At the very beginning of March, we shared our excitement as a new school began to rise from the dust in the village of N’Goko. Last week, our Construction Manager visited the site again and found that the school now looks like an actual school…or at least the skeleton of one!
There's Nothing Like Watching A New School Rise
There are a lot of satisfying parts of this job, but few as pleasing as seeing a whole new school rise from the red soil of a small Mali village. Each year, Mali Rising builds just one or two schools (because we want to be sure we are also providing the support ALL of our schools need to deliver a quality education) and each one is as much of a joy to us as it is to the local village.
A School for N'Goko
Always Learning: Building Our Schools Better
All children have the right to an education, but some children around the world still do not receive an education due to the poverty of their parents and their countries. The Malian government is unable to correct this lack, leaving millions of children without access to an education. One of the reasons I love working for Mali Rising Foundation is that we are doing our part to make a difference on this enormous problem. Since 2004, we have worked to provide children with access to safe conditions for learning. Although we have a long record of accomplishment of good school construction, we are always learning and adapting. This year, we made some quite large changes to our own construction model.
Valiant Hearts: Banko's Drive to Build a School
COVID-19 Changes the Feel of Village Visits
Checking in On Our Next School Partner Village
Mali Rising has two school construction projects currently — on in N’Goko and one in Banko. These schools have been on hold during the pandemic , but construction is now gearing up in Banko, with proper safety protocols in place. Here, Alou tells us a little bit about Banko and what a school will mean for the village.
Saving Hours of Walking a Day = More Learning
Right now, a group of dedicated supporters is walking in our Miles for Mali event to raise funds to build a new school for the kids of a little village called N’Goko. (You could join us!) A new school means new hope for hundreds of students…just ask Seydou, a young man benefiting from a school we built in his village in 2018…
Walk With Me! Virtually That Is.
I want YOU to be part of giving the children of N’Goko, Mali a new school! (Learn about N’Goko here.) We are SO close to building this school, and if you can get your feet moving with Miles for Mali you can help push us over the top.
Take a Walk. Build a School. Change a Life!
If you are like me, you may have found yourself taking a lot of walks recently. With all the news around the pandemic, where it is safe to do so it is wonderful to get outside and clear your head with a walk around the neighborhood. But what if that walk could clear your head AND build a school? With Miles for Mali, it can!
