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Qualitative research training as part of the Watigueleya Kêlè project (May 2023)
As a continuation of the quantitative surveys conducted by the Watigueleya Kêlè project, a qualitative research training was organised in Conakry (Guinea) between 2-6 May 2023. About fifteen participants were gathered at the premises of the CIRD, including four investigators for Mali, two for Senegal and four for Guinea, the project director Dr Marie Rodet and the instructor Dr Marie-Christine
The theatre tour about climate change in the Kayes region, November 2022
From 31 October to 4 November 2022, the Donkosira team and four villages in the Kayes region participating in the Watigueleya Kèlê project (Monzona, Bouillagui, Bougarila and Banzana) organised a theatre tour on climate change in Mali. The objective of the tour was to raise awareness and discuss the impacts of climate change with villagers through sketches prepared at the
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
A water basin to water a garden in Banzana (Mali), May 2022
“I live in the Kayes region, my name is Djibril Sidibé, my village is called Banzana in the commune of liberté Dembaya. I am a gardener, you see my mango trees, the only reason why the trees do not give enough fruit is the lack of water! I dug a well in my garden but I only started again
The baobab of Diarakendou in Damaro (Guinea), August 2022
By Aguibou Sow Mandiou Camara speaks: “Here, the parents, the great-grandparents all found the baobab tree already big. They used to test their bows on the baobab. During the dry season, you can even see the cuts of the spears and arrows in the bark of the tree. This tree is very old, Fama, Fakassia, Fadiaraken: none of these ancestors
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,
Water and well management in Banzana (Mali), May 2022
“My name is Fatoumata, I come from Banzana. What I said about the pump applies to the well. Our grandparents used to go to the Kamankolé river, 5 km from Banzana, to get water. They used to go on foot in the morning and only came back in the afternoon, and this water was used for all the household chores.
The Fakassia Union and environmental issues (Damaro, Guinea), August 2022
El Hadj Fantamady Damaro Camara, president of Damaro’s Fakassia union. “It is the association of the children of Damaro, of all the nationals, friends and allies, those from outside and inside. Within the association, every year, all the sons of Damaro meet in a general assembly to present projects and programmes for the development of Damaro. The union
The difficulties in agriculture in Bougarilla (Mali), April 2021
Interview with the village chief of Bougarilla “In your village, what difficulties have you encountered in the area of agriculture over the last 10 years?” “In our village, here, the difficulty we encounter in the field of agriculture is the poverty of the cultivable soil: if the soil is not fertile the yield will not be satisfactory. And if you
“The Village Communication Relays Workshop in Bandafassi, Senegal”, May 2021
The village communication relays of the Watigueleya Kèlê programme gathered with the project team for a training session in Bandafassi from 24 to 28 May. The training began on Monday 24 May in the community village of Bandafassi, with a few words of welcome and a tribute to Lanciné Camara, village communication relay of Damaro (Guinea) who died recently. The