Mali Crisis 

The humanitarian crisis in Mali, one of the poorest countries in Africa, is made worse by on-going violence and a chronic shortage of food. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in the past months and are in desperate need of help. Especially children in the Mopti area need food and protection. We are responding.
When you can't go home

When you can't go home

12/03/2013 - In the central Mali region of Mopti, families have opened their homes to displaced women, men and children forced to leave their houses in the north. Kate Thomas meets host families, many of whom are stretched to the limits themselves. More...
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Growing up in an IDP camp

01/03/2013 - Most of the 70 families at the 'Hotel des Chauffeurs' IDP camp on the outskirts of the central Mali town of Sevare have been sheltering there for at least nine months, after they fled fighting that began in Mali's north in March last year. Kate Thomas meets with them. More...
"We need to prepare now for what comes after the war"

"We need to prepare now for what comes after the war"

07/02/2013 - During 2012, the political situation in Mali took a dramatic turn for the worse. Adding to the crisis, a shortage of food threatens some two million people. Hundreds of thousands have fled fighting in the North and it is impossible to predict what is yet to come. We help families in the area of Mopti to survive. More...
Mali: Hundreds of thousands in need!

Mali: Hundreds of thousands in need!

In Mali, up to two million people are without food or clean water and are facing sickness due to poor hygienic conditions. As fighting continues, many of them have been forced to abandon their homes and being relocated to nearby areas. They urgently need food, clean water and shelter as well as proper sanitation. More...
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