By Katherine Kolios | Executive Director
In October, we talked about expanding to 6 new communities in the commune of Danat. In 2023, we're doing even more than that. We've also expanded into 5 new communities in the commune of Aderbissinat including Bori, Djaberi Barka, Tchinagrof, Tchinabro and Tillia - reaching 124 additional students. These students get paired with trained mentors who help support them in school, serve as a liaison between their parents and the school admnistration, advocate for their needs, and provide them with life and practical skills training.
When I asked Hassana, RAIN's Field Agent in Aderbissinat, how she felt about the specific villages we chose to work with, she said they're exactly where RAIN needs to be. These communities have never received support from another NGO and the community members are enthusiastic and grateful that RAIN is there to work with them, in spite of the enormous challenge of reaching such isolated villages.
I just returned from my own visit to Niger where I got to visit the village of Tillia and see some of the magic for myself. The community welcomed us with a traditional celebration including camel riding, decorated donkeys, Tuareg tende music, Fulani dance, and local crafts.
The elementary school students also prepared a skit and a poem, which they performed in French, Tamasheq, and Fulfulde.
We are as excited to work with the communities of Tillia, Bori, Djaberi Barka, Tchinagrof, and Tchinabro as they are to work with us!
Thank you for your support of this project and for making this expansion possible. There is so much to do and we could not do it without you.
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