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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Household Survey for Evaluation of Improving Livelihoods through Integrated Water Resource Management in Niger, 2013 data were collected by Oxfam GB as part of the organisation's Global Performance Framework. Under this framework, a small number of completed or mature projects are selected at random each year for an evaluation of their impact, known as an Effectiveness Review. These data were used to evaluate the impact of the project titled 'Improving Livelihoods through Integrated Water Resource Management'. Beginning in 2008 in four communities in western Niger, the project had three specific objectives. The first goal was to contribute to the management of surface and sub-soil water sources. Secondly, the project worked directly with groups of women to support them in kitchen gardening, providing training and technical support in vegetable production. Finally, the project It also aimed to rehabilitate water sources and provide more reliable natural resources for livestock. Additional activities carried out under the project include: cash for work activities to conserve rainwater, conservation of trees and forests, establishing grain banks, organizing visits to exchange experiences between communities, and organizing peace forums to reduce conflict. The questionnaire was administered in 249 households of project participants and 450 comparison households from communities with characteristics similar to those from where the participants were selected. Quasi-experimental methods were used to evaluate the impact of the project by matching project beneficiaries with non-beneficiaries on a range of characteristics. Anonymisation: Village names have been removed and replaced with codes in random order. The following variables have been recoded so as to prevent unique cases that may allow identification of the respondents: household size (capped at 20 members), age (binned in 5-year...