Imagine a village.
In northern Mali, One of the poorest regions in the world, in the Sahel desert, hot dry winds blow south from the Sahara. 76% of people in the village are farmers yet they grow barely enough for their subsistence.
Imagine a family.
Living on less than $1 per person a day. Only 38% of children attend school, 30% are malnourished. Life expectancy is 50 years.
Imagine a solution.
That will help women start micro-enterprises to improve their lives – Preparing food to sell in the market or selling traditional handicrafts. They will form savings groups, sharing their knowledge.
Imagine your support.
Reaching women and their families and starting them on the first steps out of poverty.
Imagine the change that can happen.
When women are empowered to give their children opportunities they never had. And they have the tools to do so, one step, one opportunity at a time.
Imagine.
The Trickle Up Mali program is made possible in part by the general support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, president and CEO of Trickle Up, joins Richard Brubaker on the Mission Driven Podcast to talk about Trickle Up’s unique approach to ending extreme poverty and partnering with women in the most low-resource settings.
Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, President and CEO of Trickle Up, joins Bill Burke on The Optimism Institute’s podcast, Blue Sky, to talk about her career path to Trickle Up and her optimism for solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Members of Trickle Up’s technical team share Indigenous heritage with our project participants. The FUERTE project allows them to connect more deeply with their native languages, Tzotzil and Tzeltal, and communities in Mexico and supports the connection of Indigenous community members and leaders across the regions.
