ACFA's vision is "a Mali where all children are afforded the tools necessary for a successful future." We march towards that vision by executing our mission: "to provide Mali's vulnerable children a safe and loving environment which fosters their health, learning, happiness, and success." ACFA was founded from the personal experience of its founder, Kadiatou F. Sidibe, who was separated from her mother from age 3 to 26 and was raised by a single father in Bamako, Mali. Our goal is to turn risk into opportunities. We take vulnerable children exposed to drugs, prostitution, robbery, and criminal activities off the streets and give them a home with caring staff, ... read more ACFA's vision is "a Mali where all children are afforded the tools necessary for a successful future." We march towards that vision by executing our mission: "to provide Mali's vulnerable children a safe and loving environment which fosters their health, learning, happiness, and success." ACFA was founded from the personal experience of its founder, Kadiatou F. Sidibe, who was separated from her mother from age 3 to 26 and was raised by a single father in Bamako, Mali. Our goal is to turn risk into opportunities. We take vulnerable children exposed to drugs, prostitution, robbery, and criminal activities off the streets and give them a home with caring staff, food, health care, and education. We see them through an upbringing that leads them to becoming self-sufficient contributors to Mali's economic development.
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By Lisa Savitt | Chair of the Board, A Child for All
We have been most fortunate this year as ACFA continued to grow in many ways. We opened the new school year at the ACFA Zorokoro Children’s Complex this fall with 100 children! In addition to... Read the full report ›By Lisa Savitt | Chair of the Board, A Child for All
We have been most fortunate this year as ACFA continued to grow in many ways. ACFA is continuing to work towards our vision of environmental sustainability. ACFA has a farm that has been dormant.... Read the full report ›By Lisa Savitt | Chair of the Board, A Child for All
We have been most fortunate this year as ACFA continued to grow in many ways. We opened the new school year at the ACFA Zorokoro Children’s Complex this fall with 100 children! In addition to... Read the full report ›