What do the students themselves think about their education and the education of girls in particular? For a long time Malian children had no idea of the importance of their education. Today with the advent of technology and more discussions about the subject, children are becoming aware of the importance of their education. However, gender equality in education is a subject that still needs more discussion in our villages. Not everyone is convinced that both boys and girls have the right to an education. As part of the Girls Project, I helped lead a debate among the boys from the school in Tamala around the topic of girls' education.
Safety First at Judge Memorial Middle School!
Mr. Touré is a Math teacher at Judge Memorial Middle School of Sankama. He is 34 years old and, according to him, married to a beautiful wife. Mr. Touré does not live with his wife in Sankama where he teaches because it is a small and remote village. He misses his wife incredibly while teaching in village. He gets to see his wife about every two months when he visits her in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, which is about 100 km from the village where he teaches. Mr. Touré has been very concerned about student health in his school since the outbreak of COVID-19. Because of his concern, he volunteered to coach the Mali Rising Health Club at Judge Memorial Middle
Helping Girls Find the Space & Quiet to Learn
The Girls Project focuses on enrolling more girls in school, but it also aims to help those girls succeed once they are in the classroom. To help our girls, we organize regular study meetings. This allows girls to learn techniques to better understand their lessons, with a particular focus on what the girls identify as the difficult parts of the subjects. The Study Groups are new for the Girls Project this year. It is in the spirit of creativity that we introduced them into our activities, after finding that the girls have deficiencies in learning their lessons when trying to study after class.
Judge Memorial Middle School’s Health Club Rocks
Sata Culbaly is an 8th-grade student at Judge Memorial Middle School of Sankama. She is a smiling and a very driven girl. Sata is 14 years old and likes school very much because she gets to see her friends in school every day. Sata enjoys being in the school’s Mali Rising Health Club and teaching her classmates the best ways to wash their hands with soap. Sata says that the Health Club in Sankama is a great thing because it inspires students to adopt great habits when it comes to washing hands and greeting without handshakes…
Safety First at Ross and Marilou Moser Middle School
Ross and Marilou Moser Middle School has been changed by the Covid-19 pandemic just like all schools in Mali. Parents and students have been very worried about their village’s future in terms of education and health. School have been closed for months and students were concerned and depressed. When the government decided to reopen schools, the whole village was thrilled to see their kids back in school even though the pandemic was not still over. We are working to help students feel and be safe by setting up a health club so students are more aware of the virus and how to protect themselves and their families.
Valiant Hearts: Banko's Drive to Build a School
Alumnae In College Today Because of Our Supporters
One of the most uplifting events for us here at Mali Rising is when we find one of our graduates who is going on to big things. Last week, our Construction Manager Alou shared the story of one such alumnae with me. I wanted to share Djènèba’s story with you today, because we can all use a little uplifting these days…
Girls Helping Girls: Peers Make the Difference!
Girl Leaders are young women from our partner villages who are trained by Mali Rising to take over the activities of the Girl Project in our three original Girls Project villages. These young women run the Girls Groups, and serve as role models to our girls because they are each continuing their own education in high school or vocational classes. This is a story of one new Girl Leaders and how her peers helped her overcome her fears…
Karim & Modibo Enjoy Working Together to Learn
Keeping Girls Both Safe From Covid & Learning
This year I can't wait to resume our twice monthly meetings with the girls in our Girls Project villages! These meetings will be a little different because of COVID-19, but in some ways I think they may be even better. For more health protection, we will hold these meetings under the trees in the school yards, rather than in the classrooms…
