NPI Expand

In Mali, 73.8% of girls in Mali are enrolled in primary school, compared with 85.8% of boys that are enrolled in primary school.

Access to education for girls leads to better health outcomes, economic opportunities, and positively impacts their future and the future of their community.

As a part of routine monitoring activities, field agents from NPI EXPAND support and coach community actors to visit households with children to monitor nutritional status and discuss health and gender issues.

During one of these home visits in late 2023, a field agent noticed that the two sisters were not attending school and initiated a series of discussions with their father to explain the benefits of girls’ schooling not only for their own futures, but for the welfare of the community–to which he agreed.

“Having these two girls in my class today is a sign of hope,” says Abdoulaye Tièba Sissoko, a teacher at the Niamiga Primary School.

Read the full story: https://npiexpand.thepalladiumgroup.com/empowering-futures-how-npi-expand-supported-girls-in-mali-with-access-to-education/

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