tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92054371883901385822024-02-07T20:18:41.398-05:00Amman Imman: Water is Life Blog<b> Blog for Amman Imman: Water is Life </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673092696191446918noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-16706728218781883732016-12-30T07:30:00.000-05:002016-12-30T07:30:27.250-05:00Gifts of Change<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma";">Will you continue your support with an end of year gift and help us make 2017 another successful year for Amman Imman?</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: tahoma;">Water is a catalyst for significant change. When you give the gift of water, you open the way for better health. Women have more time for financial advancement, family responsibilities, taking care of themselves. Children can go to school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma";">As the end of the year approaches, <b>please consider a year-end gift</b><span class="m_-7543580180336201033Apple-converted-space"> </span>to help us continue bringing the gift of water to the women, children, and communities of the Azawak.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 29 we’re joining a global day of generosity, #GivingTuesday. It’s a day when you can make a big impact for Amman Imman and for the people of the Azawak.</span></div>
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<br />Amman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-89414833449730790812016-11-24T09:05:00.000-05:002016-11-26T18:38:09.836-05:00Gratitude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Amman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-58057194680957315042016-11-07T09:00:00.000-05:002016-11-07T09:00:23.628-05:00Global Giving by Women Empowers Women and Girls in the Azawak<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit;"><span style="cursor: pointer;">A</span></span>mman Imman: Water is Life</a> is partnering with <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=35132704396" href="http://www.diningforwomen.org/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Dining for Women</a>, a grassroots organization with a vision to eradicate poverty for women and girls around the world through global giving circles. This month we are their <a href="http://diningforwomen.org/progra%E2%80%A6/amman-imman-water-is-life/">featured organization</a>. Women across the country will be dining together, learning about the Azawak and helping establish the Herds for Economic Resiliency (HERds) program for the women of Tangarwashane. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">HERds contributes to a woman's financial autonomy and better nutrition for their families by helping to re-establish livestock herds.</span></div>
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<br />Amman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-51641631190105155402016-10-11T15:37:00.000-04:002016-10-13T00:12:24.167-04:00Amman Imman combats Rift Valley FeverOur Amman Imman health team is on the front lines fighting the Rift Valley Fever epidemic, which has already taken the lives of over 20 people in the northern Tahoua region. Outbreaks of RVF, a highly infectious viral disease, emerged in the Tahoua region in late August and has since spread to villages across the Azawak.<br />
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Our nurses Hadiza, Hachim, and Riskoua, are helping to treat infected individuals. They are also holding education classes to help prevent the spread of the disease which is transmitted through cattle and mosquitoes. <br />
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<b>Thank you to all our supporters who are helping us keep our team in our communities as they provide essential life enhancing services! </b><br />
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Learn more about the Rift Valley Fever on the WHO website: <a href="http://www.who.int/csr/don/29-september-2016-rift-valley-fever-niger/en/" target="_blank">Rift Valley Fever in Niger</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Spring 2016 edition of the Yale Public Health Magazine spotlights Yale alumni Ariane Kirtley, Amman Imman's founder and director. Ariane earned a bachelors degree in anthropology at Yale and an M.P.H. at the Yale School of Public Health in 2004. She first visited the Azawak as a Fulbright scholar in 2005, and went on to establish Amman Imman: Water is Life in 2006. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ariane Kirtley<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.24px; line-height: 19.32px;"> grew up in remote villages across West Africa, including the Republic of Niger. The French-American daughter of National Geographic photojournalists, she bonded completely with the people in her villages. </span></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.24px; line-height: 19.32px;">"I didn't have any friends who weren't African so to me, I was African," she said. </span>Her unusual childhood included a best friend, Julia, a gorilla that was being rehabilitated in Gambia to be returned to the wild. It was only when Kirtley grew older that she recognized the many needs and challenges her African “family” faced, and she decided, “I wanted to grow up and help the people who had helped raise me.”</span></blockquote>
<b>Read the full article, pages 36-39, <a href="http://www.pageturnpro.com/Yale-School-of-Public-Health/73936-Yale-Public-Health--Spring-2016/index.html#38" target="_blank">here</a>.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Through a new grant from <span class="Hyperlink0"><a href="http://diningforwomen.org/"><span style="color: blue;">Dining for Women</span></a></span>, Amman Imman is launching the <span lang="DE">“</span>Herds for Economic Resiliency Program”(HERds) for the community of Tangarwashane in the Azawak region of Niger, The initiative contributes to a women’s financial autonomy, enabling them to raise healthier families and combat malnutrition. A long-term goal of the program is to help establish healthy-abundant herds that will provide enough income for the women to consistently access health care and provide school fees for all their children. The program builds on two other HERds programs started by Amman Imman in the nearby communities of Couloubade and Ebagueye, which fostered a recipient women's financial <span lang="ES-TRAD">independence.