August 29, 2005: Headlines: COS - Niger : Service: Lee Northwest: Ruth Sitton DeMaio, a former Peace Corps worker in Niger, has been gathering aid to help people in cities and villages where she used to live and work
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August 29, 2005: Headlines: COS - Niger : Service: Lee Northwest: Ruth Sitton DeMaio, a former Peace Corps worker in Niger, has been gathering aid to help people in cities and villages where she used to live and work
Ruth Sitton DeMaio, a former Peace Corps worker in Niger, has been gathering aid to help people in cities and villages where she used to live and work
The money DeMaio raised was sent to friends in Niger, who then crossed the border into Nigeria, purchased food, and brought it back into Niger. A friend from Niger, Harouna Amani, who is now a journalist in Saudi Arabia, has been keeping tabs on the food distribution. Two friends in Niger, Ousmane Alou and Bagadou Salifou, were in charge of purchasing and distributing the food.
Ruth Sitton DeMaio, a former Peace Corps worker in Niger, has been gathering aid to help people in cities and villages where she used to live and work
Aid finds its way to Niger
By THERESA HOGUE
Gazette-Times reporter
Corvallis residents come through with donations
Money gathered in Corvallis to help starving residents in Niger has been successfully transformed into food and distributed to thousands of people in need, according to Corvallis resident Ruth Sitton DeMaio. She received several thousand dollars from members of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, and another $1,500 from the outside community, which is being sent to Niger.
DeMaio, a former Peace Corps worker in Niger, has been gathering aid to help people in cities and villages where she used to live and work. Niger is currently suffering from a food shortage following a drought that severely effected crops. DeMaio was featured in a story that appeared in the Aug. 16 edition of the Gazette-Times.
The money DeMaio raised was sent to friends in Niger, who then crossed the border into Nigeria, purchased food, and brought it back into Niger.
A friend from Niger, Harouna Amani, who is now a journalist in Saudi Arabia, has been keeping tabs on the food distribution. Two friends in Niger, Ousmane Alou and Bagadou Salifou, were in charge of purchasing and distributing the food.
"Salifou and Ousmane bought 30 sacks of millets, 20 of Garin rogo (dry cassava) and four of kuli-kuli. Garin rogo mixed with kuli-kuli and green salad makes a rich meal!" Amani wrote in a recent e-mail to DeMaio.
In total, the men bought about 5.4 tons of food. It was distributed in Matankarawa and Dolinka Ka Zoma, both areas in crisis. Approximately 2,500 people received food.
Amani, calling DeMaio by the name she was called in Niger, praised the fund-raising efforts and Corvallis' response.
"Rakia, you are doing a very important thing for Niger! I think our thanks on earth are minor to your reward and your people's reward from God," Amani wrote.
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