Now, finally, it is time for some pictures:
This is what the villages look like here: square mud houses for the villagers and round barns for stock.
The day starts early in the village: women fetch water for the family and often their children give them a hand. Fetching water is a tough and dangerous job. This well is located in the village where I did most of my research, so I spent much of my time sitting here and watch the activities.
Most villages now also have a waterpump, like this one. It is further away than the wells, but fetching water from the pump is less dangerous and less exhausting. Besides, the water is cleaner: healthier to drink.
This was the view from my house in the village: flat, arid and dry...
These women are going to the market in a village a few kilometres away, to sell their goods.
In this area live two ethnic groups: Mossi farmers and Fulani pastoralists. This little girl is a Fulani, and her house is in the background.
These girls are on their way to the waterpump to do the dishes.
Back 'home' in Ouahigouya, I live with a guest family. These are my 'brothers': the oldest is Cheick (6) and the little one is Amir (2). I also have two 'sisters': Raicha and Faida.
This is me little Farice, who is scared of me!
