Miscellaneous photos
Photographs taken by
Stuart McGill
Rats are considered a delicacy. They are hunted using wooden sticks - one person will flush them out of their holes, the other will beat them when they appear.
Cooking rats.
Camel in Bazama village. Camels are used for carrying heavy loads, particularly during the harvest season in November and December. Often Hausas from Niger or the far north of Nigeria will journey south to lend their camels, in return for a share of the harvest.
Borehole in Bazama village. This borehole was installed by CAPRO missionaries in 2005 and has made a huge difference to people's lives, especially for the women who no longer have to walk for miles several times each day to fetch water.
Eating is always a communal affair. These young men are eating tuwo, a stiff porridge and the staple food of this part of Africa.
Girls using the borehole in Bazama village.
Bayi Mallam winnowing guineacorn to allow the wind to blow away the chaff after the corn has been threshed.
Godiya Ishaya and Naomi Musa in Galadima village.
Granaries in Galadima village. The are built slightly raised to prevent rainwater spoiling the corn, and the hens take advantage of this space to sleep at night.
Ibrahim Ɗanjuma thatching his roof. Huts are regularly knocked down (either by the elements or by the owner) and rebuilt.
Stuart McGill
Rats are considered a delicacy. They are hunted using wooden sticks - one person will flush them out of their holes, the other will beat them when they appear.
Cooking rats.
Camel in Bazama village. Camels are used for carrying heavy loads, particularly during the harvest season in November and December. Often Hausas from Niger or the far north of Nigeria will journey south to lend their camels, in return for a share of the harvest.
Borehole in Bazama village. This borehole was installed by CAPRO missionaries in 2005 and has made a huge difference to people's lives, especially for the women who no longer have to walk for miles several times each day to fetch water.
Eating is always a communal affair. These young men are eating tuwo, a stiff porridge and the staple food of this part of Africa.
Girls using the borehole in Bazama village.
Bayi Mallam winnowing guineacorn to allow the wind to blow away the chaff after the corn has been threshed.
Godiya Ishaya and Naomi Musa in Galadima village.
Granaries in Galadima village. The are built slightly raised to prevent rainwater spoiling the corn, and the hens take advantage of this space to sleep at night.
Ibrahim Ɗanjuma thatching his roof. Huts are regularly knocked down (either by the elements or by the owner) and rebuilt.
