Enroll Girls & Improve Teaching Methods in Mali
Teacher training education in Africa
Summary
Ongoing training is provided for teachers in twelve elementary schools. Teachers learn to promote active learning in the classroom, eliminate corporal punishment and allow girls to have an education.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Mali government cannot afford to fund the educational needs in the rural villages of Ouelessebougou. Most teachers were initially trained in the manner of the French colonial schools—rote memorization, corporal punishment, etc. Village teachers need essential ongoing training to provide quality education for village children. School attendance continues to increase each year. More than 500 girls are now attending school--an opportunity their mothers never had!
Activities
Teachers receive ongoing training from staff and government education programs, all funded by the Alliance. Teachers are paid approximately $65/month. The Alliance pays a portion; the villagers pay the rest (about 75 cents per child).
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,914
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $27,086
Total Funding Goal: $30,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Education has only been available to children in these 12 rural villages since the Alliance’s involvement in 1986. 1,528 students are now going to school, an opportunity most of their parents never had. Students continue to progress each year.
Project Message
“Before the school came, our village was in darkness; after the school came, we came into light.”
- Sena, Village chief
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Jodie Jensen
Program Director
10 West 100 South
Suite 605
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
United States
801.983.6254
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Ouelessebougou Alliance
B.P. 60
Ouelessebougou,
Mali, West Africa
B.P. 60
Mali
801.983.6254
http://www.lifteachother.org
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Where this Project is Located
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Mali
and can also be found under 
Children.
For more information about Mali, read the Human Development Report on Mali or the Wikipedia entry for Mali.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 2, 2005
Latest Update from the Field
school started yesterday!
By Jodie Jensen - Program Director, October 08, 2009 12:15 PM
Education - especially for girls - has seen innovations in Mali over the last few years. We are happy to inform you that 56% of girls in OUA villages are enrolled in school. Nationally, only 34% of girls are enrolled. There is still a long way to go, but this is tremendous progress!
Village leaders are starting to see great impact on the overall development of their communities. The chief of Djemene, Niakale Samake, said, "we have a school thanks to the OUA and education is at the base of all development."
We join with the villagers in thanking you for your generous support. We are excited for a great school year - one in which many more girls will be attending, teachers will feel more confident in their interactive teaching methods, new schools will be built, and old ones repaired. We look forward to hearing from you and keeping you updated!
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