Junior High Student

Tandja came to Tamesna with our director Assadek, who is his big brother.  He did so well he graduated to junior high school at the top of the class.   SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

Sponsored by Barbara Bowman until December 2017 Aghaichita has been at Tamesna since the beginning and is now in junior high school.  She will be staying with her cousin Mohamed Achane with their aunt in Agadez. 2016               . SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

Sponsored by Jim Clark until December 2017 Mohamed  has been at the school since it opened.  He skipped sixth grade and iwas acceptedto junior high school next year.  He always has a quick smile.       . Sponsor for one year: SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

Sponsored by Paula Spellman until December 2017 Boutali is in the top class who all skipped from fourth to sixth grade and then was accepted to junior hight school. He is now staying with his father’s brother in Ingall, where he will attend junior hight school.  Boutali is the son of  Aghali Mohamed.    He has […]

Sponsored by Benedicte Schoyen until December 2017. Tefest is a star pupil and leader.  She is  either first or second in class in close competition with Mahmoud Ahmed and her brother Ahmed. She is in the top class who  all skipped to sixth grade and are now enrolled in junior high school.  She and her […]

  Sponsored by Ned Clark until December 2017. Almoustapha Moussa is the son of Moussa Agolaze.  He has emerged as one of the leaders at the school.  He won the photo contest–he plays with his dad’s telephone all the time– and is very bright–technology does not scare this nomad anymore than it does the kids […]

Sponsored by Priscilla and John Diamond recurring.   Mahmoud has been at the school since the beginning.  The first  year he was shy, the second year he was running around on a camel at our opening ceremony and now after skipping fifth grade he has been accepted into junior high school.  He graduated first in his […]

Sponsored by Larry Beckett until December 2017 Amoumoun,  is the oldest son of Faretane and Kalilo.  Faretane was very committed to the school and was the president of the management committee, but sadly he passed away three years ago, but his wife Kalilo remains committed and even takes care of many students whose parents do not […]

  Sponsored by Julie Bloomer until December 2017. Aghaichita and her brother Amoumoun are with her aunt in Agadez where she attends junior high school.  The family just sold two camels to buy a motorcycle to take she and her brother to school.  She is  the oldest daughter for Faretane and Kalilo.  Her father was […]

Ahmed has now graduated to junior high school.  Since there are no junior high schools in the bush, we consulted the parents of those who graduated to find out the best solution for these children who had never lived in the city.  They wanted to find a member of their family or a close friend […]