It is often necessary to adapt to survive in a modern world, but adapting with pride in one’s cultural heritage intact can make the transition less painful and at the same time enrich the outside world.
We are now building:
A CENTER FOR NOMADIC LIFE at TAMESNA
About NIGER
Press: NEW YORK TIMES
Newsletter: 2008
Touareg Music: Tidawt American tour 2006, Concert film 2008 •
Travel to Niger: Nomad Adventures
The Art of Leslie Clark: Nomadgal.com
About Us:
TEN YEARS OF WORK
28 Cement Wells
26 Cereal Banks
5 Schools built
8 schools annual support
16 animal fodder banks
10,000 animals vaccinated
6 women's co-operatives
423 animals purchased
In search of pasture, the nomadic Touareg and Wodaabe of Niger roam the Sahara desert. Largely ignored and unassisted, they inhabit the most desolate part of a destitute country ranked the worst place on earth to be a mother or child.
The NOMAD Foundation has worked for 10 years in Niger, helping the nomads support themselves using expertise that has sustained them for centuries.
We focus on these five essentials:
These will soon be available to all nomads in one location along the annual migration route at the:
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