Archive for February, 2011

Discovering my Fulani Identity

Guida blogs: For three months, I became a student of my mother tongue.

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Spinning Cotton in Cinkanssé, Togo

A group of Fulani women continue an ancient craft.

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Politesse Africaine

Christoph blogs: I awoke this morning to the sight of black leather boots outside my mosquito net.

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A Diversity of Clans in Northern Togo

Traveling from camp to camp in northern Togo is like traveling through several West African countries.

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Hitting the Pulaku Trail

Here’s a short movie from our first few hundred kilometers.

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Goro-Dicko, the man behind the smile

An interview with the face of the Pulaku Project.

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“Wagashi” cheese in northern Benin

Cheese production is an integral facet of Fulani culture in Benin.

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Wranglin’ bureaucracy in Cotonou.

Christoph blogs about negotiating a corrupt system.

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Who am I?

Guida blogs: Family elders gave me the name “Guiderea,” meaning “trashcan” in Fulani.

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