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Dear friends, dear donators
 
Spring has finally come and made the last snowy patches disappear.
 
For us the spring sun was deeply symbolic for the prospective peace in the North of Niger. Some of the rebels have decommissioned their weapons. Negotiations are under way with the assistance of foreign governments. Although progress advances only slowly, we are, however, confident. The Tuareg population concerned had to wait for this moment already too long.

Annual General Meeting ENMIGRAW Swiss

Our first general meeting took place in Pfäffikon/ZH, on February 7, 2009.

It was a pleasure to personally getting to know members/donators and visitors.
ENMIGRAW Suisse’s annual report was shown in the form of a picture presentation about our work, the projects realized, as well as their costs.
After the statutory part and an interesting documentary film about Tuareg midwives, we enjoyed a relaxing evening with fine food and inspiring talks.

Home for Children – Bararan n’Gougaram
Due to the political situation, all schools in the Talak area had to be closed. Since over one year 450 Tuareg children have no possibility anymore to attend classes. Though we all know how important regular education for the future of those children is.
And it was just that reason to make it the starting point for our new project. We want to make sure that despite the instable political situation the children can attend school also in the future.
The Talak valley stretches out over 80 kilometres and the families live scattered here and there. Therefore, it is impossible for the children to cover such a distance daily and besides it is also dangerous. For this very reason we have opened our „Home for Children” in Arlit in October last year.

Sales revenues of the foodstuff provide the basis for this important project. The Tuareg families affected have launched this solution themselves with the aid of ENMIGRAW Niger. Parents also supervise the pupils and care for daily hygiene, settle small disputes and inform if something of particular importance happens.

Everybody working for this project has to be versatile and also able to perform multiple tasks. For example the chef (cook), in addition, has to supervise the personal hygiene of the boys and the cleaner provides support in the kitchen. The older children’s task is to fetch their own water daily.
 
Currently there are 38 pupils in our care. At the beginning of July the official school year is finishing and the pupils will be taken home to their families for their 3-month summer holiday.
 
All parents who have entrusted their children to our boarding school are entirely pleased. Thus, for the coming school year a rising number of pupils is expected and hence we count with successively increasing costs.

With your donation/sponsorship you can help us to cover increasing costs.
 

Well Reconstruction „Tschinsakan“

 
Thanks to your sponsoring, the sales revenues of our Photo Calendar and the support from Hunger & Thirst and the Berufsschulzentrum Radolfzell , we have been able to continue our reconstruction work of the lower part of the Tschinsakan well.
 
The well has a depth of 70 meters. The top 25 meters had already been reconstructed in April 2007.

Since the well narrows towards the bottom, workers have no choice but to individually measure and adapt the size for each single concrete ring needed for stabilisation. A difficult and most exhausting job to be done with utmost care. At such depth everything has to be secured with ropes and due to shortage of space work can only be carried out with buckets.
To this day already 6 concrete rings could be placed and the working Tuareg are grateful that the most dangerous work at the bottom of the well has so far been carried out without any incidents. We will report about the progress of the reconstruction in our forthcoming ENMIGRAW News.

Food Supply for the Schools of Intdaynawen, Mayyet and Aragh
The school management of those nomad schools has requested our support. Despite the still ongoing rebel fights those schools are still open, although the Nigerien government has stopped food supply for the school of Intdaynawen (35 pupils), Mayyet (29 pupils) and Aragh (36 pupils).

Only by ENMIGRAW’s help can those schools remain open. We have therefore decided to support them for three months with food supply that consist of basic food such as millet, rice, peas, oil, sugar, salt and dried tomatoes. Our costs will be
CHF    875.— for Intdaynawen
CHF 1'120.— for Mayyat and
CHF 1’050.— for Aragh

We think it important that the Tuareg children can stay in their local nomad schools

In the name of the Tuarag families we would like to use this opportunity to thank you warmly.
Only with your help we had been able to carry out this project!
 
 
In this spirit we wish you all a wonderful summer!
 
 
Anita, Mouhamed, Bea and Sandra