International Development

Happy World Water Day!

Happy World Water Day!

Girls from our Amman Imman Ebagueye community are playing in the pristine water gushing from their borehole, constructed in 2012 ...
Building Hope. Giving Education. Providing Opportunities. 

Building Hope. Giving Education. Providing Opportunities. 

 Families walk up to 30 miles a day searching for water. Children have little to no time for education ...
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Happy International Women's Day and a special dedication to the women I work within the context ...
A MARSH DRINK

A MARSH DRINK

A MARSH DRINK In this photo, Perri fetches water in a marsh alongside cattle and sheep. The marsh was evaporating ...
WATER IS EDUCATION

WATER IS EDUCATION

WATER IS EDUCATION Amman Imman, the organization I founded and run, is raising money to build the "Water is Education" ...
The Azawak

The Azawak

THE AZAWAK The Azawak is a vast plain, the size of Florida, expanding over Mali and Niger. Its 500,000 inhabitants—primarily ...
Doubara, Friends, and Reconstructive Surgery

Doubara, Friends, and Reconstructive Surgery

To me, this photo taken at the Noma center in Niamey, is both a heartbreaking and sweet photo. Heartbreaking because ...
Thank You, for Doubara

Thank You, for Doubara

THANK YOU, for Doubara! This photo symbolizes comradery and friendship, and I wanted to share it to extend a huge ...
Doubara NOMA

Doubara NOMA

Doubara, a nine-year old orphan from the village of Jadiri. Doubara has NOMA, or facial gangrene. I met Doubara during ...
Mother to her Brothers OR When Dreams are Lost

Mother to her Brothers OR When Dreams are Lost

Mother to her Brothers OR When Dreams are Lost: Houlaye goes to school 2 or 3 times a week, if ...
Mother to her Brothers OR When Dreams are Lost

Mother to her Brothers OR When Dreams are Lost

Mother to her Brothers OR When Dreams are Lost: Fati goes to school 2 or 3 times a week, if ...
The Human Beast of Burden

The Human Beast of Burden

And when there are no donkeys… humans become the beasts of burden. This little girl is pulling with all her ...
Donkeys and Liquid Gold

Donkeys and Liquid Gold

DONKEYS AND LIQUID GOLD: Sori, a Wodaabe Fulani woman from the Azawak, leads a team of donkeys as they pull ...
A Job for Hercules

A Job for Hercules

A JOB FOR HERCULES: In the Azawak, wells are rare and dispersed throughout the region in such a way that ...
The Water Expedition

The Water Expedition

THE WATER EXPEDITION: Zeinabou travels to a deep well of 100 meters situated at 7km (14 km round-trip) from her ...
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