RED RIBBON: AISHA
Aisha is the daughter of Alhassan and Sadouan, and sister to Mouheini. I have posted several times on this family that is particularly close to my heart. They were my host family the first time I traveled to the Azawak and with their nomadic community (they have since settled into the village of Tangarwashane). Aisha’s father, Alhassan, traveled over 20 miles overnight the first night we met to find a goat to slaughter for me in the morning. Read more…
RED RIBBON: MARIAMA
In this photo, Mariama proudly displays the red ribbon that I gave to her, upon my arrival back in Tangarwashane after almost a year away. Like her other girlfriends, she came running up to me chanting “Alzhara, Alzhara”, and cheered with glee when I pulled out a red ribbon for her and the other girls. They all immediately attached the ribbons in their braided hair, creating a harmonious unison of flowing red throughout the village. Read more…
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…