How Niankoro Yeah led Ouelessebougou out of poverty

October 9, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes The former mayor of Ouelessebougou, Mali, and 2013 Malian presidential candidate, Niankoro Yeah came to Utah Valley University on Oct. 6 to give a speech about his experience with leadership in his country.  “Ouelessebougou is a rural commune (territory) in the Koulikoro region. It is located approximately 50 miles from the capital city of Bamako,” […]

The educational needs of Mali met through digital media

January 11, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Defying the average senior project, three digital media students accompanied by two professors will be in Mali Jan 9. through Jan. 18 filming a documentary in support of the Mali Rising Foundation. The documentary is meant to promote educational development in a country where, according to www.MaliRisingFoundation.org, there are barely 8,000 primary schools for 15,000 […]