Photo Gallery
Photographs of Mali
We hope you enjoy these photo albums of our work, Sikoroni, and of Mali. Photographers: Caitlin Cohen, Elisabeth Sederberg, Erica Trauba, Fodé Camara, Alexandra Dick.
Disbursing microfinance loans.
Here are photographs from our August 2008 disbursement of loans!
The register |
Signing |
In line to receive loans |
Counting |
Ami Keita's protege |
Niang working hard |
The Muso Jigi center |
Ami Keita, microfinance director |
Summer 2008
Proud of Mali: treating nets outside the mayor's office in Sikoro |
So many mosquito nets! |
DANCE! |
Radio Intern Adama Kouyate |
Katie and Julie |
The CHAG agenda |
Panafrican Womens Day 2008 |
Julie painting the logo on the community center |
Caitlin at Niang's wedding (featuring the Teen Choice Awards Dress) |
View from above |
Soapmaking 2 |
Soapmaking |
Pouspoustigi |
NIang and Massi: such a beautiful couple! |
Niang's wedding in the rainy season! |
Future trash cans |
Vista |
Mosquito nets, summer 08 |
Momuso |
Future clinic site |
Sourakabougouni
Sourakabougouni, literally "the village of the Moors", is the far end of Sikoroni, where we will build a clinic.
Sourakabougou's market |
Future site of our clinic |
Soccer field |
Bandiagara Coura 2 |
Gathering water |
A "well" |
Goats |
Moke |
Mme Coulibaly and her family |
Ubiquitous plastic bags |
Sunglasses |
Mosque |
Ami Keita's family |
A view from above |
Up the hill |
Shop |
Sourakabougouni's chief |
Runners |
Pig corner |
Yummm |
Literacy trainings
Mme Aisata Touré leads the training of 40 women in literacy, math, and basic marketable skills.
Training book |
Aisata smiles |
First time writing |
Onlookers |
Babysitting 2 |
Mme Touré helps out |
In front of the board |
Writing |
Cahier |
Babysitting |
The class |
Erasing the board |
Learning the alphabet |
Aisata explains |
Writing on the blackboard |
Sikoroni
Pictures of Sikoroni.
Sikoroni trash heaps |
Grey day |
Korkoss, medical student |
IV in clinic |
Nana cooking |
A house in SK's catchment area |
Water at municipal pump |
Sikoroni market |
Boutique in Sikoroni |
Super Alliance Boys |
Hillside in Sikoroni |
Woman with goiter |
Hut held together with IV tubing |
Mosquito net treatment
Sigida Keneyali holds periodic mass mosquito net insecticide treatment days. Half the effect of a mosquito net at preventing malaria is due to the treatment.
Elisabeth pours in water |
Piles of nets |
Agitating |
Waiting in the shade |
Women bearing nets |
Preparations |
First net treatment day |
Trainings, celebrations, events
Baseline survey |
Opening ceremony |
The beast blessing 1 |
The beast blessing 2 |
Presenting diplomas |
CAFO women at opening celebration |
Dugutigi's blessing |
Caitlin and Rokia dancing |
Training |
Adama at the training |
Dr Keita doing a focus group |
Oumou Camara |
The elders at opening ceremony |
Community center "after" photo 2 |
Community center "after" photo 1 |
Portraits of Mali
Woman with green door |
Awa in the clinic |
Sali and Fati |
Mmmm mango |
Benke scratching |
Potato seller |
Bean farmer |
Momuso Coulibaly |
Jumah and Papi |
Girl washing |
Djeneba and Papi |
Penda smiling |
Washing |
Red door |
Abdoulaye shows off his muscles |
Smile |
Kadiatou and the fish heads |
Dandio |
Hair care |
Fishing kids |
Hawa's friend fixing her scarf |
Nana |
Waiting at clinic |
Moussa |
Egg vendor |
Women's empowerment program
These photographs are from fabric-dying and soap-making trainings.
Rokia and Djouga |
Washing out wax |
Boiling fabric |
Rinsing |
CAFO cooking |
Mme Cisse stamping |
Sewing |
Dying fabric |
Forming soap balls |
The class |
Soap balls |
Stirring soap vats |
Mali
Baobab |
Donkey ride |
Bike kid |
Street in Bamako |
Camel |
Tuareg man and Brendan |
Mopti port at sunset |
Hogon's house |
Rooftops in Pays Dogon |
Dar Salam old train house |
Accompaniment Program
This program brings women and children from our catchment area down to the clinic for free mosquito nets, prenatal consultations, vaccinations, and care. (Photographs: Elisabeth Sederberg)
Kids, moms, and nets |
Director Niang handing out mosquito nets |
Net distribution |
"Waiting Room" |
The Sigida Team |
Papoose |
The kids at the clinic |
The crowd gathers |
Malaria Theater Festival
The Community Health Action Group organized a malaria peer education festival. Here are some photos from the event (photographer: Fodé Camara)
Dr Sow hands out a net to a "gameshow" winner |
Sigida Keneyali welcomes you |
Skits by the CAMS |
Onlookers |
The audience |
Women watching |
The tend dwellers at malaria festival |