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…
Tag: Water is Life
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…
Gushing With Life
More water celebration!!! … here, girls from our 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 before. Read more…
May The Water Flow
Anahou and Mariama are retrieving water from the Tangarwashane faucet for their family. Their lives have changed dramatically. Read more…
Heavy With Possibility
I came across this young woman while walking home after visiting a Fulani camp near Kijigari village. Read more…
WASH
Once we build a borehole in a community, we conduct WASH (water, hygiene, and sanitation) education programs, to teach children and adults alike about proper hygiene and sanitation. Read more…
Just One More Day
This woman had been waiting hours for her turn at a well over 120 meters deep. Both of her children, exhausted by the wait and heat, took a nap. Read more…