In the Sahara Desert, owning a herd of goats, sheep, or camels is the livelihood of nomads. On January 1, Sahara Children helped a young nomad couple in Erg Chegaga in south-eastern Morocco get a kick start to their new life together. Abelhamid and Khadija, around 20 years of age, have nothing and no means [...]
Monday, December 21, 2009
Micro-financing is a way of helping poor farmers or small business owners by providing small loans to help them kick- start their businesses or make investments in the future. But how do you provide start up capital to poor populations, such as nomadic groups, who do not deal with money? For the nomads in Morocco their herds of goats or [...]
Monday, July 20, 2009
Many nomadic families in Morocco live in difficult conditions in remote areas. In the mountainous area close to the Dades and Todra Gorges in the High Atlas live a group of around twenty nomadic families. Sahara Children is supporting these families with care packages intended to help them live a bit more comfortably in the [...]
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
(Journal by Liz Williams, July 2009) Part One We drive along the Todra Gorge to Tamtattouchte, north of this traditional Berber village to leave the paved road and cross a new piste (off-road) that leads up and over the mountains to Msemir and Dades Gorge. Along this route we expect to meet several nomad families. Approximately 10km from [...]
Monday, January 25, 2010
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