Dear donators, dear friends
Major tasks as well as smaller ones are awaiting us also next year – may we have ample strength and hope next year to do our job with passionate engagement and full of joy.
To be successful needs two things: Clear goals and the burning wish to achieve them.
move4water
The second time already we conducted the „off into the water“ event. The Fitness Center in Wetzikon (www.fzw.ch) supported our move4water activity also this year. All facilities were entirely at our disposal and in addition they sold especially labelled water bottles for ENMIGRAW Suisse.
This event showed once more the fruitful commitment resulting of an idea. We would like to use the opportunity to express our gratitude and thanks to Markus Egli and his team for their fantastic engagement. It is much appreciated!
After the Aquagym we showed a slide show about the well construction. Over tea and cakes our visitors had the opportunity to learn more about this hard work. Their interest was shown in many in-spiring discussions. Unfortunately this year we could not get as many people into the water as last year – was the weather possibly too stormy for an outing like this? Nevertheless we have been able to mark up a considerable success. By selling water bottles, Tuareg jewellery as well as by sponsors‘ support and cash donations we collected a sum of CHF. 4’810.--. This amount already secures half of the „Tilalt“ well. As usual we will keep you in the picture about this well construction.
A big „thank you“ to everybody involved!
Nomad’s Schools
That’s good news from Gougaram – we have been able to close the Home for Children and are now happily looking back at this project. More than two years ago, due to the intolerable political situation in the Talak area all nomad schools had to be closed. More than 450 Tuareg children lost their opportunity to attend school. It was a difficult situation, since we all know that education increases the future chances for success.
Therefore, ENMIGRAW Suisse in collaboration with ENMIGRAW Niger had rented a house in Arlit, in order to at least provide education to some of the pupils in the local schools of Arlit. This summer the political situation has been defused and we have been able to start teaching again in the four nomad schools. This project has once again shown that our engagement has found fertile soil and it goes without saying that we will stay in touch and continue the support for those children. We are very proud of Ibrahim Mohamed and Takini Effad (a girl). They have successfully passed the entrance examination to the College in Arlit this spring. We are excited about all further news we will surely get from „our children“.
Christmas Market at Pfäffikon
Father Christmas meant well with us this year and sent us bags full of sunshine together with temperatures above zero! No sooner had we decorated our booth than the first buyers arrived. A continual coming and going kept us busy and we were very happy about the numerous visitors. Thank you to everybody who helped fill our collection box so generously – and special thanks to Doris und Käthi who satisfied my hunger for hot chestnut.
Planning 2011
Our first priority in the new year will be the finishing of the „Tilalt“ well reconstruction. After his return in December, Mouhamed will let us have the latest news on this project.
Furthermore, we are planning the support of the Nomad’s Schools in the Talak region by providing food and ideally also school material.
The Women’s project „Tellit“ will be resumed, since we had to stop this project due to the political situation. The women transferred all their savings to our account. Thus the economical proceeds were ensured and the rebels could not get hold of them.
Unusual situations demand unusual decisions! We are looking forward to once again become more active here too, since women’s projects are always very rewarding.
For the New Year we wish all our sponsors joy and happiness!
Anita, Bea, Mouhamed and Sandra