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">HERds offers the most vulnerable women in Tangarwashane a chance to become economically resilient by loaning participants a personal herd of two goats or one cow, providing readily-available nutritious fodder at low cost, free veterinary care,<span style="color: red;"> </span>and training in best practice animal <span style="color: windowtext;">husbandry. Without</span> an accessible method to bank money, livestock are the most reliable way for women to store <span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">“</span>cash” for future and/or emergency needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The program aims to help women raise healthier families, especially to combat chronic malnutrition among their children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the Azawak region, in particular Tangarwashane, populations traditionally depend on livestock for their livelihoods. Dwindling rainfall and desertification over the last 15 years, killed off livestock and left families in dire poverty. Without ready access to water, food, healthcare, or money, the populations struggle to survive. The Azawak is the least developed region in all of Niger, a country where one out of five children dies before age five—one of the highest rates of child mortality in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">HERds builds on Amman Imman’s ongoing development work in the Azawak, which began with drilling borehole wells—sustainable sources of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amman Imman, as the sole organization committed to working in this region, saw a need to expand programs after the implementation of the boreholes in order to address the many imminent needs of the people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amman Imman now supports their communities through food security programs, income-generation projects, health, education, and women’s empowerment activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The HERds program in Tangarwashane will offer:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Prior to loaning animals, our staff will tag livestock and a veterinarian will administer deworming, vaccinations and conduct a health check.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A veterinarian will also do periodic animal health checks when deemed necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of the loaning term, the mothers are given to another group of beneficiaries. However, any offspring produced during the loaned period become property of the women to start their own herd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should our primary livestock become unfit for the program, they will be retired, offered for sale, and funds used to repurchase new mothers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Income personally earned from the livestock, generally from the production of milk and butter or selling of animals, in particular male offspring, will provide women with income to purchase food, clothes, medicine, and pay for their children’s school materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most importantly, women will be active contributors to their own <span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">financial </span>well-being, greatly reducing their vulnerability when their husbands migrate.</span></div>
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Amman Imman continued to build resiliency among our communities in 2015, with a special focus on food security, revenue generation, and health projects. We are particularly proud of our new health extensions program, which currently serves 13,000 people.</span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673092696191446918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-53277222807080348922015-10-28T12:56:00.000-04:002015-11-03T22:13:59.046-05:00Amman Imman Villages: Join the Journey<span id="docs-internal-guid-063af94f-af45-bb19-b9ce-68f9f0641ca8"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wRobJk3vyZkC_z1RLTkR2fNxr7aECcqkDgDPX9TTYKa5M-pERMhAq-5VhpGxhfTijkHpeZ4uqyVOKijJ5MYHqYmJ5iC6GrN1DvXOh5Ntax5MHwjbWAcW5y6gj05KqynnnHI5t8w" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" /></span></span><br />
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Have you heard the saying that someone was <i>“in the right place at the right time”</i>? Well, in simple terms, that is exactly how <a href="http://wellsofloveblog.ammanimman.org/p/what-is-amman-imman.html" target="_blank">Amman Imman: Water is Life (AI)</a> began. The story of the organization’s founding is truly inspiring, and the impact that it has had globally since its inception is remarkable.<br />
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It has been quite a journey to say the least, and we want to share it with you. None of our work would be possible without the support of our followers. So we hope you will join us as we embark on a special blog series, where we will dive into deep discussions revealing the unique cultures of our African communities and the advances made in each community thus far.<br />
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To our consistent followers, we hope that by tuning into this blog series you will feel even more connected with our communities and projects than you do at this very moment. To those of you just joining our efforts, prepare yourselves for what we know will be a heartfelt and inspiring ride. It is our hope that all of you will find encouragement through this series, and that you are reminded of the incredible difference your support is making in the lives of AI’s African communities.<br />
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Please join us on the last Wednesday of every month from now until Spring 2016 as we uncover the complete story of Amman Imman’s journey as a humanitarian nonprofit organization. As aforementioned, in each blog post we’ll be exploring AI’s African communities individually, telling stories of the locals that have been shared with us during our time in the field. We’ll cover success stories and explain advancements made in each community, as well as outline what is to be expected in the future. At the end of each post we’ll highlight what the upcoming post will cover, as is done below.<br />
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With such diversity across our communities, and so many ongoing projects, this blog series is a big task, but we’re happy to tackle this challenge for you, our dedicated supporters. It is because of you that over 100,000 lives have been saved in the Azawak. Imagine what the future will hold. So please join us in our celebration of what has already happened and what is to come.<br />
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We will jump start this series in this post by briefly describing the founding of Amman Imman: Water is Life, for those who are unfamiliar with the story. After all, it is only proper to start a journey at its beginning.<br />
