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Devastating rains in Acarara

12/09/2024, Redazione BnD

In Niger severe floods caused by heavy and incessant rains have brought massive destruction. People do not remember such a situation in many years, with some speaking of 60, as recent climate changes have made the sporadicity, if not the absence of water, common in recent years, even during the rainy season. Official data speaks […]

There is a crowd at the Tessouba well

08/07/2024, Bambini nel Deserto

The Tessouba well is revealing its full importance and value to the local community.

The Migrant Borders of Abdou Boubacar

04/06/2024, m.armanino

Fourteen useless months in prison for a young man just over twenty are not few. Abdou finds himself surprised, hungry and lost, counting the number of borders he has crossed since he was born who knows where, when, and why.

Areas at risk for humanitarian mission workers: Focus on West Africa

21/03/2024, Redazione BnD

A recent study released by the global organization for the safety of NGOs, known as the International NGO Safety Organization (INSO), has highlighted a significant concern for the safety of those involved in humanitarian missions, recording over the last year a total of 60 kidnapping incidents involving 146 staff members from various NGOs spread across 15 different countries.

The “fall” of the CFA Franc reshapes the Sahel economy

11/01/2024, Redazione BnD

On September 16, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed an agreement inaugurating a new coalition between these Sahelian states. This initiative laid the foundation for even broader transformations.

Children in the Niger Desert: a new chapter in the humanitarian mission

02/01/2024, Luca Iotti

With the beginning of 2024, Children in the Desert is preparing to open a new chapter in its history, this time in the heart of the Sahara desert in Agadez, Niger. After more than twenty years of experience in this country, we are turning our vision into reality by creating Children in the Niger Desert, a new NGO that will carry forward our common mission of aid and development.

Where does the BnD teaching material go?

15/12/2023, Luca Iotti

In fact, for over two decades we have also been actively engaged in the collection of educational material in Italy and its direct delivery to many African countries.

Mussa who returned to the desert

06/12/2023, Luca Iotti

The silent protagonist of this story is Mussa, a Tuareg, who, moved by a great love for his people, with courage and determination, decides to create better living conditions for his community. Children in the Desert meets him, listens to his dream and decides to support its realization. In 2011 Mussa fled war-torn Libya. He […]

The photo from December

01/12/2023, Redazione BnD

The image captures the mastery of the hands of an African woman who skillfully and delicately weaves palm leaves to create a “nat”, a beautiful carpet woven with natural fibres. The woman’s expert hands move with precision, transforming the leaves into an intricate pattern that reflects the rich artisan tradition of the Sahara and Sahel […]