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Category: International Development Work

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Posted onJune 17, 2019June 17, 2019AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought In this photo, taken in 2005, young Malik, Soutout, and Sadeya were digging for water in a drying seasonal marsh.  The children played and sang as we walked Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, Azawak, Current Events, People of the Azawak

Ibrahim

Ibrahim

Posted onJune 13, 2019June 13, 2019AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

Somewhere, deep in the desert, a child awaits his mother to return from a long, dangerous voyage. Food she will bring, clothes perhaps… and the love only a mother can give. How much longer must Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, Azawak, People of the Azawak

Little Shepherd Boy

Little Shepherd Boy

Posted onJune 6, 2019June 6, 2019AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

LITTLE SHEPHERD BOY: This little shepherd boy, Rijijess, was waiting his turn at a deep well to obtain water for his animals. He had already been waiting several hours, but did not seem phased by Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, Azawak

Happy World Water Day!

Posted onMarch 22, 2019March 22, 2019AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

Girls from our Amman Imman Ebagueye community are playing in the pristine water gushing from their borehole, constructed in 2012. Like in our other borehole communities, they had never seen such abundant and clean water Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, Blog, International Development Work

Building Hope. Giving Education. Providing Opportunities. 

Posted onMarch 14, 2019March 14, 2019AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

  Families walk up to 30 miles a day searching for water. Children have little to no time for education. Parents migrate to neighboring countries to look for a livelihood. The NGO Amman Imman is Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, International Development Work, NewsroomTagsDonate, education, Fundraiser, opportunity

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Posted onMarch 8, 2019March 8, 2019AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Happy International Women’s Day and a special dedication to the women I work within the context of Amman Imman. I never cease to be awed by their courage. They shower their Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, International Development WorkTagsamman imman, International Women's Day

A MARSH DRINK

Posted onJanuary 11, 2019January 11, 2019AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

A MARSH DRINK In this photo, Perri fetches water in a marsh alongside cattle and sheep. The marsh was evaporating and smelled strongly of animal feces and rot. His community is actually lucky to live Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, International Development Work

WATER IS EDUCATION

Posted onDecember 27, 2018December 27, 2018AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

WATER IS EDUCATION Amman Imman, the organization I founded and run, is raising money to build the “Water is Education” borehole. Please consider donating Image credit @rousslandion

CategoriesAmman Imman, International Development WorkTagsamman imman, Donate, education, Fundraiser, Water is Education

The Solution For Climate Change

Posted onSeptember 15, 2018September 15, 2018AuthorAriane Alzhara Kirtley

THE SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Did you know that combining girls education and family planning has recently been identified as the number one solution for curbing climate change? Women’s financial security multiplies the impact. Educated Read more…

CategoriesAmman Imman, Current Events, Reflections on Current EventsTagsclimate change, Family Planning, Girls Education

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