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Amman Imman was founded in 2006 by Ariane Kirtley, a young scholar at the time. Ariane happened to be in the right place at exactly the right time. That place was West Africa, where she was conducting research for her Fulbright. Her research assistant was from the Azawak region – a region completely unfamiliar to Ariane at the time - and he begged Ariane to visit his community to see the devastating water crisis his people were facing.<br />
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While she received an honored greeting, she was appalled not only by the obvious water crisis, but also the extremely poor living conditions and intense lack of health care throughout the region. Ariane was distraught, and downright worried about the future of these communities and their rich cultures. Sadly, mortality was commonplace in this region. <b>Ariane’s mindset was, and always has been, if a culture is allowed to disappear through neglect or oppression, humanity will lose an irreplaceable treasure.</b> And so Amman Imman was born, and our team has worked tirelessly to empower and preserve Africa’s vulnerable indigenous peoples. Over the years, AI has flourished, and Ariane has grown from a young scholar to one of the world’s top humanitarians. You can learn more about Ariane and AI’s creation <a href="http://wellsofloveblog.ammanimman.org/2006/11/montessori-students-reach-out-to.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Initially serving only one community with the construction of a single borehole, Amman Imman has built five boreholes in the Azawak plains of Niger, providing a safe and secure water source to five communities, as well as nomads from outlier regions. The five communities benefiting directly from AI’s work are Tangarwashane, Tchinwangari, Kijigari, Ebagueye, and Couloubade. Amman Imman has a vision to expand into more communities and help all 500,000 people in the Azawak. It is only with your help that this will be possible.<br />
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One of the most meaningful facets of Amman Imman’s work is that it is literally preserving the rich cultures found in the African communities that it works with. Two cultures dominate AI’s African communities – Tuareg and Wodaabe Fulani. Amongst the roughly 7.3 billion people that walk the earth today, there are estimated to be only about six million Fulani peoples and one million Tuareg peoples. Considering this, AI’s dedication to saving the lives of the over half a million Tuareg and Fulani peoples in the Azawak is truly a necessary commitment.<br />
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<b>Tune in on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 </b>to learn more about the Tuareg and Fulani cultures. We’ll share details about specific cultural traditions, fascinating rites of passage, captivating folklore, and more.<br />
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event with American students and families. “A Walk for Water” on May 16, 2015
was one of Her Excellency’s first public appearances since she established her
office the week prior at the Nigerien embassy in Washington DC. Alphadi, famous
Nigerien fashion designer known as the “Magician of the Desert”, accompanied
Her Excellency. The event raises funds to benefit Niger’s most vulnerable
populations. It links students of the global north and the global south,
offering a hand of friendship to Muslim populations in danger of falling under
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about 200 people, “A Walk for Water” was co-sponsored by nonprofit Amman Imman
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in Silver Spring, hosts Walk for Water events annually in collaboration with
the many schools with which it partners. The grassroots organization is one of
the only humanitarian groups working in the Azawak Valley, a region the size of
Florida that straddles Mali and Niger. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the past decade, a severe and lengthening
drought, extreme poverty, and growing insecurity has continued to erode
communities in the Azawak, one of West Africa’s most inaccessible and
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events symbolize the long journeys—up to 35 miles daily for some—that many
children in the Azawak have had to take to find water for their families. Since
2006, Amman Imman has drilled<span style="color: black;"> five</span> sustainable
sources of clean water called borehole wells in Niger. The organization also
works with villages to lead other essential development activities, such as
setting up cereal banks and community gardens, managing vaccination campaigns,
distributing mosquito nets, providing school supplies, <span style="color: black;">building
community stores,</span> and offering food aid and training in a variety of relevant
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edition of “A Walk for Water” was framed by an African cultural festival with
live music <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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from <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;">Africa and hands-on activities. Participants had the unique
experience of visiting a nomad’s tent and sipping Tuareg tea. They heard the
sound of the tende, a traditional Tuareg drum played by women. Children wrote
their names in the ancient alphabet of Tiffinagh and made friendship bracelets
for the children of the Azawak. Festival go-ers visited the marketplace where
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<span style="color: #352824; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Ambassador Alidou emphasized the students’ impact,
“For us it is an honor to be with you again celebrating another year of
solidarity with the people of Niger. Water is about life. So you can imagine
what you give to so many people through the work that Amman Imman does in
Niger. Each time that you see youth reaching out to other youth…it is very,
very powerful -- we know that peace is going to sink in across the rivers,
across the desert, and across the ocean.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Niger, also <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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attended the event as the keynote speaker. Ms. Kirtley encouraged
the students to continue developing their compassion and leadership because the
word needs them: “You are powerful…Not only do you save lives, you also bring
peace….Children in the Azawak understand that students in America care about
