EDUCATION

Timbuktu Hope designed a school feeding program for children in Sahel that would provide three meals a day. Feeding programs have proven to not just reduce hunger among primary schoolchildren, but to promote and create educational opportunities for all, particularly girls in developing countries. The Sub-Saharan country of Mali does not have a government policy to provide adequate feeding programs for schoolchildren like school breakfast, lunches, summer and weekend feeding programs, or a nutrition for primary schoolchildren. The nutrition gap is partially filled by the Word Bank, UN, charitable agencies and non-profit organizations.

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Research has shown that schoolchildren need at least a healthy breakfast, followed by a noon meal in order to be attentive enough to study and learn. Education among children in Timbuktu has been disrupted by conflicts and food insecurity over the years and the violence has forced teachers to flee, which deprived thousands of children from access to education. More than 380,000 children aged 7 to 15 remain out of school in insecure regions, such as Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal.

The net enrollment rate for the primary school cycle in Mali is around 60.1%, which is below the average when compared to Sub-Saharan Africa, and this number is lower in other parts of Mali like Mopti, Timbuktu and Kidal etc. where rates are below 50%.

Low school attendance is deteriorated by frequent unfavorable climatic conditions in the country, food insecurity, and vulnerability, which affect nearly 40% of the population, and malnutrition which 43.3% of children suffer from.  

Timbuktu Hope Education Programs:

Children education

Adult literacy and learning

School Feeding Programs ( breakfast, lunch and a take home meal )

School Supplies

Summer and Weekend Feeding Programs

School Construction Project