Author: American Friends Service Committee
Title: Tin Aicha, Nomad Village : A Report of the American Friends Service Committee.
Description: Philadelphia, Friends Service Committee, (1982). orig. wrappers. 231 pp, 21x13cm,. Textual photo illustrations. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Study of a Tuareg pastoral nomad sedentarisation development project in Mali. Contents: Introduction: Nomads & the Sahel; Drought, Famine & Relief;AFSC Experience in West Africa; AFSC Project Exploration: Field Visit, 197 3; 1974; Project Assessment, Comparison & Decision; Outline of Malian National Recover Plan; Project Planning & Definition: Budget & Finances; Project Review: Profiles of Seven Tin Aicha Family Heads; The Population; Personnel; Agriculture; Livestock & Herding; Tree Planting & Reforestation;Health & Nutrition; Education; Functional Literacy; Village Government; Weekly Market; The Cooperative Store; Permanent Buildings: Construction; Assessment & Conclusions: Evaluation from the Field; Livestock; The School;Health; The Question of Settlement; Reflections from the Seven Family Heads; Lessons for AFSC Program Planners.

Keywords: African Ethnology, Tin Aicha Mali, Tuareg Tuaregs, Anthropology, West Africa Sahel, Rural Development, Sociology, Nomad Nomads, Pastoral Nomadism