Amman Imman: Water is Life Bringing Water and Hope to the Azawak of West Africa “In a world without water, a daily struggle for survival”
Presentation for Amman Imman 11 2007
Oct 15, 2014
Amman Imman: Water is Life. This powerpoint presentation tells the story of the people of the Azawak of West Africa who are dying of thirst. It also tells the story of Program Amman Imman, a project that is bringing water to this region by constructing permanent water sources.
Along with the slide show, a script for making the presentation has been provided within the Powerpoint document.Download it using the first download option, which will open it in Powerpoint.
The slide show with the script contains a detailed narrative about the project with the most up-to-date information and pictures that will aid you in understanding the water scarcity problem in the Azawak, the dire circumstances facing the people and Amman Imman's project to construct closed well boreholes. The story told in the script has many details and is designed to provide in-depth information that will help the presenter understand the context of the project.
It will be important to tailor the script for your audience. For example, the script can be edited and shortened for student presentations. Also, you may want to add a slide about your own community's participation.
Along with the slide show, a script for making the presentation has been provided within the Powerpoint document.Download it using the first download option, which will open it in Powerpoint.
The slide show with the script contains a detailed narrative about the project with the most up-to-date information and pictures that will aid you in understanding the water scarcity problem in the Azawak, the dire circumstances facing the people and Amman Imman's project to construct closed well boreholes. The story told in the script has many details and is designed to provide in-depth information that will help the presenter understand the context of the project.
It will be important to tailor the script for your audience. For example, the script can be edited and shortened for student presentations. Also, you may want to add a slide about your own community's participation.
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Amman Imman: Water is Life
Bringing Water and Hope to the Azawak of West Africa
“In a world without water, a daily
struggle for
survival”
Mission Mission in the in the
Azawak Azawak of Nigerof Niger
To save and improve To save and improve lives lives by supplying by supplying clean and permanent clean and permanent sources of water to sources of water to adults and children adults and children currently dying of currently dying of thirst.thirst.
Our First Success Story:
The Janet Cornelius
Borehole in the Village of
Tangarwashane
Niger:Niger:poorest poorest
country in country in worldworld
The Azawak covers 80,000 square miles (approx. size
of Florida), with a population of 500,000
Who are Who are the the
People of People of the the
Azawak?Azawak?
The PeopleThe People Pastoralists that live Pastoralists that live
off herding animalsoff herding animals
Most live in small Most live in small campscamps
Some live in small Some live in small villages and survive off villages and survive off of sustenance farming of sustenance farming
urur
The Poorest Region in The Poorest Region in the Poorest Country in the Poorest Country in
the Worldthe World
No permanent or No permanent or sustainable water sustainable water
sourcessources
No infrastructureNo infrastructure No roads (paths)No roads (paths) Little health careLittle health care Few SchoolsFew Schools
(illiteracy rate: (illiteracy rate: 99%)99%)
Almost no Almost no humanitarian humanitarian assistanceassistance
Amman Imman, Arr IssudarAmman Imman, Arr IssudarWater is Life, Milk is Hope
survive on less than 1.5 gallons of survive on less than 1.5 gallons of water/person/day -- a quantity water/person/day -- a quantity well under the World Health well under the World Health Organization prescribed minimum Organization prescribed minimum of 6.5 gallons of water/person/dayof 6.5 gallons of water/person/day
Live or die
based on the rainy
season
During the 1.5 - 3 month During the 1.5 - 3 month rainy season…rainy season…
Drink, wash, and cook with brackish Drink, wash, and cook with brackish marsh water marsh water
contaminated with human and animal contaminated with human and animal waste waste
““darker than hot chocolate” darker than hot chocolate”
Dig water holes in the marsh land once the marshes have dried up…
Once these dry out after a few Once these dry out after a few months, water sources are up to months, water sources are up to
35 miles away35 miles away
These water These water sources are…sources are…
Very rareVery rare
Water table 600-3000 feet Water table 600-3000 feet deepdeep
Too difficult and expensive Too difficult and expensive to build by populationsto build by populations
Very difficult to pull waterVery difficult to pull water
Water is Water is contaminatcontaminat
eded
Water is Water is contaminatedcontaminated
Dry up because overexploitedDry up because overexploited
Health Health Situation:Situation:
1 out every 2 children die before the age of five1 out every 2 children die before the age of five Children covered in hives and lice because no Children covered in hives and lice because no
water for bathing (95% do not wash outside of water for bathing (95% do not wash outside of rainy season)rainy season)
No water for washing wounds, so become life No water for washing wounds, so become life threateningthreatening
99% of population has never heard of HIV/AIDS99% of population has never heard of HIV/AIDS
Increasing access to Increasing access to clean and clean and permanent sources permanent sources of water, and of water, and ascertaining their ascertaining their proper managementproper management
Have begun process Have begun process with the borehole of with the borehole of TangarwashaneTangarwashane
Plan on building Plan on building many moremany more
Program Program Amman Amman ImmanImman
Long-Term Long-Term GoalGoal
Water Water TowerTower
uuWater Water TroughsTroughs
Water Water FountainFountain
aa
1 borehole 1 borehole is is
NOT NOT enough!enough!
Cost per borehole:Cost per borehole: between $175,000 - between $175,000 -
$200,000$200,000
Initial cost per person: Initial cost per person: Between $8 to $40Between $8 to $40
Cost per person over Cost per person over lifespan of borehole : lifespan of borehole :
Less than $1Less than $1
Construction start date Construction start date for future boreholes: for future boreholes: September 2008September 2008
** need to raise at least $ ** need to raise at least $ 20,000 per month to 20,000 per month to build in the fall **build in the fall **
Please help the Please help the children of the children of the
Azawak…Azawak… Join our Heroes of Join our Heroes of
CompassionCompassion
Raise awareness Raise awareness and funds within and funds within your school.your school.
Reach out to your Reach out to your community, clubs, community, clubs, other schools, etc.other schools, etc.
THE FRIENDSHIP CARAVANTHE FRIENDSHIP CARAVANProgram Program Amman ImmanAmman Imman
4212 364212 36thth Street South, # A1 Street South, # A1 Arlington, VA 22206 Arlington, VA 22206
(203)468-8313 * (203)887-4213(203)468-8313 * (203)887-4213
www.www.waterfornigerwaterforniger..orgorg
ariane@[email protected]
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