ATEG is running a number of programs to improve the lives of women and children of the Faladie IDP Camp. This camp was built on an active garbage dump, next to a livestock market, and is home to over 1,000 IDPs who fled terrorism in Central Mali. ATEG is giving the womens skills training, delivering medical care, providing food distribution and child mentoring.
The Falhadie Camp is on a garbage dump. The IDPs live there under inhumane conditions. The shelters are made of rubbish and are bunched tightly together. Rubbish is burned to create more space. The fires give off toxic fumes which cause respiratory issues among the community. The camp is next to the livestock market and the smell is unbearable. The population is suffering from food insecurity. They are also lacking in medical care, and the women lack the ability to earn an income.
The IDPs receive no formal food assistance. They are dependent on local generosity, and there is no timeline for distribution. ATEG provides a dependable schedule for food distribution. An ATEG focus groups the women asked for skills training in sewing. This project is providing training, distributing sewing machines, and instruction in making and marketing a product. The children will be taught traditional Malian dance and also receive mentoring following the UNICEF "Skills For Life" concept.
The women will have major roles in leadership and decision making. We will support the formation of a Women's Cooperative where they will have control in managing the distribution of their income and of food. The child mentoring program, coupled with the Malian dance training will help them develop psychosocial and interpersonal skills. These projects will improve nutritional status, provide a source of income, restore dignity and bring the children joy and life altering skills.
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