Amman Imman: Water is Life

Once Africa’s most lush pastoral lands, this Florida-sized desert valley has become the most forsaken region of Niger and Mali, among the poorest countries on Earth. Unremitting drought has dried up above ground and shallow underground sources of water. Children walked up to 30 miles round-trip for a bucket of water after waiting in line for up to two-days. Food shortage and disease are endemic; half the children die before reaching five-years, often of thirst.

AI has begun to reverse this tendency, bringing sustainable improvement to the lives of tens of thousands of people through the creation of "Oases of Life". These points-of-civilization begin with the construction of 600ft deep borehole-wells, and to date serve more than 100,000 people and animals. Once a borehole has been built, Amman Imman

• conducts skills-training, reforestation, sanitation, food-security programs
• women’s empowerment projects.
• builds schools, gardens
• launches health initiatives focusing on reproductive health and health education