1. Water. The construction of wells in order to provide water to Wodaabe family groups and their herds which will improve health.

 

2. Education. The longer term objective is the education of the Wodaabe children. This should be possible as a direct result of the provision of water wells, enabling the Wodaabe to stay longer in one place.

 

3. Culture and Identity. To preserve the highly distinctive culture of the Wodaabe, now seriously threatened due to the recurring droughts over the past 30 years.

 

Even if the provision of wells implies a semi sedentarisation we believe that it is worthwhile to foment, as far as possible, the preservation of their traditions in order to avoid the loss of their identity.

 

 

   

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