Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its people is famous for their generous hospitality and their love for music and soccer. Mali has been under conflict for more than a year, after an ethnic Tuareg uprising in the north caused a soldier rebellion in the south that overthrew the government. The Tuareg rebels supported by a coalition of jihadist fighters took the North of the country, terrorizing with a sharia law the moderate people of Mali and almost splitting the country in two, causing a humanitarian catastrophe, with massive displacements and refugees fleeing to nearby countries and to the capital, Bamako, in the south. In January, a French-led intervention liberated the north of the country. 7/28/13 marked the elections to re-established some democratic order.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Nutrition Crisis in Mali: Watch our new short documentary


Yesterday, UNICEF sounded the alarm on a new nutrition crisis in Northern Mali. See the media advisory here.

Today, we release our second short documentary from Africa. This new story is dedicated to the children of Mali, and the precarious situation before and during the current crisis.

Only a few days away from the elections in Mali, we want to call attention to how kids are paying the burden of the humanitarian crisis. (More than half of the population of Mali is under 25.)

Together with Dr. Robert Murphy, from Northwestern University, we visited the leading pediatricians in the country to see how the crisis has affected refugees, HIV-infected kids and the young population at-large.

Thanks for watching!

Please, share this important information with family and friends. Let's not forget Mali.

Emilio Williams



Watch this short documentary




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Location: Bamako, Mali

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