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that’s a huge powerful message
in this time when extremism undermines the security of so many nations.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Although
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett who was scheduled to attend the event
could not be there, his proclamation declaring May 16 “A Walk for Water Day” in
Montgomery County was read. “I urge our residents to learn about the suffering
caused by water scarcity and the efforts to alleviate that condition,” proclaimed
Mr. Leggett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Poet/educator <a href="http://www.onenessfamilyschool.org/about-school/our-team/founder-head-school">Andrew
Kutt</a> sang his hit, “<a href="https://youtu.be/Dp_knvG6JRc">May the Water
Flow</a>” written for the people of the Azawak. Singer/songwriter <a href="http://www.lucybillings.com/">Lucy Billings</a> traveled from Tennessee
to sing “Carry the Water”, highlighting the plight of women and girls
worldwide. Ghanian Michael Kweku Owusu of <a href="http://drummingupfrompoverty.weebly.com/">Drumming Up From Poverty</a> lead
a drum circle. Other partners included the <a href="http://www.ymcadc.org/index.cfm">YMCA of Metropolitan Washington</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-11802186565105721302015-04-22T14:37:00.002-04:002015-12-11T14:14:15.329-05:00International Humanitarian Inspires Youth to Take Compassionate Action <span class="im" style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><i>For Immediate Release: April 22, 2015. </i></span><br />
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<span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><i>Contact: Debra Kahn, Amman Imman: Water is Life Associate Director, <a href="tel:240-418-1143" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12404181143">240-418-1143</a>,<a href="mailto:debbie@ammanimman.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">debbie@ammanimman.org</a></i></span> <span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><b>International Humanitarian Inspires Youth to Take Compassionate Action</b><br /><br /><b>~ Amman Imman’s Founder Ariane Kirtley speaks at John F. Kennedy High School ~</b></span><br />
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<span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">Who: </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://ammanimman.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Amman Imman: Water is Life’s</a> Founder and Executive Director </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/Who_We_Are/who_board.html#ariane">Ariane Kirtley</a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> is in the Washington, DC area, just back from Niger, the poorest nation on Earth, and also </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">a theater of regional struggle against the rise of Islamist radicalization.</span></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">What:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> Kirtley will address students and parents from the </span></strong><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/kennedyhs/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">John F. Kennedy High School </a></span><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">in Silver Spring, MD and other Montgomery County schools on the organization’s work in rural Niger, and how they can take a role as global citizens around critical issues like water scarcity and fostering friendships between diverse cultures. She will talk about what students can personally do to make a difference by participating in the the </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">2015 </span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://ammanimman.org/walk" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">A Walk for Water</a></span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">, Amman Imman’s signature fundraising </span></strong><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">and awareness event in the Washington, DC metro area that will be held at John F. Kennedy High School on May 16.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">Ariane Kirtley</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> is also available for media interviews and features on such topics as: African development, combatting extremism, climate change, water, Boko Haram, roles of women in the Sahel, women’s entrepreneurship, choosing the humanitarian lifestyle, educating American schoolchildren about other cultures, and leading an international NGO. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">2015 </span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">A Walk for Water</span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">is on </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">Saturday, May 16th, 10:00am-2:00pm</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> at John F. Kennedy High School. The event commences with an Opening Ceremony that includes AI’s Founder and Executive Director </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">Ariane Alzhara Kirtley</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> as keynote speaker, Montgomery County Executive </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">Ike Legget</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">t</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> as special guest speaker, and John F. Kennedy High School Principal </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt;">Joe L. Rubens</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> as our host. There will be an interactive cultural festival, highlighting the cultures that Amman Imman serves and the issue of </span></strong><strong style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">water scarcity, that features hands-on activities, food, live music from West Africa, traditional crafts and jewelry for purchase, and live demonstrations for the whole family. During the festival people gather to begin the 5K walk that symbolizes the 35 mile trek children living in the Azawak of West Africa travel to bring water home to their families.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beginning on April 10, 2015, well-known international humanitarian Ariane Kirtley will be available in the USA for interviews or feature stories in all media. She arrives in the Washington DC area just back from Niger, the poorest nation on Earth, and also a theater of regional struggle against the rise of Islamist radicalization.</span></div>
