ENMIGRAW has been active in the north of Niger for two and a half years now. Thanks to all the generous supporters and donators we have been able to realize a remarkable number of important projects. With little money only we can show really good results! We have always respected our credo of making the Tuareg themselves the actors of their fight against poverty and improving their living conditions. This has all worked out very well.
After the well of Gougaram was finished in June 2005, we decided to finance another well. In Ani Aghr, about 50 km south of Gougaram, the Tuareg have already started the digging process. Work is in good progress. They have reached by now a level of 17m and are supposed to find water within the next few days, Inch’Allah!
Ani Aghr is meant to give drinking water for the nomads and their cattle.
The daily need of water for a family of six people is around 70 liters. In addition their animals have to be watered, which makes 20 liters for a donkey, 20 liters for a sheep and 7 liters for a goat. So imagine when water is short they have to walk for miles!
Ani Aghr is meant to give drinking water for the nomads and their cattle.
The daily need of water for a family of six people is around 70 liters. In addition their animals have to be watered, which makes 20 liters for a donkey, 20 liters for a sheep and 7 liters for a goat. So imagine when water is short they have to walk for miles!
Storehouses
The two storehouses are almost ready except for the roofs. Because of the lack of rainfalls, however, this is not of great importance. Rafters, doors and windows are there and by June everything should be finished. We have already ordered 15 tons of millet and started to put them into stock. The Tuareg families of Talak are very grateful to the fact that their food supply base will be guaranteed.
Raisha, the president of the women’s cooperative is very happy about the microcredit rise of CHF 500.- and she would live in the storehouse if she could - even without the roof!
The bundles of dried leaves from the dumpalms are ready for use and some of the mats and other twisted workpieces have come in for storage up to sale.
Unfortunately I was not able to find a solution to finance the Ambulance so far. Even a used four wheel vehicle is a very expensive thing for our association. But I shall be working on this as hard as I can!
Cornmill
We shall discuss the idea within the managing committee and I shall ask other organizations about their experience in this regard.
When we phoned lately, the women of the cooperative had a cornmill on their list of wishes. Using such a mill would save a lot of time which they could invest in activities to create more income. Grinding the daily portion of millet takes them 3-4 hours. The cornmill would be managed centralized by one person and all the families could bring their milletsacks there for the milling procedure.
So we can also give a fixed job to someone.
So we can also give a fixed job to someone.
We shall discuss the idea within the managing committee and I shall ask other organizations about their experience in this regard.
Christina, one of my schoolfriends, had her 50th birthday last month and celebrated a big party. Instead of accepting personal gifts she decided to ask her guests to support our projects.
So she collected the remarkable sum of CHF 1500.- We came together at her home for a delicious dinner to celebrate with joy this great success and talked about the old times of our schooldays.
So she collected the remarkable sum of CHF 1500.- We came together at her home for a delicious dinner to celebrate with joy this great success and talked about the old times of our schooldays.
A thousand thanks to you, dear Christina, for your exceptional idea!
All the Tuareg families of Talak thank you warmly for supporting them and I am also joining in to thank you all.
I wish you all a sunny springtime
Anita