Village Love Life

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The village of niofoin, on the Ivory Coast, is a rural settlement where houses are built mainly with adobe, a mixture of mud, sand, water and manure, which is molded and left to dry in the sun, forming resilient and fresh walls. Straw roofs complete the structure, protecting from sun and rain. Homes are organized around common spaces that facilitate community living. Construction and maintenance of houses are shared activities, and techniques are passed down from generation to generation, preser