| "When I wake
up in the morning it's still a bit dark. One of the first things I do is make sour milk to
help my mum. After I've finished I go to the well to fetch water. When I come back I
either take my books and read, or I help my mum to pound the grain for the mid-day meal,
either sorghum or millet. "I wear a black
dress to go to school. I also wear a traditional Tamachek bracelet on my wrist. All
Tamachek women wear these bracelets, and some wear them on their ankles as well.
"I don't eat or drink anything before I go to
school. I meet up with my friends beforehand and we wait for the bell to ring. The school
is in the village so it's very close."
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"When we first go into the classroom we make a lot
of noise before the teacher comes. When the teacher comes in he greets us, saying 'Good
morning class', and then we answer him, and he starts writing on the board. This is my
second year of school. I enjoy going to school because I like reading: reading is my
favourite subject and we spend most of our time in the classroom reading. We also learn
language and arithmetic. All our lessons are in French but the teacher often explains
things to us in Tamachek."
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"There
are 20 pupils in my class. In the middle of the
morning we have a short break. During the break
I run home to check if there is any water and if
there isn't I go to the well to fetch some more."
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