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…
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WATER IS EDUCATION
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
The Inconsistencies of Parenthood
THE INCONSISTENCIES OF PARENTHOOD: This photo depicts Salah and his youngest daughter. Salah is one of my best friends from the Azawak. He is married to the outspoken Raichatou, the leader of women in our community of Tangarwashane. Proud of his delicious cooking, he relishes making tagala (sand bread) when I visit. Like most Touareg fathers I know, he adores his children, and spends much of his time cuddling with them. He even opened part of his home to start the first school of Tangarwashane. Read more…
The Flea Infested Camp
THE FLEA INFESTED CAMP: I do not know this Touareg child’s name. But I will never forget her gorgeous smile. Nor will I ever forget the few days I spent in her camp, located deep in the middle of nowhere. Truly, her camp was lost at what seemed the end of the earth, perched in the middle of a vast expanse of low lying hills hundreds of kilometers away from anything even approaching civilization. Read more…
Red Ribbon: Mariama
RED RIBBON: MARIAMA
In this photo, three year old Mariama drinks clean water from the Tangarwashane borehole built by Amman Imman in 2007. She not only enjoys clean water, but ever since the borehole was built, she also gets to play with her older brothers and sisters that no longer undertake daylong expeditions searching for water. They have time for school and games. They can take baths year round, instead of bathing only during the one to three month rainy season. They have planted a school garden with Amman Imman’s staff, and have readily accessible food thanks to their community food bank. Read more…
Oases of Life
When I began Amman Imman twelve years ago, I could not have possibly imagined the changes that my dreams for my newfound friends would bring. I dreamt of water Read more…
Food for Everyone
In this photo, a Fulani family has come to the Ebagueye cereal bank to purchase millet at an affordable cost. The cereal bank not only provides affordable grain, but it makes the grain available at a reasonable proximity to nearby sedentary and nomadic camps and villages. Read more…
Zeinabou’s Baby
Little Zeinabou was born during the month of Ebagueye’s borehole construction. We call her our Ebagueye borehole baby. She holds in her arms another Amman Imman baby… Read more…
The Tchinadan
In this photo, a Touareg tchinadan (woman artisan), is cutting strips of dyed leather which she will then use to make a traditional leather pouch. The Touareg ethnic group is divided into many castes. Among these castes are the Inadan, or craftsmen. Read more…