Education Projects

Teach the Children

In Ouelessebougou, 90% of children are unable to attend government schools. The Alliance schools work to provide quality education for village children who are without that opportunity. Teachers are eliminating corporal punishment and are strengthening gender equity and active learning in their classrooms—with special training from the Alliance.

38 teachers’ salaries are paid in part by the Alliance in 12 village schools. Villagers pay about half of teachers’ salaries (about 75 cents/month/child). Teacher training is offered and involves nurturing interactive learning and best teaching practices. Teachers are also trained to nurture gender equity and teach literacy in the local language of Bambara—supporting Mal’s government efforts to withdraw from French colonial methods including rote memorization and corporal punishment.

More than 1,650 children attend the Alliance’s elementary schools, 500 of which are girls!

Classroom Construction

Two-thirds of Alliance school classrooms are made of mud bricks and need extensive annual maintenance to protect against Mali’s harsh rainy season. In the past five years, the Alliance has constructed 12 new concrete classrooms, which last longer than mud brick structures.

School Supplies & Bench desks

School supplies and bench desks are provided for 12 village elementary schools. Supplies include: pencils, paper, chalk boards, chalk, erasers, maps and some textbooks