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<br />Amman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-38674821958966441562015-02-17T23:52:00.002-05:002015-02-22T09:55:55.239-05:00Amman Imman's Charter of Values<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJOUg_zD13PpVjabiM1jo831f6_HSlrO0pREcC1gWW4tSLS5llEHukHaMezd-C7_FgdqqT1BGFyQDe42NF0OCVOjES_IPm06gAeZiIoKZiTp8Sto2404l7HsVtIjjXlE4J4S3Mvlv18Eo/s1600/Azawak+14-15.002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJOUg_zD13PpVjabiM1jo831f6_HSlrO0pREcC1gWW4tSLS5llEHukHaMezd-C7_FgdqqT1BGFyQDe42NF0OCVOjES_IPm06gAeZiIoKZiTp8Sto2404l7HsVtIjjXlE4J4S3Mvlv18Eo/s1600/Azawak+14-15.002.jpg" height="320" width="211" /></a><br />
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Amman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-79349414245312149532014-12-20T08:50:00.000-05:002018-04-24T17:25:05.902-04:00Tanamert wooley! Thank you very much! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As 2014 draws to a close, we wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season, and send you a message from our Azawak communities:</div>
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We could not continue helping the children and families in the Azawak without your support and precious contributions. You cannot imagine how grateful our Amman Imman team and communities are for your love and compassion. Contributions like yours have helped us enjoy a fulfilling year in the Azawak, where we continue to witness our communities grow and prosper thanks to ongoing projects, and various new activities. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Filling empty bellies</b><br />
At the beginning of the year, many of our families cried out for help to feed their children. While their borehole provides them with plentiful water, grain prices continue to skyrocket due to perpetual and ongoing drought. Hunger has become a primary cause of desperation. We helped as we could by providing affordable grain to the poorest. Thanks to the Tangarwashane, Couloubade, and Ebagueye cereal banks, children went to school bellies filled, and eager to use their new school books in their new school room provided by Amman Imman. Profits from the cereal bank are used to purchase additional grain, to counter the cycle of hunger.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Empowering women</b><br />
With happier and healthier children, women could focus on other activities. For instance, women felt empowered by our various skills training programs, including sewing, management training, and literacy and counting. Many of our most vulnerable women felt much more financially secure thanks to our goat project, the artisan cooperative, and new jobs provided by the boutique, fodder and cereal banks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Developing communities</b><br />
Our boreholes continue to provide amazing relief, where children are generally much healthier, and everyone has more time to work, go to school, and enjoy a higher quality of life. We are training several young men from our communities over two years to become professional borehole mechanics. Our goal is to not only help improve the skills of men and women, but also to increase the autonomy of our communities as they become their own experts. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Protection from malaria</b><br />
Our mosquito net project was very popular. In Ebagueye alone, parents reported a significant decrease in malaria related illness. Whereas in previous years, the village chief traveled to Abalak almost daily during the rainy season to take children for emergency care to the clinic, this year he only made occasional trips to the clinic, as malaria-related sickness dropped considerably. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Working towards resiliency</b><br />
Our communities are extraordinarily grateful for all our projects, including gardening, latrines, mosquito nets, boutiques, grain mills, and more. While there is still a lot of work to be done, our activities bring them one step closer to vibrancy and resiliency, and changes their lives for the better.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Plans for 2015</b><br />
We are excited to launch the New Year with our new nomadic heath clinic for all our communities, and we hope to build a borehole in a new community before the end of 2015. We want to increase our work with children in the Azawak and students around the world, as we recognize their tremendous potential as the true long-term change makers for the Azawak. We’ll be excited to keep sharing our progress with you throughout next year!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">With wishes of love and peace, and extreme gratitude, </span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Ariane, the entire Amman Imman team, and our Azawak communities</span></h3>
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the negative<span style="color: black;"> things going on in the world as of late,
this holiday season is a perfect time to focus on the good. <a href="http://www.givingtuesday.org/" target="_blank">#GivingTuesday</a> comes right on the heels of Thanksgiving and its subsequent consumer-based
holidays, and I hope that everyone gives a donation, no matter how small, to an
organization that does something great for the world.</span></span><br />
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want to give a shout out to smaller non-profits for all of the work that they
do. </b>If you were to ask any person on the street to list a few of the
non-profits they are aware of, these non-profits probably wouldn’t be on their
list. However, we cannot ignore the fact that these organizations do necessary
and selfless things for the world, regardless of their size and scope.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">The
inevitable fact is that no matter how big or how well-known a non-profit may
be, it cannot do everything. It cannot save everyone. It may have a hefty and
inspiring mission statement, but there are some things that they cannot and
will not do. That is why I am choosing to donate money to the small non-profit
that I volunteer with as a blog writer, </span><a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Amman Imman: Water is Life</span></a><span style="color: black;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When
Ariane Kirtley, our founder, was doing research in West Africa, she was made
aware</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of a devastating situation. There is a region called the Azawak, situated
in both Niger and Mali, that is so water-deprived that the inhabitants had to
walk up to 30 miles every day just to find water, many times not finding any.
