The Influence Of The Tuareg Culture

A semi-nomadic pastoralist culture in the middle of modern, Westernizing Africa, is an ethnic group called the Tuareg. Though diverse and living in separate communities speckled throughout Algeria, Mali, and Niger, the Tuareg are united by their shared language and proud history. They were expert traders and formidable warriors, raiding and conquering to find the best land for the livestock, prior to the European colonization of Africa. For the Tuareg, it was the French that proved too formidable. The Tuareg were one of the last groups to be colonized, but their swords could not hold off the French guns forever. After large casualties on both sides of the conflict, it finally ended with the signing of a treaty in the late 19th century (Keita …show more content…
In terms of education, Alamad aims to improve childhood attendance at schools, especially of young girls, start improving the construction of school infrastructure, and to promote the reintegration of young people (into the curriculum). Alamad’s goals for the environment are to sustainably improve the food security situation and reduce the destruction of vegetation in the area, popularize new technologies to promote the use of renewable energy, and increase the availability of clean drinking water. Their methodology is to use the participative approach, which is to say, the community leaders are involving the entire community in decision-making and implementing those decisions into practice (Alamad …show more content…
They aim to drill wells to increase access to water, improve the access to safe water to reduce infant and child mortality, build schools, improve the access to basic healthcare, and provide food aid and support. A local partner of Les Puits du Désert is an NGO registered in Niger called Tidene, run by locals. They have been creating schools, and one of their goals is to build at least 400 wells in the area. As of 2015, there are 217 wells that provide safe drinking water (Les Puits du Déserts