Rain4Sahara
Team up with GlobalGiving to support RAIN’s work for girls’ education in Niger, and you may win JetBlue tickets, a flip cam, or a Nike messenger bag!
It’s easy: decide your goal amount, fundraise with friends and family throughout September, and make the dream of opportunity for girls in rural Niger possible! Prizes will be awarded to the top three fundraisers, …
MAZON: A Jewish Reponse to Hunger has been a steadfast partner with RAIN in our efforts for sustainable food security solutions in Niger. Happily, this partnership will continue into 2013-14 with the awarding of a grant for $10,000. This funding will go a long way in supporting rural and nomadic communities realize their goals of generating food and income in a lasting way. …
Seiga is a village of herders near the border of Mali. Seiga has always been impoverished; RAIN began work there in 2011. The ongoing war in Mali has brought thousands of Malian refugees to Seiga and the surrounding area. For communities living on the brink, the strain is enough to push them over the edge in terms of access to water and food and increased health risks. …
Bappa Dari and Faji Hamid are nomadic Wodaabe girls in Niger with one thing in common: they are both pursing their dream of an education at our Learning Center and dormitory in Agadez. Our staff spent some time recently talking with them about their lives. Click here to support the Learning Center!
Bappa Dari
Bappa Dari is 16 years old and has completed the 10th grade. …
On June 13, Portsmouth celebrated the 2nd annual West Africa Day with RAIN supporters and friends at The Music Hall with Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara and The Randy Armstrong World Fusion Trio with Jose Duque and Volker Nahrmann.
The celebration kicked off with a free West African drumming workshop with students of Portsmouth Middle School led by Randy and Fatoumata. …
