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10 schools, 1000 lives
Limited access to elementary school education is one of the many faces of endemic poverty. In Mali, a sixth grade education is the highest level of formal education for many rural students. Education beyond the sixth grade typically requires students to move away from their family. Building elementary and middle schools in rural Mali will increase access to educational opportunities for the children of hard working farm families. |
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Mothers' and Daughters' Summit 2012
Several years ago, a women's association in Mali approached African Sky with a proposal to assist with a collective soap-making enterprise. African Sky provided financial and technical support to these women, and within a year they expanded their production to include premium peanut butter: a locally sourced, self-sustaining value-added product that they now sell in local markets. The women of Markala requested assistance from African Sky to organize the first Summit, which brought together over 100 women to share ideas and educate one another. African Sky worked with these women and a small, devoted group of Peace Corps Mali Volunteers to host the 2011 Mothers & Daughters Summit as a way to share ideas, resources, and experience across generations and geography. |
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