Chapter 8: Malian Inventions We Love!

This post is dedicated to all of the Malian inventions that made our lives easier, starting with this amazing clay pot, called a fine (in our village's dialect of Ganakan), or a jidaga in Bambara. You fill it with water, and bury it in sand or set it on top of sand, and keep the sand wet. Inside, the pot gets to about 70 degrees F, which gives you a little bush fridge, no electricity required! Genius! I know 70 doesn't sound very cold, but when it's 110 out, it makes such a difference to have 'cold' water.