Are you a U.S. high school student? Or the parent of a student? Or a teacher? Well, we have a deadline we want you know about! U.S. high school students have until March 31 to submit their video entry in our Speech Up! video contest.
Thank You to Judge Memorial Students!
The End is Near....Well, The End of the Speech Up! Video Contest
Another Way to Help: Flashcards!
Show Some Love! Volunteer...
You may not be that into all the hearts and flowers this month, but there’s a better way to show your love — through volunteering! This month, Mali Rising is offering two options to help spread the love through our volunteer project and we hope you’ll join in the fun. Each short online event — we call these Volunteer Evenings — will focus on one, specific volunteer opportunity. We will provide all the information you need to get started and answer any questions you may have.
Volunteer Evenings: Get Briefed on Two Ways to Make a Difference
Last night we had a fun Volunteer Orientation with a great group of Mali Rising supporters. It was a whirlwind tour of nine of our current volunteer opportunities, with information about how to learn more. If you missed the session but are interested in learning more about the options and/or future volunteer options, please fill out this quick Volunteer Interest Form or sign up for one of our online February Volunteer Evenings.
Recommitting to Service on this MLK Day? Learn About Volunteering at Mali Rising
Today is MLK Day in the United States — one of our most inspirational holidays. This is a day to step up in service to others in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.. I’d like to encourage you to consider carrying this spirit forward beyond today by volunteering for Mali Rising — and we have a great way for you to learn how.
Keeping Girls in School During Covid-19: A Video Chat
By Merritt Frey, Executive Director
Join us on Sunday, October 25 to learn about our work to get girls into school and keep them there, even during COVID-19 times. Hindaty Traore will share stories from her work on the theme of “Keeping Girls In School in Mali During the COVID-19 Pandemic” and answer your questions about the work.
This informal discussion will cover the challenges of keeping girls in Mali safe and in school during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how Hindaty is leading our strategies to keep them there. We promise beautiful photos, engaging stories, and inspiring details about how your support makes a difference in Mali. We’ll devote plenty of time to answering your questions too — feel free to ask about Mali culture, programming, Hindaty’s stories from the field or anything you are curious about.
In addition, we will share a few ways you can get more involved as a volunteer.
RSVP for the video link call here. We use Zoom, which most of you are familiar with by now!
Note that the call is Sunday, October 25 at Noon pacific/1 pm mountain/2pm central/3 pm eastern. The chat will last an about hour, but we will stay on the line a longer if you all have many questions.
Announcing the First Ever Speech Up! Video Contest
At Mali Rising, we think young people have the ideas and energy needed to change the world. But all too often, these voices are discounted and ignored. That’s why the Speech Up! contest exists — to give young people a forum to share their ideas for real change that will matter to other young people globally.
