Do you love a good party? How about a good cause? Well then you’ll love Mali Rising’s Soiree — a good party for a good cause!
The 2019 Success Soiree will be held on September 26, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at beautiful Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City.
Join Us At The African Festival: Looking For Volunteers
Feeling Powerless? Take Back the Power With The Kids of N'Goko!
Do you sometimes feel powerless when you read the news? Like there’s just no way you can make an impact? I relate. But there are things you can do, and one of them is literally concrete — help build a school that will change lives for kids in Mali. Those changed lives will change our world.
Seriously.
Welcome to New Board Member, Anh
Please help us welcome Anh Hoang to Mali Rising’s board of directors! Anh actually joined us at the beginning of 2019, but we’ve been remiss in sharing the news. Anh brings wonderful financial expertise to the board, and has already proved herself invaluable to watch-dogging our financial systems and future plans.
Drumroll Please! Girls Project Expands Into 5 New Villages
We are so, so excited here at Mali Rising! Why? We are preparing to launch the very successful Girls Project in five additional schools this fall!
Your Legacy...Let's Talk About It.
The Way To Our Hearts? A Recipe From Mali
Note: One of the best parts of getting to know another culture is getting to know its food! Hindaty, our wonderful Girls Project Coordinator, shares her one of her favorite Mali recipes for your consideration. This month, I will share with you the recipes of one of my favorite dishes, called "yassa.” Yassa is a dish from West Africa that is prepared with onion. As in Mali we have large families, I will show you the recipe for yassa for 10 people
Maps for Mali Delivers!
I’ve been meaning for a while now to post an update on a wonderfully fun campaign driven by one of our best supporters, Tim. Tim had a vision — he wanted to see a world map in every one of our schools. He turned that vision into Maps for Mali.
U.S. High School Students Needed!
We’re looking for a few outstanding high school students who want to be part of changing the world for the better…while having some fun. We are currently accepting applications for school year 19/20 Youth Ambassadors — deadline August 31, 2019.
Inspiration Scholar Kadia Tackles Nursing School
Meet Kadia, one of five young women who received Strong Woman Scholarships through the Inspiration Scholars Project. Kadia is a 17-year-old graduate of Mali Rising’s Tim Gibson Middle School in the little village of Sebela in southern Mali. Kadia stood out at school from the beginning, and has continued to be a great student in nursing school. Learn more about how Kadia is doing…
