Yehi Community

Conflict in Mali and low rainfall in recent years have contributed to food and nutrition insecurity in Yehi. We have been partnering with them since 2011.
  1. Where we work
  2. Africa
  3. Yehi Community

  • Population50,084
  • Villages22
  • Temp28°C
We are working to improve food security by creating community gardens and teaching soil conservation techniques so the land can continue to produce crops. Our current work is also improving the quality of education by training teachers and providing materials to teach literacy.

We have already achieved great things in the Yehi community by teaching mums how to prevent malnutrition and empowering women through savings groups.

We’re working with the people of Yehi to build a community where children thrive.

We’re working with the people of Yehi to build a community where children thrive. </br></br>
We’ve been partnering with Yehi for seven years now and are starting to tackle the harder problems such as changing mindsets about the right to education for girls or early marriage. We’re focusing on building skills, hope and opportunity for Yehi community. 

After these projects are complete we ensure all our work is sustainable, and that the community is set up to identify and respond to needs as they arise. We plan for our partnership to continue until 2025 when we will have delivered a multitude of skills and knowledge for the community to continue their own development.
child protection committees have been trained in child protection.
women’s savings groups are empowering women.
malnourished children have gained weight.

Stories from Yehi Community

Growth amidst drought and instability

Yehi is a town that suffers from drought, and Zenabou was struggling to grow enough veggies to feed her children let alone have enough to sell.

Yehi Community, Africa

No more snake bites in the night

The toilet in this family’s home was so dirty the kids would risk getting bitten by snakes rather than use it!

Yehi Community, Africa

Soapy hands and new toilets

Families in Yehi were suffering because of preventable illnesses like diarrhoea.

Yehi Community, Africa

Every child has the right to play

Building a school is as much about the classroom as it is about the playground.

Yehi Community, Africa
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