Today Mali is
ranked in 184th place out of 189 countries and
territories in 2019 in terms of life expectancy,
literacy, access to knowledge and the living standards
of a country make it well short of even sub-Saharan
standards. In fact
Mali is one of the 25 poorest countries in the world, let alone Africa. Life expectancy for its population of 19.66 million (2019) is 58.89 years (2018) and 80% ofthat population rely on subsistence farming and fishing in a country where 65% of the land is either desert or semi-desert. Despite being a mainly Muslim country, there are tens of thousands of AIDS orphans (Muslim countries tend, generally, to have much lower rates of the virus) and
the streets of cities such as Bamako are home to thousands of abandoned children.
Please note that many volunteer opportunities in Mali were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the permanent closure of some volunteer opportunities and restrictions on others. Hopefully things are now beginning to return to normal. If you run or know of a volunteer work project in Mali let us know by
contacting us here. We look forward
to hearing from you!
Volunteer Work Mali: Joliba Trust
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Volunteer Work Mali: The Tandana Foundation
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Volunteer Work Mali: Ecova Mali
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Volunteer Work Mali: Mali Medical Relief
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Volunteer Work Mali: Agile International
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Volunteer Work Mali: Village Ventures
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Volunteer Work Mali: Red Cross
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Volunteer Work Mali: Mali Rising
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