More than just schools

When severe flooding destroyed homes across rural Mali in 2024, concrete school buildings became emergency shelters. Village councils hold critical meetings there. Women’s cooperatives gather to discuss micro-lending and business ventures. Adults attend literacy classes after working the fields all day.

But without light, these vital community hubs go dark at sunset.

For $600, you can equip a school with a complete solar system—panels, battery, wiring, and bulbs—that serves hundreds. Free energy from Mali’s abundant sunshine means reliable, safe light without expensive kerosene or diesel. It’s a one-time investment that pays dividends for years.

This Giving Tuesday, illuminate an entire community for $600. Your donation installs solar power where it’s needed most.


Welders at work building our 35th school in Tionso, in June 2025