From the Field
Stories & Updates
Posts & reflections from our work in Nigeria
Sitting under the trees on Garbagal reserve
We discussed ways to protect this reserves' resources and agreed that the Fulani themselves should patrol the borders.
Read full postAnother day of drama in the Bobi grazing reserve!
This time, the issue was, no road into the drilling site the leaders had chosen!
Read full postBig drama today, at Kilishi Village!
It was a tumultuous night. As the drill began, so did a strong wind storm and finally rain. And as the heavy rain began to fall, to a background of thunder and lightning, so did WATER BEGIN TO SHOOT OUT OF THE GROUND! WE FOUND A HUGE AMOUNT OF WATER! People were dancing and shouting in the rain, as
Read full postIt’s been another wonderful day on Bobi reserve!
It’s been another wonderful day on Bobi reserve. We found water in an area a few meters from the first failed site in Kilishi, then moved on to the second site in Old Man’s village, next to the ‘Big Dam’.
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A few thoughts on grazing reserve schools...
I have to conclude, after seeing the nomadic schools on Kachia and the lack of them on Bobi and Garbagal, that Nomadic Education has failed the Fulani people.
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Something so magical happened this morning!
At first I thought it was music from someone’s radio…
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Stolen pumps!
At 8 am this morning, about thirty Fulani leaders from all over the Bobi reserve came for a meeting in Kilishi camp. We had discovered stolen pumps in existing boreholes and needed to discuss the security of the pumps we wanted to install
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Bobi work begins!
I wish you could look through my eyes right now! I'm sipping my morning coffee in our camp in Kilishi village, site of borehole #1, Bobi grazing reserve. Fresh bread awaits on a little table under the mango tree.
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Is it possible for a human to contract hoof and mouth disease?
The past two days have been a struggle, to say the least.
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It's time to rise, shine, and drill!
The duress is, my body is screaming for more sleep, but my mind knows it's time to rise, shine and drill two more boreholes before this day is over!
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