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”

“Water is Life.” This could not be truer than in the Azawak of West Africa where
during nine months out of the year there is no water. This drastic situation is a direct
consequence of global climate change, shifting economies and political upheaval.

A vast plain approximately the size of Florida on the edge of

the Sahara, the Azawak is the poorest region in Niger, itself the
poorest nation in the world. Living on the brink of survival, the
region’s 500,000 inhabitants walk up to thirty miles a day for
water. They have no access to roads or schools, and health
centres are a two day donkey ride away. Few organizations or government agencies
work to improve their lives.

Clean water is there, in sustainable aquifers at an average depth

of 600-3000 feet. As the humanitarian program of the American
501c3 non-profit The Friendship
Caravan, Amman Imman is drilling
permanent sources of water in order
to provide these resilient people a
chance to live without the indignity
of daily thirst and fear of water-
borne illness.

Water is life. One water source at a time, we can bring hope to people who have
nowhere else to turn. Please help fulfil this dream. The children of the Azawak
deserve a better future.

THE FRIENDSHIP CARAVAN * Program Amman Imman

4212 36th Street South, #A1* Arlington, VA 22206
ariane@ammanimman.org * www.waterforniger.org * (203) 468-8313