‘Trips to Niger’ Archive

January 17, 2010 Preparing for our third trip to Niger!

In two weeks, Ed and I leave for Niger, to participate in the ORBIS program, and to offiically open the second set of classrooms in Libore, called Vive la Vie! It is an exciting time on all fronts. When Ed and I were in Niamey last, November 2007, we visited the hospital in Niamey and […]

Robin’s journey to Niger for the Official Opening of the first Pencils for Kids School in Oulmantama, a village in Liboré on November 16th, 2007.

Journal entries by Robin Mednick: November 15th -16th, 2007 So far everything has been fantastic. My husband Ed and I were met at the airport in Niamey by the welcoming arms of the Mayor, Amadou Madougou, the Vice Mayor, Fatouma, the director of Education, Hamani Djibo and so many others. Now they were old friends […]