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Since 1998, Turtle Tours and TurtleWill have been supporting the local Experimental School for Nomadic Children at Tamazalak through the purchase of school supplies, blankets and uniforms, medicine for the community, and yearly repairs to the buildings. In 2002, the women of Tamazalak, in the Region of Agadez, recognized that there was a need for warm, knitted clothing in the winter. They used the Women's Cooperative at Azel, located about 20 kilometers from Agadez, as their model. As a result of relationships forged with the Tamazalak Community, two women's cooperatives were developed: one for basketry and one for sewing and knitting. The purpose of the cooperatives was to teach women in the community of Tamazalak how to make baskets and other items that could be sold commercially, both to the local tourist market as well as in France. The photo shows women in the Tamazalak sewing cooperative.
Source: www.turtlewill.org
Photo Credit: Irma Turtle, TurtleWill
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