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Happy World Water Day - 2021! Amman Imman! Water is Life! This video was taken in 2019 during the pumping trials of the "Water is Education" borehole. The water flowed freely while we tested the pump. People came from all over to fill their jerry cans with clean water, to wash their clothes and to bathe. The children played joyfully. Sadly, the borehole had to be capped after the trial, and the water stopped. In 2021, we were able to build the water tower. We are still waiting for the construction of the faucets before the borehole can open [...]

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A Virtual Walk for Education Amman Imman is hosting a Virtual Walk for Education that began on our day of service, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  We look forward to your participation! Funds raised will support the education of boys and girls who live in the Azawak of Niger. We've made the event a virtual walk so everyone can participate. We want to get kids involved, but it's for EVERYONE to get out, get fit and have fun! You can complete it between January 18 (MLK day) and March 22 (World Water Day), and walk as much or as far [...]

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Can you help us sell pepper? Students can fundraise for the Azawak and support small family farmers of Vietnam!

Buy premium grade black pepper from Vietnam, and help the Azawak! Pepper against poverty!

Our health team is mobilizing to stop the spread. Riskouwa Tchisso Mamane, project leader for the NGO Amman Imman in Niger shares a video about our situation regarding the new coronavirus pandemic.

Niger has been hit by Covid-19. As of April 6, 2020 there were 253 cases, including 26 cured and 10 deaths. Our health team is trying to get ahead of the virus by orienting our communities to new social norms:

A Walk for Water Water and climate change - together they form the basis for the world's concern for climate change. They are inextricably linked, says UN Water, World Water Day 2020. "Adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect health and save lives. Using water more efficiently will reduce greenhouse gases. We cannot afford to wait. Everyone has a role to play." This World Water Day we offer you A Walk for Water planning guide, a step-by-step kit to put on an event in which the whole community can participate. If you would like us to set up [...]

Year of Abundance I hope you enjoyed a holiday season filled with harmony, light, and abundance… and that this carries over throughout 2020. Thank you for supporting Amman Imman in 2019, and over our 15 years of existence, whether it be financially, morally, or in any other way. I also extend extreme gratitude to our amazing board, staff, and volunteers. Amman Imman is composed of talented, persistent, hard-working individuals. They are dedicated to the point of taking huge risks and undergoing great personal sacrifice to make our work impactful. I enjoyed much of 2019 in Niger beside the people we serve, [...]