Global warming has also taken its toll on the region, making the rainy season
shorter than it has ever been before. Not to mention, any water available to
the people of the Azawak was severely contaminated. However, there is a
significantly-sized aquifer underneath the region that is able to provide a
clean and permanent water source to these peoples. Ariane knew that this issue
was the responsibility of developmental organizations and the government, so she reached
out and asked for help.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These
organizations, the ones that any person could list off if they were asked what
non-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">profits they knew about, were unable to provide assistance. They said the
area was too poor and remote, that there was no infrastructure, that it was too
dangerous. This is not to say that these organizations should be scorned or
that what they can do is any less deserving of our awe and respect. It is
simply a matter of fact that no organization can do it all. So Ariane founded
Amman Imman, and our focus is specifically in the Azawak region. We have
constructed a several boreholes, and we have remained in the area to provide
programs that lead to stability in health, education, and food levels. We have
built personal relationships with the people we help. The people of the Azawak
are receiving the time and dedication of Amman Imman that could not have been
provided for them by a bigger non-profit.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps one
of the inspiring parts about Amman Imman is that many of our donors and
fundraisers are young children. The education that we provide works both<span style="color: black;"> ways: we educate the people of the Azawak in the ways they
can sustain themselves, and we educate the more fortunate to become what we
call “heroes of compassion.” We are teaching values that we believe will result
in a more global society, while also inspiring young people to reach out and
help their brothers and sisters who are less fortunate than themselves.
Although our non-profit is small, I couldn’t be any prouder to volunteer for
them. I know my small part is relief to them, because it allows the more
central members to focus on the more imperative tasks in order to achieve our
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annual "A Walk for Water" engages students as<br />
Heroes of Compassion who reach out and help.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>So
I ask all givers to really reflect upon which organizations they will be
donating to on #GivingTuesday</b>, and hopefully for the rest of their lives. We
should absolutely support big non-profits that we know make a large difference,
but we should also think of the little guys. They take on the tasks that nobody
can, and they focus on that task until they can bring it to fruition. It
doesn’t matter if they are providing water to poverty-stricken people of
Africa, or simply building wheelchairs for those who can’t afford to buy one.
Their smaller task is just as important as the larger tasks that are already
receiving significant funding, and they need our support. Find a non-profit
that aims to do something you can really get behind, and donate. Your donation
will go a long way.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>To learn
more about Amman Imman: Water is Life visit <span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/" target="_blank">here</a></span>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you consider joining the movement by <a _fcksavedurl="https://www.ammanimman.org/donate" href="https://www.ammanimman.org/donate" target="_blank">contributing to our </a><a _fcksavedurl="https://www.ammanimman.org/donate" href="https://www.ammanimman.org/donate" style="line-height: 1.15;" target="_blank">work in the Azawak</a><span style="line-height: 1.15;">, I want to continue sharing all the life enhancing activities that we accomplished this past year with you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Along with helping to supply affordable food and grow skills through vocational training, we<span style="line-height: 1.15;"> strived to help improve the lives of the men, children and women in various other ways, as well as increase their job opportunities and revenue. </span><b style="color: #003399; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">The Ebagueye miller has been trained to use the machines. <br />Income is divided into three: the miller makes <br />a third of the profits, a third goes into maintenance, <br />and the rest goes to support the women's cooperative.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Women and girls in particular rejoiced upon the arrival of the Ebagueye and Couloubade grain mills, which transform grain into flour. The women and girls used to spend over two and a half hours pounding their<span style="line-height: 1.15;"> grain every single day! Now, all they have to do is take their grain to the miller, and in less than a half hour, they can prepare a nice meal for their entire family. The miller himself is also proud to have a paying job for the first time, as he makes a profit selling his services. </span><b style="color: #003399; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Similar to the community store we built in Ebagueye last year, we built Couloubade a community store. Parents are relieved to be able to purchase shoes, cloth, sugar, pasta, matches and other items nearby rather than walking over ten miles round-trip for such goods. The two women that run the boutique are excited to make $20 a month each, as they increase their economic autonomy. The boutique in Ebagueye is growing, and the boutique managers have set aside money to build an extension to provide additional goods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The children and women of Ebagueye were excited to learn how to garden with Adam, our professional gardener from the Kijigari borehole community. They have begun growing potatoes, carrots, zucchini, pumpkin, watermelon, and other seasonal vegetables. We also planted mango, papaya, and other fruit bearing trees, including a fruit called the “desert apple” in all our communities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In my next installment, I’ll tell you about our women’s livestock project in Ebagueye and Couloubade, which has had a tremendous impact on the economic security of our women! </span></div>
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Amman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-63108945207765761672014-09-18T11:47:00.000-04:002014-09-20T12:12:18.447-04:00Their indomitable spirit enduresDear Friends of the Azawak,<br />
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It has been quite a while since I've shared an update with you, and I'm excited to let you know that Amman Imman has enjoyed a fruitful year accomplishing numerous impactful projects in our borehole communities.<br />
