We completed construction of the BYAW Academy in Sibiribougou. Empower Mali partnered with the Building Youth Around the World to build a fully equipped three classroom middle school with a directors office and 6 toilets in Sibiribougou. Sibiribougou is located in the heart if Commune 4 of Bamako and is quite underdeveloped in terms of infrastructure in education, clean water and electricity.
The school was in a constant battle to accommodate the high number of middle school students. On average each class held between 60-80 students. Some were so overcrowded that the administration had to arrange for the students to come at different times. The three 7th-9th grade classrooms will meet the need for more classrooms to alleviate the severe overcrowding.