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S4T is now a source of income

Savings for Transformation: A new light for Sanata

Through the Savings for Transformation (S4T) initiative, World Vision's resilience programme has settled and trained 17 groups comprising 475 women divided into 25 people per group in three villages in the commune of Sio in the Mopti region in central Mali.

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S4T is now a source of income

Savings for Transformation: A new light for Sanata

Through the Savings for Transformation (S4T) initiative, World Vision's resilience programme has settled and trained 17 groups comprising...

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Food distribution

World Vision's food assistance project helps sustain Dicko and her family

Between 2019 and 2021, entire families have been displaced by the expansion of attacks that have targeted...

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 11:31

Every child deserves clean water: Our impact in Mali

In its zonal programme of Kolokani, World Vision is successfully contributing towards Mali’s national water, sanitation and...

Friday, April 1, 2022 - 08:50

water in School

Clean water relieves pupils and other community members in Kola village

In Kola village, people used to have a lot of difficulty accessing drinking water. This was especially felt...

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - 11:02

The old man in the market garden

Why 78-year-old Samba loves market gardening

In the Mopti region, one of the main areas affected by the multiple difficulties (climate change and...

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 15:12

Children in Mali in front of their school

Hunger in Mali: “I did not used to like staying here, because granny did not have food to feed my sister and me.”

What do you think of when you think of the work of World Vision? A person in...

Friday, January 28, 2022 - 20:04

Lack of awareness about education and child protection at the school

Improving children's development through school-based awareness

World Vision in its commitment to working for children's well-being was able to organise training workshops through an...

Thursday, December 16, 2021 - 10:18

I can get water from the pump in the blink of an eye. I am not the only beneficiary, all the inhabitants of the village are talking about it. I believe that it [the borehole] will now serve as our permanent source of drinking water and will encourage our incoming generating activities.” Said Sama

Clean water ends ordeal for Sama and her family

In central Mali, it takes sacrifice and patience to have clean water in some places. This situation...

Friday, November 26, 2021 - 13:21

Cash distribution in Mali

Cash distribution supports more than 240 households to meet urgent needs

Insecurity in central Mali is not the only emergency requiring humanitarian action for the country. Today, families...

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 16:14

The insecurity has led hundreds of people to take refuge in the outskirts of Bamako (economic capital of Mali) where they most of the times face difficulties such as food insecurity as mother Adja Diallo learned us.

A mother's eternal gratitude to World Vision and its partners

Insecurity has led hundreds of people to take refuge in the outskirts of Bamako, where they most of...

Friday, October 8, 2021 - 11:59

The lack of technical support and adequate infrastructure for rural communities is a source of hardship for vulnerable in Mali as these factors severely hamper local development between communities.

The road that relieves an entire community

The lack of technical support and adequate infrastructure for rural communities is a source of hardship for...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - 15:11

Little Aichata an 8-year-old student in 3rd grade living in Mali’s conflict-affected areas with her

Growing up with my grandmother in a hostile environment: Aichata's story

An eight-year-old third grade student living in Mali’s conflict-affected areas with her grandmother, Aichata shares her positive...

Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 17:04

The 7-years old little Djenebou lives with her parents in a village a few kilometers from the town of Mopti. Djenebou is a student from a Franco-Arab school who shared with us how her family has suffered from the lack of drinking water for years.

Clean drinking water means no more stomach aches for Djenebou

In Mali, battles are being waged to put an end to diseases linked to unsanitary drinking water, as...

Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 15:31

“Today, I am very happy that my father was selected among the recipients because during the first month after our arrival, we had nothing to eat. Thanks be to God since we started to benefit from this food support. Now I eat rice porridge for breakfast, rice for lunch and spaghetti for dinner.” Happily shared Djoulde.

Little Djoulde now has access to three meals a day

Conflict and insecurity in central Mali has affected the living conditions of millions of families in this...

Friday, September 3, 2021 - 14:27

Leveraging technology to ease the burden of families displaced by conflict

Developed by World Vision in 2008, in collaboration with Information Technology (IT) industry partners, Last Mile Mobile...

Monday, April 19, 2021 - 14:00

Water is arguably the most precious resource on earth. It feeds us, provides us with hygiene and health, enables the production of many goods and energy, and is home to incredible biodiversity.

World Vision's tangible contributions towards the attainment of SDG 6 in Mali

Water is arguably the most precious resource on earth. It feeds us, provides us with hygiene and health...

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 14:47

How savings groups are making a big difference for smallholder farmers in Mali

Coulibaly Diarra, a smallholder farmer from Kolokani district in Mali, testifies of the benefits of World Vision-supported...

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 10:32

Miriam moved with her family into this modest house

Blog: Children formerly recruited by armed groups are not just statistics

Our Campaigns Coordinator, Manzo Dembele, blogs on the importance of supporting children formerly recruited by armed groups...

Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 16:06

Annual Report: Our impact in Mali in 2020

Discover the progress made through our various programmes in Mali during the year 2020. We remain true to...

Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 07:26

HAWA STORY PHOTO

Hawa was saved from an unwanted wedding

Fifteen-year-old Hawa is a bright student from Bankass District, in Mali’s Mopti region. She was also the...

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 16:45

For now, this is the safest place to bring up Aruna

Fadimata, 20, is an internally displaced mother of little Aruna, who is just seven months old. She...

Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 13:02

Little Fatoumata is no longer malnourished

Little Fatoumata is no longer malnourished

Little Fatoumata, now a year old, was severely malnourished. At seven months old, she weighed only 6kg. World...

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 14:21

From the #HiddenHero Series: Meet Oumou from Mali

Behind every aspect of World Vision's work throughout the last 70 years, Hidden Heroes have risen up...

Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 08:54

Faces of a Crisis - Central Mali Emergency Response

General insecurity has grown in the central part of Mali, spilling ove from conflict in the north...

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 16:40

Low Cost Approach To Tackle Mental Illness In Kenya

By Sarah Ooko, Senior Communications & Media Officer, World Vision Kenya Christine, now in her twenties, suffered from...

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 10:20