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Fair Trade

Handcrafted Nativity Set

  • Ethically sourced and 100 percent handmade in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Ceramic

$224.63

Washable Organic Cotton/Wool Blanket

  • Woven in Germany from organic cotton grown in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Twin, Full/Queen and King sizes available.
Books

Non-Fiction

Adventures in Service with Peace Corps in Niger

By James R. Bullington

From Amazon: This book recounts the experience of the author, a retired Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador, as Peace Corps director in Niger from 2000 to 2006, leading and supporting 430 Volunteers. He offers vignettes of Volunteer life and adventures, often in their own words, as well as a foreign affairs professional’s informed perspective on poverty, development, politics, culture, and security in the world’s poorest country, a fascinating land of heat and hunger, squalor and beauty, turmoil and peace, where the unimaginable becomes commonplace.

Niger: The Bradt Travel Guide

By Jolijn Geels

(Note: Published in 2006 and available from third-party sellers)

From Amazon: This first English-language guide looks beyond the negative to the countless good things the country has to offer.

Films

Sahel: A West African Journey

This journey across borders (“sahel” is the Arabic word for “border”) of West Africa features everything from the salt trade to West Africa’s largest national park.

Wild Africa

This series took over 18 months to shoot, using over 600,000 feet of film, across 22 countries on 53 different trips.

Music

Komi da locaci by Safiath

Suggested by Amman Imman. Safiath also composes and is lead singer with the rap group Kaidan Gaskiya. She is ethnically Touareg and Djerma. Her songs and videos are about issues affecting women and girls in Niger.

Azel by Bombino

Suggested by Amman Imman, available in MP3, CD and on vinyl.