Tuesday, June 9, 2015

May Photo Update

View of Mount Ngaoundal from in town 
View from the top of Mount Ngaoundal

Community members and hospital staff with the beds Alhadji Adamou (on the far left) repaired for the hospital 

The "Mother Leaders" Asta and I have been working with on maternal and child health issues. 

The high school director accepting the water filter that the A2Empowerment scholarship recipients raised money to buy for the school.
The "Hommes Dynamiques" (both experienced and newly trained) after receiving their certificates of participation.  They will also be working on maternal and child health issues.

The Mbororo family outside of Kandje (another village near Danfili) who were incredibly appreciative when we rode out to vaccinate their kids.  They fed us 3 separate meals (during a 2 hour visit) and sent me home with a chicken and big bag full of leaves to make sauce with!  The man in the white is the oldest brother, and therefore chief of their encampment.

The view of most of the encampment from the entrance.  Each grouping is for one brother and his wives and children.  Their cattle graze in the surrounding "brousse" and all of the green next to the houses is corn that will grow to be higher than the roofs in a couple months.

My adopted "postmates" who have kept me sane and are getting ready to head back to the States this summer

The chicken I was "gifted" outside of Kandje

Danfili High School staff on the last day of school

April Photo Update

"Bush Papaya" which doesn't actually taste much like papaya at all

The inside of bush papaya, or "doukoujay ladé" in Fulfulde

Some kind of starling on the outskirts of Danfili

The height of mango season.  Heading en brousse to find mangoes.  It's tough to see in the photos, but the trees are full of bright orange mangoes.

Nyandon with the loot of mangoes that him and his friend shook off the trees

Spontaneous picnic day to Lake Mbella with some friends who are high school teachers.  Msr. Ali and I practicing English with some trivial pursuit questions.

Msr. Aba roping some kid into taking him around in a pirogue right before the rain poured.

My sweet little Hawa and I

Habiba, my tailor friend who is teaching me how to sew clothes, and I

Hawa in the new outfit I made her

Alhadji Issa (my neighbor)'s kids