You're Invited! Free, Online Tour of Mali School + Celebration

Usually each fall we gather with you -- our great supporters -- to celebrate the successes you made possible and kick off a new school year. This year we can't gather physically, but we still want to celebrate with you! Join us Sunday, November 14 for an online, free gathering celebrating the end of our Gift of Education Giving Challenge.

My First Visit to a Mali Rising School

In late October, I had my first chance to visit a Mali Rising partner school. As a brand new staff person, I was so excited to finally see first-hand what we do and meet the great teachers and kids we work with. For my first trip, I went to the village of Sebela, which is home to Tim Gibson Middle School.

I passed my graduation exam thanks to the Girls' Project!

When a young girl in Mali is married young, her whole life can change. Thanks to the Girls’ Project, one young woman found her way back to school and all the way to graduation.

An Inspired Principal Calls on His Peers

No one likes to struggle alone! That’s why connecting our principals to each other is so important — they can share ideas and solutions…or just commiserate. Read how a recent Peer Meeting inspired one principal to do even more to connect to his peers.

Help Us Welcome Ousmane to the Mali Rising Team

We are more than excited to welcome a new member to the Mali Rising team — Ousmane Coulibaly. As of October 1, Ousmane is our Operations Coordinator. This means he is in charge of keeping everything running on time and efficiently, from the Mali office’s budget to our delivery of Inspiration Scholarships. Get to know Ousmane…

Learn More About the Teacher Project

Without teachers, a school is just a building. With our supporters' help, we invest in teachers to make sure schools can deliver on the promise of education. A volunteer, Lawrence, recently made us a great video highlighting our teachers and the work we do to support them and I wanted to use this chance to share more information about this important project.

Even Expert Teachers Love a Peer Meeting

Kadidia mentioned that she would be delighted to take part in more Mali Rising Peer Meetings. These meetings would allow her to learn from her peers and share her ten-year teaching experience with other French teachers. She said that peer meetings are now one of the things that will make her very enthusiastic about her teaching job because the meetings will both allow her to meet friends she has not seen for many years and also allow her to improve her teaching skills. “This means I can be more helpful to my students in Jade and Gabe Mellor Middle School,” says Kadidia.

Three Friends Studying Through the Pandemic

Mariam, Djenebou, and Sata just finished the 8th grade at the Tim Gibson Middle School in the village of Sebela. Like kids all around the world, they missed far too much school last year due to the pandemic…but they are working hard on catching up, using Mali Rising’s Workbook Project.