Aminatou, 14, learning at school in Timbuktu, Mali
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Affiliate
Plan International
Resource ID
188002
Access
Open
Contributed by
Keira,Dempsey
Photographer
Plan staff
Photo Credit
Plan International
Region
West and Central Africa
Country
Mali
Orientation
Landscape
Programmes
Disasters, Education, Gender Equality, Girls Rights
Subject
Schools, War and Conflict
Filename
202103-MLI-14.JPG
Rating
4
Date
24 March 21
Copyright
Plan International
Library Number
LN21029
Caption
In the Timbuktu area of Mali, Plan International is raising awareness about menstrual hygiene, protection against COVID-19 and girls' education. The project, funded by Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA), involves setting up a school management committee who received training so that these issues could be discussed in school.
School kits, hygiene kits and protection kits were also distributed to students with the aim of encouraging children, and adolescent girls in particular, to continue attending school while also taking the financial pressure off families who would normally have to pay for these supplies themselves.
"Right now, I am thankful for everything Plan International is doing here. I am grateful for the kits and so are the other girls. They are all motivated to go to school. I have learned a lot about our rights through the sessions on child protection. I really liked the one on menstrual hygiene, I won't have to worry about managing my period. I will be able to talk about it with my family, something that I couldn’t do before," concludes Aminatou.
Notes
For more information, please contact Aminata Cissé,
Plan International Mali Public Relation and Communication Advisor:
Email: cisse.aminata@plan-international.org
Tel: (00223) 44 90 09 56
Mob: (00223) 70 19 45 53 / 78 69 09 63
Public: Hola comunicación
Public: MHD 2021
Stories / 2021 / West and Central Africa / Mali: Keeping children in school during times of conflict