Virtual Tours Mali

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Decide for yourself. Visit our photo gallery--and meet the amazing women of Mali. A picture may be the only way to convey the sense of fun and friendship the women experience during their weekly Credit with Education meetings.

Mali Photo Gallery

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Or, like this little boy, they can seek the shelter of their mother's lap.A field agent shows the women a picture of a child with whooping cough...The local environment yields large amounts of clay deposits...Fish from the Niger are sold at market...Another mischievous smile makes you wonder what this young lady was up to before the camera caught this grin.A Credit Association member displays her new loan (about US $80).A Credit Association member sells her A Credit Association meeting prepares to start the Oxen and carts await the landing of the riverboats to transport goods to villages along the Niger.Local Family planning is an important part of the educational component...The Role-play is used to explore and meet the challenges of continued breastfeeding for mothers...Big sisters looking after younger siblings are a very common sight...Stenciling Tiny baby with huge eyes that find everything fascinating.This bored young man has found a place to sit...Fabric decoration creates the colorful, dramatic prints favored by Malian women...The women have signed for their loans by placing their fingerprints next to their names.A young girl poses on a clay pot, in her richly printed dress and headgear. A proper young lady poses for the camera in her vivid yellow robe.Others find a diversion to keep them happy during their wait...A contented mother and healthy child make a colorful picture during the Credit Association meeting.A centuries-old sand mosque overlooks the village of Mopti.This enterprising lady augmented her pasta business by buying a pasta machine with her loan...