Health Supplies and Training for 25,000 Malians

Dear friends of the Ouelessebougou Alliance, 

As you know, the health situation in most of West Africa is dire.  Nonetheless, thanks to your contributions, the Ouelessebougou Alliance has been able to make a difference in the Ouelessebougou region of Mali.  

Since initiating health plans in several villages in 2008, the Alliance has seen great success in disease prevention and reduction - villages with health plans have seen up to a 86% decrease in malaria and up to a 96% decrease in diarrhea incidents since the inception of the plans.  

This week, the Alliance's Field Director Anounou Sissoko gave the following report about Alliance village Dialakoro Keleya, "The Alliance initiated and trained a heath committee 3 years ago. That committee has been very effective and has contributed to the good health of the population of Dialakoro Keleya; the health committee knows if the cases of malaria increase or decrease. Everybody gets together and cleans the village twice a month, they put bleach in the wells in order to have drinkable water. The Alliance constructed two wells, one in the school yard and one at the center of the village." 

Thanks to your donations, we are helping to improve the lives of Ouelessebougou villagers.  

With kind regards,

Josh Molina

Links:

• Ouelessebougou Alliance website

We have just finished successfully distributing more than 600 mosquito nets in Mali, and people in several villages are asking for more. We do not give them away for free, but ask for a small fee ($1 USD), in order for the people to know the value of the nets.

Still, our field director in Mali tells us the people of the Ouelesseboug region are asking for 600 more net. And when you contribute now, your donation will be mutliplied! Starting October 12, GlobalGiving is matching all donations at 30%, 40%, or 50%. If you've been waiting for the best moment to donate to one of our projects on Global Giving, now is the best time ever.

This is how the match percentage program works:

Donation Percentage Match

$10 - $499           30%

$500 - $999         40%

$1,000 - $2,500   50%

There is $100,000 available in matching funds.

The campaign will run until Oct 21 or until matching funds run out. So please, donate to our projects, and we also encourage you to tell your friends about this opportunity. In addition to the match, GlobalGiving is offering a $1,000 bonus to the project that raises the most funds between October 12 - 21, and a $1,000 bonus to the project that receives donations from the most individual donors!

Links:

• Ouelessebougou Alliance