MALI RISING FOUNDATION

ACCESS - MALI RISING CREATES ACCESS BY BUILDING SAFE, DURABLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE STUDENTS HAVE NO VIABLE PATH BEYOND PRIMARY SCHOOL. MALI RISING WORKS WITH MALI'S CENTRES FOR PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITIES (CENTRES D'ANIMATION PEDAGOGIQUE, OR CAP) AND WITH LOCAL VILLAGES TO MAINTAIN EACH SCHOOL AND ENSURE LONG-TERM IMPACT. EACH SCHOOL INCLUDES THREE CLASSROOMS, LATRINES, A PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE, AND ESSENTIAL FURNISHINGS. CONSTRUCTION IS LED BY LOCAL MALIANS, CREATING JOBS AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY PRIDE. THE ACCESS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES SCHOOL FEE SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH THE INSPIRATION SCHOLARSHIPS, AS WELL AS SCHOOL FEE SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS. EACH SCHOOL AND SCHOLARSHIP HELPS ENSURE THAT DISTANCE AND COST NO LONGER STAND IN THE WAY OF EDUCATION.

QUALITY - MALI RISING STRENGTHENS EDUCATION IN RESOURCE-LIMITED COMMUNITIES BY TRAINING TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN STUDENT-CENTERED TECHNIQUES. EDUCATORS ARE EVALUATED ON LESSON PREPARATION, TEACHING STYLE, FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUE, GROUP WORK, AND GENDER EQUITY PRACTICES. AFTER COMPLETING OUR TRAINING, TEACHERS SHOW IMPROVEMENTS OF 30% ON AVERAGE ACROSS THESE CORE AREAS. TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING, THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES SPACE FOR PEER-TO-PEER EXCHANGE AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH REGULAR KNOWLEDGE-SHARING SESSIONS AND ACTIVE WHATSAPP GROUPS FOR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.MALI RISING ALSO PROVIDES NEW TEXTBOOKS CORE SUBJECTS FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADE CLASSROOMS. CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS ARE REINFORCED THROUGH TARGETED INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE FRENCH LANGUAGE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (FLIP), WHICH HELPS STUDENTS BUILD FLUENCY IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGE OF FRENCH. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 10 VILLAGES PARTICIPATE IN FLIP EACH YEAR, DEMONSTRATING AN IMPROVEMENT OF 20% ON AVERAGE IN THEIR FRENCH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT SCORES. AS PART OF MALI RISING'S BROADER COMMITMENT TO LITERACY AND GIRLS' EDUCATION, MALI RISING'S GIRLS LITERACY PROGRAM STRENGTHENS READING LEVELS AND ACADEMIC CONFIDENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, 80% OF PARTICIPANTS EVALUATE THEMSELVES AS READING AT A COMPETENT OR STRONG LEVEL AND NONE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE UNABLE TO READ BY THE END.