Our Schools| VILLAGE: | Koiria |
| COMMUNE: | Dire |
| CERCLE: | Dangha |
| GENERAL LOCATION: | Along banks of Niger River past village of Bantam |
| POPULATION: | 900 |
| STUDENTS (ages 6-12 years): | 120 |
| ETHNICITIES/LANGUAGES: | Tamashek, Songhay, Bozo |
| VILLAGE HISTORY: | Old village dating back to 1700s |
| LIVELIHOODS: | Fishing, agriculture, goat herding |
| CTC INTERVENTION: | Built new 3-classooom school in 2017-18, provided operational support, implemented Female Adult Literacy program |
| VILLAGE: | Kabara San Fils |
| COMMUNE: | Alafia |
| CERCLE: | Timbuktu |
| GENERAL LOCATION: | 9 kilometers south of Timbuktu |
| POPULATION: | 500 |
| STUDENTS (ages 6-12 years): | 100 |
| ETHNICITIES/LANGUAGES: | Black Tamashek (Bella) |
| VILLAGE HISTORY: | Founded by displaced population of Bella from Timbuktu. |
| LIVELIHOODS: | Livestock, agriculture and trade |
| CTC INTERVENTION: | Built new 3-classroom school in 2016-2017 |
| VILLAGE: | Bantam |
| COMMUNE: | Dire |
| CERCLE: | Dangha |
| GENERAL LOCATION: | Along the banks of the Niger River, a few kilometers past the village of Kakondji. |
| POPULATION: | roughly 700 |
| STUDENTS (ages 6-12 years): | roughly 110 |
| ETHNICITIES/LANGUAGES: | Songhay, Fulani, Bozo, and Tamashek |
| VILLAGE HISTORY: | created in 1603 by a woman from Abawani Bourem Foghas in the Gao region |
| LIVELIHOODS: | Agriculture (farming) and fishing |
| CTC INTERVENTION: | Built new 3-classroom school in 2016-2017, provide operational support |
| VILLAGE: | Kakondji |
| COMMUNE: | Dire |
| CERCLE: | Dangha |
| GENERAL LOCATION: | Roughly 30 kilometers South-west of Timbuktu, on right bank of Niger River about 6 kilometers from the Commune of Dangha |
| POPULATION: | 2000 |
| STUDENTS (ages 6-12 years): | 147 |
| ETHNICITIES/LANGUAGES: | Songhay, Peul, Bella (Tuareg Noir), Boz |
| VILLAGE HISTORY: | According to manuscripts, created in the 13th century |
| LIVELIHOODS: | Agriculture, fishing, and herding |
| CTC INTERVENTION: | Built new 3-classroom school in 2015, provide support for teachers, food and school supplies |
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