Mr. Francis Kasasa,
Secretary-General of AMADE Mondiale, HRH The Princess of Hanover
crossed over the country to meet the nigerien children , conducted by
Mr. Mahamadou Idrissa, Consul of Monaco in Niger.
A trip that brought Her to Niamey, Kiota and Agadez, to observe the
programs accomplished in partnership between Niger and the Principality
of Monaco, and study the needs of childhood.
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31/01 - The President of AMADE Mondiale first
went to the National Hospital of Niamey, in the presence of Niger's
First Lady, Mrs. Fati Tandja, and of the nigerien Minister of Public
Health.
She inaugurated in the Hospital the Pharmacy dedicated for Nigerien
suffering from Sickle Cell Disease; this dispensary is part of the Sickle Cell Disease program , partnership between the ALDN, the National Hospital of Niamey and AMADE Mondiale.
On this occasion, the Princess of Hanover visited the ill families and
children, stricken by this blood disorder that hurts 22% of the
nigerien people. The children who were present have testified, in front
of the members of the delegation, of the daily pains caused by this
disease.
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The Princess of Hanover also visited the Centre for children with
family problems. Supported by "Monaco Aide et Présence", this center
can take care of 20 to 30 orphans or abandoned children; it assures
them a medical and alimentary follow-up, while waiting to be placed
with a foster family.
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A visit to the land recovery site of Karey-Gourou followed. Financed by
the International Cooperation Bureau of the monacan Government, this
program aims to reduce the effects of desertification in this area of
the country and to recover agricultural lands abandoned for many years,
by giving remunerated work to 300 to 350 countrymen.
Her Royal Highness has been welcomed with great joy by many children from the village, and by Mr.
Moustapha Diallo, Chief of the Canton, as well as the leaders of the villages concerned by this project.
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At the end of the day, the Princess of Hanover exchanged Her
impressions with the members of the Nigerien Government during a
working session gathering the different Ministries involved in the
cooperation with Monaco: Ministry of Health, Environment, Promotion of
the Woman and Protection of the Child, Education... Together, they had
a chance to talk over the futur partnerships between Niger and Monaco.
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01/02 - The President of AMADE Mondiale had
the opportunity to keep on that way on the next day, and to engage with
Mr. Mamadou Tandja, President of the Republic of Niger, Mr. Hama
Amadou, Prime Minister, and Mr. Mahamane Ousmane, President of the
National Assembly.
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In the afternoon, the whole delegation went to Kiota, to visit the
Prince Albert Maternal and Childhood Centre, that takes care each year
of thousands of new-born and children suffering from malnutrition. The
Princess of Hanover met some of the children who habe been following
the cycle of nutritional rehabilitation.
Welcomed by the Sheikh
Moussa Aboubacar Hassoumi, Caliph of the Tidjane Brotherhood, Her Royal
Highness visited the school complex of Kiota, where She met many pupils
of the establishment.
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02/02
- The last day ended for the Princess of Hanover in Agadez, where She was welcomed by Mr. Abba Mallan Boucar,
Governor of the Region, and by the Sultan of Aïr, Mr. Oumarou
Ibrahim. She visited the Integrated Health Centre of Dagmanet, financed by "Monaco Aide et Présence".
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In Goffat, Her Royal Highness visited a school and the works of
protection to the banks, program supported by the International
Cooperation Bureau. After She paid a courtesy visit to the Sultan of
Aïr in Agadez, the President of AMADE left for Burundi, next step of Her trip.
Photos © Marie-Laure de Decker
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