Virginia Friends of Mali

Virginia Friends of Mali formally launches fundraising effort for Project CURE. Dear Friends, VFOM is very pleased to continue our work in health projects in our sister city Segou. Project C.U.R.E.  is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world. "Project C.U.R.E.’s Cargo program delivers semi-trailer-sized cargo containers carrying medical donations to under-resourced hospitals, clinics and community health centers in developing countries. We manage a complex inspection, inventory and logistics process that annually places millions of dollars worth of medical supplies and modern equipment directly into the hands of doctors and nurses so they can provide quality care to their patients, many of whom are women and young children.  Project C.U.R.E. collaborates with community partners in each country to develop a high-level understanding of the scope of need. Our thorough, on-site assessment process ensures that ev

by Dr. Robin Poulton Philosophy at Lycée Cabral - Class 11-L teaching with Mr Salim Coumaré on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning, 10 and 12 February 2104 Sister City – meaning Hospitality, Friendship and Fraternité Friendship - Macky Tall and the Tall clan Family – meaning, and new meanings Slavery – Virginia & Mali links Identity; name; religion, family; religion, superstition; History and Sister Cities – changing American perceptions of themselves On Feb 10th 2014, I went to school with my host, Councilman Salim Coumaré, who teaches philosophy to seniors at the main Ségou lycée with its 1700 students, 114 teachers and 44 sundry staff. This is a place with latrines you would not recognize. The 44 classes that have computer science as a subject once a week, have to share the Lycée’s 11 computers: these is not one computer in the Staff Room, so teachers – who cannot afford to buy their own computers - have great difficulty in following social media, keeping up with t

Feb 11: Modlin @ Boatright: Fatoumata Diawara Feb 15: A Night of Mali Music Feb 20: From Africa To Appalachia: An Evening with Cheick Hamala Diabte, Sammy Shelor, Danny Knicely and Friends ---------------------- February 15: A Night of Mali Music Fatoumata Diawara                 Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba At the University of Richmond Camp Concert Hall / Booker Hall of Music on Saturday night, February 15, 2014 at 7:30 pm.  Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara has packed a lifetime of experience into her 33 years. Diawara’s career includes stints as a dancer, and a film and stage star before finding her true calling as an unparalleled singer and songwriter. Blending Wassalou traditions of Southern Mali with international influences, Diawara has performed and recorded with Oumou Sangaré, AfroCubism, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou. (From Richmond's Sister City Segou)  Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient