The 'Housing Complex' is being built using traditional techniques and materials. The project is designed to be environmentally friendly and use local labour as part of a training scheme to promote and revive traditional African architecture.
View the latest pictures and track progress of the Village here.
The public launch of Summer 2007 in Mali marked the start of the Village construction. [Launch Ceremony Photos]
The Project and the Need
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté, the Mali and Sevilla FC footballer, launched the appeal to establish the 'Mali Children’s Village' in 2006.
The Mali Children's Village will bring together various services in a project to care for the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children. The core project will consist of a housing complex and an education and training centre.
"With your help, we can complete this unique Children's Village in Mali"
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté President
Mali, home of the legendary Timbuktu, is also world's third poorest country.
Mali Facts
1 in 9 children die before 5 years
64% live below poverty line
Average income $360 p/a
Life expectancy: 48 years
Housing Complex
Every child deserves to live as part of a family. In the children’s village, the children will be housed in family–style accommodation with foster parents, who will be their primary carers. The children’s village will cater for all the needs of the children, including facilities for sports and recreation.
Education & Training Centre
The school will provide the children’s basic primary and secondary education. It will also be open to children from neighbouring areas, to help integrate them into mainstream society. The training centre will provide vocational skills to equip the children for life after the children’s village.
Please donate at least £5 a month, or whatever you can, to help make this safe haven a reality for the children of Mali. With your help we can make a difference.
