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Learn the technical process of building a mud hut in Cameroon.

See the local health post and how the health director manages to keep providing healthcare to the community.

Community members in Notto recognize the importance of educating girls. The majority of the students at the Notto community school are girls. Many parents have moved to this community so their daughters can attend school.

Notto has been without electricity since 2001 when our solar panels were stolen. Our lack of electricity has impacted security, employment opportunities and education for community members of all ages.

Tattered clothing, messy hair, old shoes, and lack of money to pay school fees are all signs of neglet by parents. Learn how one youth is speaking out to her parents to stop the neglect.

This film exposes the fact that some children do not have birth certificates. A mother explains to us why she has not declared the birth of her children. The Mayor of Okola talks about the issue of non declaration in the community.

Football, commonly known as soccer to America, started here in Mali during the early 20th century. The first organized leagues came didn't come about until the late 1930's. Today Mali has a national league that travels and competes at the international level and is part of various football clubs, associations and competes for World and African Cups. But those are the tops players in our country! But the rest of us seem to enjoy the game just as much. Football is the most popular sport played in Mali. Most children in our town, are often found playing in large groups (all of our children in the entire village... anywhere from elementary to late teens) all playing together with a make shift ball made of rag pieces. We do, however, have a small town league that the young men here put together. A youth journalist crew went out to one of their games to see them in action. One player testified that the game has created a positive environment for young adults to develop important social skills and allows for networking with other towns in terms of work, jobs, education and friends.