Bouillagui
The roast tree (Bouillagui, Mali), November 2021
In 1914, a tree called roast tree was discovered in Bouillagui by a hunter called Boubou yaguè (“Boubou the honey seeker”). In those days, the forest of Bouillagui had only this tree. There was famine, and it was with the nuts of this tree that our parents fed themselves. The nuts were delicious, but they were also used as a
Road repair (Bouillagui, Mali), October 2022
During the rainy season there are certain problems in Bouillagui, such as the degradation of roads. In order to find sustainable solutions to this problem, which is due to climate change and the rainfall that degrades some roads, the villagers decided to rebuild the roads. Using stones and gravel, a day’s work was organised to asphalt the roads, which is
Transhumance and sheep prices in Bouillagui (Mali), May 2022
Here we are tackling the problem of rising prices for Tabaski sheep this year in Bouillagui due to the high cost of feed for the cattle and the lack of grass in the bush, which has been ravaged by bush fires. Mauritanian livestock farmers have moved with their cattle to sell them at very high prices: indeed the high
Off-season gardens (Bouillagui, Mali), May 2021
The village of Bouillagui is located 85 kilometres from Kayes, in the commune of Guidimakan Kerry Kaffo. The inhabitants of this village have been practising off-season farming for more than twenty years. Donkosira supported the last works for the women’s market garden in 2020. The oases you can see there. There are gardeners who do market gardening next to
Threshing groundnuts in Bouillagui (Mali)
Threshing groundnuts in the field is done in several phases. In the first stage, small sticks are used to beat the large piles of groundnuts into small crumbs. Secondly, the women take the groundnuts and mix them with hay. Then the groundnut is separated from the hay by sweeping it up. . When the wind blows strongly,
Marietou Fofana, la filleuse de Bouillagui (Mali)
Dans la vidéo ci-dessous, Marietou Fofana est en train de préparer le coton à l’aide de l’outil qui s’appelle “kahala” en Soninke. En ce moment elle file. Quand elle termine, elle donne le coton qu’elle a filé au tisserand. Après le tissage, on teint dans le “gara” (teinture obtenu à partir de la cendre de baobab mélangé avec d’autres couleurs