Fadie, Mali
Completed September 2020
We’re proud to announce that our school in Fadie, Mali has now been completed and is up and running - providing vital education to 74 students (49 boys and 25 girls)! We have four wonderful teachers, teaching five different grade levels. We are currently working with community leaders to identify and enrol more girls.
We couldn’t have done this without you - so thank you, you wonderful humans!
About Fadie
The village of Fadie is a community of approximately 748 people located in the Sikasso region. Most community members are subsistence farmers who rear livestock and grow corn, cotton, peanuts, beans and millet. Some also support themselves by producing and selling charcoal.
Prior to the build there were two temporary classrooms in Fadie. These were dark and overcrowded and the foundations had started to crumble making them unsafe for children.
Today, all that has changed and the students of Fadie are learning in safe, well-lit, spacious classrooms no longer have to walk over 5km to the nearest community with an adequate school.
Meet one of our fadie Students
Name: Fatoumata Coulibaly
Age: 10 years old
Class: 4th grade
Favourite subject: French
Ambition: Fatoumata dreams of being a teacher when she grows up.
Neither of Fatoumata’s parents had the opportunity to attend school as children. Thanks to your efforts Fatoumata is much more likely to achieve her dream and break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations.
Children enjoying learning in their new classroom.
Fadie, Mali
