The Wodaabe at Tedbouk

When we arrived at the very remote community of Tedbouk, they immediately started installing a shady place for us to escape the heat.

Bau and Hannah became instant friends.

Bau explains to me the “magani Togu” or charm medicine that she is trying to sell to Hannah. When she wears it this will ensure that everyone is attracted to her. Bau is an example of how well it works…she is irresistable.
The last time we visited Tedbouk we found malnourished twins whom we feared would not survive. When we got back only one was still living, but we were able to the leave highly enriched flour that is distributed to the malnourished. And we promised to buy them a herd of 40 goats to improve their nutrition with goat milk.
The parents in the community of Tedbouk are the most motivated of any of our schools. They found a teacher with the state and started the school in a mat hangar. When we found them the kids were sitting in the dirt floor in front of the blackboard which rested on the ground. We bought them mats and small chalkboards.
Now the are in a government built school, supplied with furniture, supplies, food and medicine by the Nomad Foundation. The kids are smart, but it is evident that the teacher is not there very often. We would love to be able to pay our own teacher, it works so much better–maybe someday.