Dear friends, dear donators
With spring’s entrance the first crocuses and daffodils craned their necks towards the sun. For weeks the Harmatan – a hot desert wind – has blown in the north of Niger and made many things disappear under a thin layer of dust. Mouhamed is packing his suitcases, because in April he is going to visit the Home for Children and to check the well projects.
Despite the government putsch of this February – as a result of which the military junta resumed power – the political situation in the capital was soon set at ease. Currently the „Highest Councillor for the reestablishment of the constitutional Democracy“ is in power, which makes us curiously expecting the forthcoming elections. It also makes us wonder if the new government will improve the situation of the Tuareg in the north. That is what we dearly hope for.
Annual General Meeting ENMIGRAW Suisse
In February our second general meeting took place und once again it was a pleasure to welcome many interested people. The annual report was shown in the form of a picture presentation that visually documented the progress of our projects. Most of the work lies with our partner ENMIGRAW Niger as well as Mouhamed, who masters the difficulties of a good coordination of various projects fantastically.
After watching an interesting documentary film on a traditional wedding in Niger, we enjoyed a relaxing evening with delicious food and inspiring talks.
Well Construction „Tatajarat“ in Agadez
After the disastrous flooding of last autumn, more than 30 wells in the Agadez region fell victim to the flood. Rubble, mud and waste just filled the wells. Often the traditionally built wells collapsed or the concrete rings were washed away by the water pressure.
For this reason, we decided to dig a new well, in order to guarantee clean drinking water to local families.
The region strongly depends on agriculture and therefore the well should also serve for the irrigation of several gardens.
The digging work advanced well and at a depth of 25 meters the ground water level was reached. At the moment they are fixing the concrete rings and I am convinced that we will be able to report in our next ENMIGRAW News about the completion of the well.
Well Construction „Ebargaz“ in Talak – move4water Event
After the rainy season, the region around Ebargaz appears in no time in luscious green and many different grasses and brush are considered as valuable forage. To this day the Tuareg nomades have never taken adequate advantage of this region, because the next working well is 25 kilometers away.
Thanks to the proceeds of the „move4water“ event of the Fitness Center in Wetzikon and also by your sponsoring and support we were able to start construction in December.
Despite lose sand, the digging work is advancing well. Currently a depth of 28 meters is reached and hopefully we will come upon water in about 35-38 meters depths.
Jewellery Parties
Some of our members and donators have organised jewellery parties in their circle of friends. Thanks to those extraordinary activities our association was benefited with CHF 1'265.--.
At the same time, people who were interested in our work could inform themselves about the status of our various projects.
A thousand thanks to all donators for their support. Keep it up!
Our projects are small, straightforward and tangible. Even though we pursue a path of small steps, it gives people confidence about their future. There is no time to sit back!
Help us - together with the Tuareg – to realise further projects.
In this spirit we thank you for your support and wish you all a sunny springtime.
Anita, Mouhamed, Bea and Sandra