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While most have met with great success, a few have suffered from the devastating consequences of recent violent storms, including high winds and flash floods -- which have caused great damage across Niger as well as in our communities. <b>In our villages alone, these storms destroyed over 100 homes and killed thousands of animals.</b><br />
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As always, our villagers maintain a positive outlook despite the hardship they endure. Their response has been “Thanks be to God, no one was killed. Only the material has been lost.”<br />
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<b>We hope to help them rebuild their villages.</b> <a href="https://ammanimman.org/Get_Involved/donate_2.html" target="_blank">Your donation today</a> will go towards these efforts! In the upcoming weeks, I will be sending you a series of updates to tell you more about our activities, which include food help, education support, vocational training, livestock projects, and more.<br />
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I also wanted to share the inspiring story of <b>Christina Lange</b>, who is raising money and awareness for Amman Imman during her bike trek across America with her friend Marcus. You can visit their blog, <a href="http://vagabonditinerary.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">A Vagabond's Itinerary</a>, like the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vagabonditinerary" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> about their journey and contribute on <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/vagabond-itinerary-two" target="_blank">Christina's fundraising page</a>. Go Christina! <br />
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Yours for the Azawak, <br />
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ArianeAmman Immanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180342607816425590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205437188390138582.post-23381631302033492252014-07-14T22:00:00.000-04:002014-09-18T09:32:25.184-04:00Journey Across the United States with Christina Lange and Amman Imman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">UPDATE: September 12, 2014 -- Christina and Marcus are in Montana, cycling in Glacier National Park. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Amman Imman and <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/vagabond-itinerary-two" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christina Lange</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are partnering up for a 9,000 mile cross-country bike trip, during which this </span><a href="http://www.christinalange.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">seasoned photographer</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will fundraise throughout her journey.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/fundly" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Online registration </span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">available until noon on May 9 ($12/student, $15/adult, $48 group of 4).</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">The fee is a donation. Everyone will be admitted regardless of ability to pay. Children under six admitted free.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Students can receive up to 4 hours of SSL credit for attending the event.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Please read the </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NjIjbzOj%2FrOvr0h9JayAIm4BpvymFE%2F2" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/eventday" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #333399;">Event Day Information and Guidelines</span></a><span style="color: #333399;"> for directions and important details. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Part of me wants to keep our plans for<a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/eventday" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #1155cc;">A Walk for Water</span></a> a surprise. On the other hand if I don’t tell you maybe you’ll think, “I already did that walk last year” or “Sounds like nothing special”. But let me tell you, A Walk for Water 2014 is nothing like you’ve done before, and it's going to be very special! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">When you arrive, you will receive your “Passport to the Azawak”. You will enter our “Azawak” where you will visit a <b>nomad’s tent</b>. You’ll watch the beautiful practice of making <b>Tuareg tea</b>, and try some, too. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Your children will make a beaded bracelet for themselves, and a second one for a child in the Azawak at our <b>Friendship Exchange.</b> You can both practice writing in the ancient language of <b>Tifinagh</b>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">You and your family can try on traditional clothing, learn how to wrap a <b>Tagelmust </b>(“What’s that?!” you might ask. Come and find out!), and get your photo taken as if you are a nomad family in the Azawak.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">When you visit the <b>marketplace</b> you will feast your eyes on beautiful jewelry and leather crafts made by artisans in Amman Imman’s villages. Buy a beautiful hand-dyed scarf for mom for Mother’s Day!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">You can try to <b>carry water</b> and get a sense of what it might be like for a child who must haul water everyday. You will <b>learn about water scarcity and climate change</b> through the people that Amman Imman serves, and discover how lives are transformed when water is made abundant and clean.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Have lunch with us!</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> You’ll enjoy traditional homemade African food! We'll also have chips/dips from <a href="http://cavamezze.com/" target="_blank">Cava Grill</a>, mini burritos from <a href="http://boloco.com/" target="_blank">Boloco</a>, subs from Subway, healthy snacks from <a href="http://www.momsorganicmarket.com/" target="_blank">My Organic Market</a> -- all of which you can purchase to support Amman Imman.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">We will introduce you to the global and local work of our <b>amazing partners</b>: <a href="http://www.onenessfamily.org/" target="_blank">Oneness-Family School</a>, <a href="http://www.dogmeetsworld.org/" target="_blank">Dog Meets World</a>, <a href="http://www.reelwaterfilmfest.org/" target="_blank">Reel Water Film Festival</a>, <a href="http://drummingupfrompoverty.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Drumming Up from Poverty</a> and <a href="http://compostcrew.com/" target="_blank">the Compost Crew</a>. You'll hear the <b>West African sounds</b> of <a href="http://www.kamelzennia.com/" target="_blank">Kamel Zennia</a>, <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/HadeshWaletMahmoud" target="_blank">Hadesh Walet</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michael.owusu" target="_blank">Michael Kweku Owusu</a>.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Be sure to read</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> the <b><a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/eventday" target="_blank">Event Day Information and Guidelines</a></b> for important information, or <a href="http://ammanimman.org/Campaigns_New/pdf/2014AWFWParticipantGuidelines.pdf" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">download this pdf</a>. </span></span></div>
