Dogon people of Mali: Part 4
May. 16 | 2018
Crocodiles play an important role in the villages of Dogon country that have surface water, including Borko. As the story goes, an ancestor of Kassambara […]
Dogon people of Mali: Part 3
May. 9 | 2018
This is part three of a four-part blog series on the Dogon People of Mali, West Africa. • Read Part 1 • Read Part 2 Dogon […]
Dogon people of Mali: Part 2
Apr. 30 | 2018
Dogon Religion The Dogon community’s life is centered around the Hogon, who is the spiritual leader of the village. The oldest man in the village […]
Dogon people of Mali: Part 1
Apr. 24 | 2018
The Dogon are a people of Mali, West Africa. Today, their total population in Mali is estimated at 700,000. They occupy the area, named Dogon Country, […]
Estimating the weight of your goat
Apr. 17 | 2018
It’s important to know the weight of your goat when calculating proper medication doses or if you are selling your goat. In Mali, many farmers do […]
Women carry an important load
Mar. 15 | 2018
In Mali, women can commonly be found carrying large loads of around 50-75Kg. They can easily move with a child of 25Kg on the back, a […]
Malian bogolan fabric
Feb. 26 | 2018
Bogolan is a word in Bambara (language from Mali, West Africa) composed by a common name “bogo” meaning clay, mud and a suffix “lan” indicating the […]
Water is life
Feb. 12 | 2018
Water has a considerable impact on all aspects of human health and wellbeing, including: nutrition, spirituality, peace, social consideration, power, resilience, education, economical and financial development, […]
Improved goats produce more milk
Nov. 30 | 2017
In the first year of the Common Pastures project, Katibougou Cooperative President Amadou Diaby received an improved buck to help increase the health and wellbeing of his […]