Photo Update: November

The brousse being burnt down.  At the very beginning of dry season, they burn most of the brousse.   There is still enough moisture that the fire won't spread.  If they don't burn the plants now, when it becomes very dry, it could cause a huge fire.  This could potentially do a lot of damages to homes and fields.

Sunset over Danfili

One of my favorite dishes: Koombee.  Cooked, mushed leaves eaten, of course, with couscous de manioche

On the edge of town

Many of the teenagers start making bricks during dry season.  It means mixing up a big pile of mud and putting it into the mold over and over again.  They can sell the bricks at 25CFA ($1 for 20 bricks).  This is what many of the homes and buildings in Danfili are made out of.

Homemade foleré (hibiscus) juice on a beautiful Sunday morning

The flower that foleré juice is made from

My counterpart's grandson, Abdu, and I

Nyandon hanging out with Abdu (his nephew)

Fadi and I in her manioche and peanut field.  This year is the first time she has ever worked in a field.  This is how she is able to take care of her children's school fees and supplies.

Brousse of Danfili: Dry season has arrived!

Village meeting with representatives from each trade (tailors, masons, drivers, etc.)  Danfili is in the process of raising money to add classrooms to the high school so that students can finish their schooling without leaving town.  Currently, we don't have the last two grade levels so it is difficult for students to get their "Bac".  During this meeting, each group proposed the amount of money they would contribute.  It was very encouraging because even those who are relatively poor did their best to put forth their contribution.