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<b>Annual ‘Walk for Water’ Brings Drought-Stricken Communities in West Africa to Life</b></div>
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WASHINGTON, DC, May 1, 2014—For the past decade, a severe and lengthening drought, extreme poverty, and growing insecurity has continued to erode communities in one of West Africa’s most inaccessible and impoverished regions: the Azawak Valley. Although most people in the United States—and around the world—have never heard of the Azawak, a growing group of students and individuals from the Washington, DC area has been gathering annually since 2007 to participate in symbolic ‘Walk for Water’ events that have raised funds and awareness to directly assist families in the Azawak. </div>
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The nonprofit organization <a href="http://www.ammanimman.org/" target="_blank">Amman Imman: Water is Life</a>, based in Bethesda, Maryland, hosts the Walk for Water events in collaboration with the many schools with which it partners. The small, grassroots organization is one of the only humanitarian groups working in the Azawak Valley, a region the size of Florida that straddles Mali and Niger. Amman Imman has drilled five sustainable sources of clean water called borehole wells in Niger, which each provide water for more than 25,000 people and their animals. The Walk events symbolize the long journeys—up to 35 miles for some—that many children in the Azawak have had to take to find water for their families.</div>
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The organization also works with villages to lead other essential development activities, such as </div>
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setting up cereal banks and community gardens, managing vaccination campaigns, distributing mosquito nets, providing school supplies, building community stores, and offering food aid and training in a variety of relevant income-generating skills.<br />
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This year’s three-mile <a href="https://ammanimman.fundly.com/a-walk-for-water-2014" target="_blank">Walk for Water</a> will be held on May 10, at the Locust Grove Nature Center at 7777 Democracy Boulevard, in Bethesda, Maryland in Cabin John Park near the Montgomery Mall. The Walk itself will begin at 12:30 pm, and will be preceded by a rally and cultural festival. The cultural festival, which begins at 10:30 am, will feature hands-on activities, demonstrations, and live music that relate to the culture of the Tuareg and Fulani ethnic groups who live in the Azawak Valley. Several Tuaregs from the area will attend the Walk, and food, traditional crafts, jewelry, and other items will be available for purchase. A rally will then follow the festival at 12 pm, where a short presentation about Amman Imman’s work will be given. </div>
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For Amman Imman, the Walk for Water events exemplify the organization’s strong partnerships with students, and in particular, schools in the Washington, DC area. Through Amman Imman’s service-learning component, called ‘Wells of Love,’ students of all ages from more than 135 schools around the world have become a driving force behind the organization’s success. These students have raised considerable funds and awareness through the Walks and other self-initiated events. </div>
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You can <a href="https://ammanimman.fundly.com/a-walk-for-water-2014" target="_blank">pre-register online and create a fundraising page</a> for the Walk, or register the day of the event. </div>
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Participating students will come from schools including: the <a href="http://www.onenessfamily.org/" target="_blank">Oneness-Family School</a>, the <a href="https://www.barrie.org/" target="_blank">Barrie School</a>, the <a href="http://www.norwoodschool.org/" target="_blank">Norwood School</a>, the <a href="http://www.dswashington.org/" target="_blank">German School of Washington, DC</a>, the <a href="http://evergreen%20montessori/" target="_blank">Evergreen Montessori School</a>, and several Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). MCPS students can receive up to four hours of SSL (service learning) credit for attending the event. </div>
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Some of Amman Imman’s partner schools are also hosting their own Walks for Water this year. Those schools are: the Boyd School in Virginia, the Aidan Montessori School in Washington, DC, and the Fudan International School in Shanghai, China.</div>
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Partners and contributors supporting the Walk include: <a href="http://www.dogmeetsworld.org/" target="_blank">Dog Meets World</a>; <a href="http://www.onenessfamily.org/" target="_blank">Oneness Family School</a>; <a href="http://www.reelwaterfilmfest.org/" target="_blank">Reel Water Film Festival</a>; <a href="http://compostcrew.com/" target="_blank">The Compost Crew</a>; <a href="http://drummingupfrompoverty.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Drumming Up From Poverty</a>; <a href="http://www.momsorganicmarket.com/" target="_blank">Mom’s Organic Market</a>; <a href="http://cavagrill.com/" target="_blank">Cava Mezze Gril</a>l; <a href="http://www.beadstore.com/" target="_blank">S & A Beads</a>; and musical artists <a href="http://www.kamelzennia.com/" target="_blank">Kamel Zenia</a>, <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/HadeshWaletMahmoud" target="_blank">Hadesh Walet</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michael.owusu" target="_blank">Michael Kweku Owusu</a>.</div>
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Contact:</div>
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Debra Kahn, Associate Director</div>
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