3 Middle School Classrooms in Ferekoroba

In October 2013, Building Youth Around the World Foundation donated $50,000.00 to build a fully equipped 3-classroom middle school, administration building and 6 latrines in the village of Ferekoroba, Mali. Due to a lack of a middle school middle school aged children would travel 3-7 miles, 4 times a day to attend school in the […]

Donated Tablets in Kalabancoura

In Mali, many adults, let alone children will never touch a computer until they are much older and in college. Many children miss a key learning window in which they can master computer literacy. Thanks to a generous grant by the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Empower Mali is putting tablets in the hands of young children […]

Teachers housing in Ferekoroba

One of the issues that adds difficulties to a village receiving trained and effective teachers is being able to retain them. In many cases, when the government assigns teachers to rural areas, it falls upon the teachers to make housing arrangements. Where teachers cannot live near the school, they are likely to spend a lot […]