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| Jigiya Support Funds |
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| Project Director |
| Tamba Traore & Scott M. Lacy |
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Project Number |
Total Cost (US$) |
Location |
CH01-08 |
$795.45 |
Markala, Mali (Segou) |
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Project Details
Jigiya is a self-advocacy group serving people with disabilities in Markala, Mali. Jigiya provides four basic services for its members: micro-loans, emergency/crisis funds, vocational training, and medical/life skills advice. Many members may join Jigiya in hopes of receiving a micro-loan, but most members say they joined Jigiya for friendship and solidarity.
African Sky partners with Jigiya, providing operating funds used for micro-loans for members. African Sky also provides funds for Jigiya meeting costs, transportation of members to meetings, and emergency/crisis funds. Markala English teacher Tamba Traore has mentored Jigiya since the beginning, and his generous spirit is a critical foundation of Jigiya's success. In Fiscal Year 2008, African Sky contributed a total of 350,000 CFA for Jigiya operations and projects (managed by Tamba Traore and Scott Lacy): general operating funds, cereal bank funds, group micro-finance funds, emergency relief funds.
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Total Cost |
Jigiya Support Funds - Markala |
350,000 CFA |
Total Project Cost |
350,000* CFA |
*$795.45 (440 CFA/ $1 US) |
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