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N'DEBOUGOU is the village where David lives.
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With his dog, Kittykat (note white marking on side), in a relatively new house.
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A niece of Bonkana's, Rawata, is his household helper
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She took me across the street to meet two of her friends, who were making "tou", a millet-based dough.
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This is not "tou", but rice with a sauce on it.
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Much of the neighboring houses are made with adobe block.
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To make adobe, find a pit of appropriate earth, add water...
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...chop the earth, add straw, then water, mix well. Place in mold...
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...pat firmly, remove mold.
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Leave blocks in place, allow sun to dry, pile on wagon and take to customer.
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Where blocks are laid up using a mortar of same clay, straw and water.
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When finished, a parging of the clay protecs the block from the monsoon rains, but the coating will wash away. It becomes an annual event.
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As incomes allow, and desire to build higher grows, concrete blocks, or concrete frame with brick infill, has become more and more popular.
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Ibrahim Beta, mason.
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Towns and villages are connected by "mini-buses", stopping at markets.
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The market on a non-market day is quiet.
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With few customer at the men's clothing store.
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And there are always lots of men hanging around, waiting for, in this case, a vehicle needing repairs.
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What about these kids,  on their way to school? Will they find work?
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It seems they do not want to be late...
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...for the morning roll call.
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This was the perfect place to give the box of pens and pencils I brought with me.
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Wherever there is water, canal, river, well, there are women doing washing.
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