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RAIN Kicks Off 10th Anniversary with "Stars Over the Sahara"

RAIN celebrates ten years of greening the desert, raising $80,000 for nomadic communities in Niger.

New tote bags are here!

RAIN is excited to announce that the bright, beautiful, colorful tote bags featuring hand embroidery by Wodaabe women in our “Metier Chance Vivre” cooperative are now available to buy!

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The Cure Salee (Salt Cure), or "Festival of the Nomads" is a yearly gathering of the Tuareg and Wodaabe peoples in the salt flats in Ingall. Marking the end of the rainy season, it's an occasion of celebration to restore herds before traveling south.