At the invitation of All-China Women's Federation, the 8-member Niger women delegation headed by Mme. FOUMAKOYE, minister of social development, population, women promotion and children protection of Niger have visited Beijing, Yinchuan and Shanghai from 16th to 27th May. ,Mme. HAMA Zeinabou and the Ambassador of Niger in Chine are among the delegation. The visit is a return-visit to the official visit of the Chinese Women's delegation in 2000, aiming to strengthen the friendship, promote the exchanges and construct the partnership between women and women's organizations of our two countries,.
　　In Beijing, Mme. Peng Peiyun, deputy Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee and president of ACWF have met the delegation and hosted a dinner for them. A working discussion is also held between the delegation and ACWF in exchanging experience on women affairs including activities for rural women fighting against the poverty. In Yinchuan, the delegation has visited some micro-credit projects of rural women; In Shanghai, they have found out the great changes taken places during last ten years, and seen the different features of development between the east and west parts of China.
　　The delegation said they had learned a lot during the visit, and were deeply impressed by the strategy that the region becoming prosperous first need to help the poor to realize the goal of prosperity to all. When they visited the women micro-credit projects in Ningxia, they were very interested in the agriculture techniques specially used in the arid area by the local women. The delegation also expressed that the visit has inspired them a lot, and they'll try to use the Chinese experiences in their respective works when they go back home so as to promote the development of Nigerian women.

The working discussion with All-China Women's Federation
First from the left: Mme. FOUMAKOYE, minister of social development, population, women promotion and children protection of Niger,
Third from the left: Mme. Feng Cui, member of the Secretariat of ACWF.