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36 THE RURAL VOICE
community leaders to develop a fair
system for distributing gifts. Families
are chosen on the basis of need and
usually gifts are part of a larger
program where a number of families
receive similar gifts.
In Gidan Mayaki, a small village
in eastern Niger, for instance, 13 -
year -old students Yahaya Ada and
Habou Laoquali became the resident
poultry experts in 2005. That May
their principal, Idi Nakaora, asked
them to head up an egg -producing
project with 23 chickens donated to
the school through the previous
year's Christmas Catalogue. In all, 23
schools in Niger received 880
chickens through the Christmas gifts.
"I chose Yahaya and Habou to
start the program because they are
serious boys who will do a good job,"
said Nakaora.
For the families of Guidan
Mayaki, the eggs provide an
affordable source of protein. Parents
eagerly supported the poultry project
by building a deluxe wooden chicken
coop next to the school. As a result,
the village enjoys a daily supply of
fresh eggs at low prices.
"Our eggs are slightly bigger than
what you find in the market and we
sell them a bit cheaper," says Yaha.
Their profits are reinvested in the
school topurchase books, chalk and
other supplies.
The boys keep a ledger book
with neatly printed columns
recording egg sales. As with
many African children, it was the
first time they have ever handled
money.
As the boys learn more about how
to care for the birds, they pass on
their knowledge to fellow students.
"Chickens drink a lot," said
Yahaya who waters the chickens
every morning before class.
"Yeah, and they'll peck you if
you're not careful," added Habou.
"I've learned how to grab them by
their feet."
In Mauritania, eight-year-old
Khaireni Mint Salcka and her four
siblings received a pair of goats to
provide them with precious milk.
World Vision explains that milk is
critical to children's diet in
Mauritania where people drink large
bowlfuls of camel and goat milk as
their main source of nutrition. The
sandy soil and lack of water in their