Sterntaler für Afrika e.V. / Mali Initiative

 
Location: München, Germany
Website: www.sterntaler.org
Donors resident in Germany receive a donation receipt for this organisation.
   
The Mali Initiative is a not-for-profit network of committed individuals and organisations in Mali, Germany and Australia. We aim to provide access to quality education for children of Mali breaking the cycle of poverty.

The Mali Initiative focuses on:
• Facilitating the construction of new classrooms and schools
• Significantly improving and equipping existing classrooms
• Providing teacher training and ongoing support empowering teachers

Our approach is unique because we
• Use local knowledge and networks
• Require community contribution and ownership
• Focus on education sector versus multiple sectors
• Adopt entrepreneurial acumen to deliver social objectives
• Ensure real partnership between local and international individuals

Achievements to date
Since 2004 over US$200,000 has been raised. With these funds
• A primary school was built in 2005
• The school was expanded to include a secondary school in 2006
• The school facilities were improved by adding a library and computer-room in 2007
• A street children education project has been successfully implemented in 2007

The school is considered one of the best in the country will be used for teacher-training in partnership with the local representatives of Ministry of Education.

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The registered association "Sterntaler für Afrika e.V." is the responsible organisation for the Mali Intiative in Germany.

News from the Mali-Initative

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by J. Nagler, created on 19 June 2008 at 01:07 PM

Hello everyone,

Sterntaler e.V. the responsible organisation for the Mali-Initative in Germany has launched its website and is looking forward to its first information event which will be held on the 1st of July in Munich .  

http://www.sterntaler.org/

We also received a donation for one of our classroom projects. The generous amount of 1.500 €  has been collected by a mother at the christening of her child. This donation is by far the biggest one we’ve received so far and brings us closer in reaching our target to build classrooms in Mali.

Thank you very much for your donation!

Youchaou Traore, our partner in Mali has sent us an email to keep us up to date about the events which has been happening last month.

We would like to share this information with you and here is a brief summary:

  • Sending of letters of supports to some local and sub regional banks to seek assistance such as Ecobank, B.I.M s.a, B.D.M, B.C.S, Atlantic Bank.  
  • Donation of desktop to the health care centre by Youchaou to facilitate data records of patients and reporting processes to the various departments of the Ministry of Health.    
  • Meeting of Youchaou and the Coordinator of a French NGO called Right to Play about partnering on using games in teaching curricula. She promised to visit our school later.    
  • Visit of our school by two field agents of local NGO called ‘Groupe Action & Developemen
  • Beginning of 9 grade 2 nd term exams.    
  • Students of grade 6 took their last term exams before the final one that will take place in May 30.    
  • Explanation by Youchaou to teachers on how to use some educational materials brought from the US .    
  • The new computer guy starts working in the cyber café. His name is Siaka Bamba. He will be in charge of drafting new products for clients, drafting a business development plan and organize a training of other students or people in the community of Kalabancoro.    
  • Preparatory meetings of the final exams of sixth grade students and the closure party of the school year.  
  • Youchaou met the members of Kalabankoro sportive club, the mayors and the communal leaders. The aim was to introduce the new communal team of football (soccer) and to visit the new communal stadium. The stadium has been realised thanks to Youchaou collection of fund. He also gave to the team a ball and 15 T-shirts.

We have added two new kids who are participants in our "Street Kids of Kalabancoro" project.

We would appreciate donations for

Adama Ba

http://de.betterplace.org/projects/349

and

Ahmedi Bully

http://www.betterplace.org/projects/348

Please help to make their dreams a reality.

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