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Ambassador Hankins Joins Minister of Youth and Sport for Closing of U.S-Funded Kati Girls’ Soccer Tournament

United States Embassy in Mali Press Statement No: 6-EN Bamako, Mali, April 8, 2021 U.S. Ambassador Dennis B. Hankins delivered the opening kick of the championship game of the Kati Girls’ Soccer Tournament, the only girls’ inter-school soccer tournament in Mali. Aiming to build confidence, discipline, and leadership among girls and empower them to participate ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Mali | 8 April, 2021 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador, Girls, Inter-School, Malian minister of youth and sport, Soccer, Tournament, youth

U.S. Embassy in Mali Supports 16-Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence Campaign

According to the Information Management System on Gender-Based Violence (GBVIMS), 2,767 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were recorded in Mali from January to September 2019, and the latest Malian Demographic and Health Survey notes that 96% of all Malian women and girls have survived sexual violence and gender-based violence. In 93% of cases, the abuser ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Mali | 6 January, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, Events, News | Tags: 16 Days, GBV, Girls, women