Koro, Mali: Snippets

Koro, Mali

8 November 2006

Snippets

Since October 2005, Koro Area Development Programme (ADP) has:

Vegetables improve nutrition levels and
any excess can be sold to increase
household incomes.

Education

Begun construction of a two-classroom block
Trained 53 school directors in school management
Trained 17 literacy teachers in numeracy, lesson preparation and local language translation
Purchased literacy booklets for 23 literacy centres
Begun training four literacy course graduates in sewing and car repair

Health

Trained 36 community health promoters from five health centres and 51 teachers to educate people about trachoma (an eye disease)
Vaccinated nearly 2,400 children
Assessed the nutrition status of 3,850 children and worked with families of malnourished children to improve their nutrition levels
Held nutritional demonstrations in 12 communities; nearly 2,000 people attended
Educated 4,500 people about child nutrition

HIV and AIDS

Trained 60 teachers to run life skills lessons focussing on HIV-prevention; they have so far educated 3,300 students and 230 adults about HIV-prevention
Trained 60 peer educators about HIV-prevention
Organised a cross-country athletics event at Koro school and used it to educate 4,000 students about HIV-prevention
Worked with religious leaders to educate nearly 11,000 people about HIV-prevention
Registered and counselled people living with HIV

Water and sanitation

Established 15 community water and sanitation committees
Equipped a borehole with a hand pump
Constructed a large irrigation well
Trained 30 people from 15 communities to construct sanitary latrines
Constructed 74 latrines in 13 communities
Held cleanliness days in 14 communities

Agriculture and food security

Trained 35 gardeners to produce vegetables and make compost
Supplied seven women’s groups with vegetable seeds
Provided 37 tonnes of grain to stock two cereal banks

Leadership development

Trained leaders from two communes in management and planning

Koro file

Koro project profile

KORO STORY ARCHIVE
2008
In their own words
Fixing it
Snippets
2006
Well pleased
Snippets
2005
Precious liquid
Snippets
2004
School days
Progress to-date
2003
Drought costs
Gone with the wind
Snippets
Closing the door
2002
“She walks!”
Lifting mountains
Dramatic impact
Keep it clean
Building abilities

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