The Mali Assistance Project (MAP) was founded in 1999 to help the villagers of Foutaka Zambougou, Mali, West Africa and surrounding areas to survive immediate crises of famine, drought and disease, and to build a sustainable infrastructure for their future health and economic stability.

Below is a recent photograph (January 2003) of the community vegetable garden, which has now dried up completely. Your immediate help in the form of financial donations is urgently needed.

Our current goal is to raise $90,000 by May 2003 for drilling and repairing four wells, with ongoing fundraising (1) to meet villagers’ immediate needs in the face of drought, crop failure and contaminated water supplies, and (2) to finalize planning for and begin implementation of infrastructure projects.