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Where Does Your 5×1000 Go?

22/03/2025, Bambini nel Deserto

Have you ever wondered where your 5×1000 goes? We ask ourselves this question often… but fortunately, we can answer with certainty: your contribution turns into tangible aid, into real projects that change the lives of thousands of people in Africa. Every signature on the tax return represents a well dug, a school built, a […]

Silver Oasis: A Project of Hope for Mohamed and His Tuareg Community

23/10/2024, Luca Iotti

In the heart of the desert, where sand meets the horizon and life seems suspended between past and present, there exists a story of resilience and hope. This is the story of Mohamed Ag Abasse, a man who lost everything but not his dignity and his desire for redemption. His story intertwines with the harsh […]

From Ukraine to the Sahara: new and unexpected alliances

06/08/2024, Luca Iotti

Kyiv is accused of providing support to Tuareg militias against the Russian Wagner “security forces” hired by the Malian government. In the heart of the Sahara, an intricate mosaic of international tensions is being painted in increasingly dark hues. A recent armed clash in the remote locality of Tinzaouaten, in the Kidal region on the […]

Sicilian-made Irrigation for Agriculture in Africa

28/05/2024, Luca Iotti

Micro-irrigation represents a significant step forward compared to traditional methods, allowing for more efficient use of water and improving crop productivity while respecting the resources offered by the soil.

Migrant women: one in five suffers sexual violence

26/03/2024, Redazione BnD

This year, UNHCR predicts that the number of individuals forced from their homes due to war, violence and persecution will exceed a record 130 million. There are currently around 114 million displaced people, with over half of them women and girls. The issue of sexual violence during the migration journey is the drama within the drama.

Benedizioni dal Sahel

06/02/2024, m.armanino

Like everything that concerns us, even blessings are made of dust, or rather wind dust. In recent days, in Niamey the capital and its surroundings, they have returned. The wind that brings the desert dust that cools at night and in the early morning. The afternoons are sunny but not excessively because we are in […]

Preventing food insecurity in the Sahel

15/01/2024, Redazione BnD

Social protection programs are often the first response to food insecurity and climate shocks. Thanks to the adaptive social protection program in the Sahel financed by a multi-bilateral trust fund and integrated by the International Development Agency (IDA), the emergency response to the drought was activated and over 100,000 families were able to benefit from […]

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.

While in Europe

06/01/2024, m.armanino

We work hard to orient, control, limit, punish and organize migrations here, on the other side of the world creatively called Sahel, there are other realities to deal with. For example, there is Emanuel, Liberian by birth, who used to often stop by to say hello and ask for advice and above all help. He […]