Escaping Female Genital Cutting in Mali
For Massaba, a 4 month old baby girl, she will never have to undergo the painful tradition of female genital cutting after her community banned it in their village.
Plan Mali
Plan has been operating in Mali since 1976, helping poor children to access their rights to health, education, protection and livelihoods.
We work to bring long lasting improvements to children’s lives across 39 municipalities in Mali and 292 village communities.
Plan Mali‘s main goals include:
- Children grow well in a healthy environment
- Children participate in the development process
- Adults, particularly women, acquire literacy and life skills
- Communities are well organised to protect children.
Case study
Where we work in Mali
Our programmes benefit at least 30,000 children in Mali. Plan’s core areas of activity include:
- Ensuring children grow well in a healthy environment
- Child participation in the development process
- Adults, particularly women, acquire literacy and life skills
- Communities and are well organised to protect children
