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Assan Diarra (not her real name) 15 years old who escaped early marriage and who was also victim of excision with his mother Oumou Cissé, city of Sikasso, Sikasso Region, Republic of Mali, December 2019

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“Now, I do not cut my children”

A film is getting parents in Mali to reconsider Female Genital Mutilation and child marriage as they learn the damaging consequences for their daughters

Tenin Ballo (not his real name), 15, escaped early marriage thanks to the intervention of her school principal.

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“Go see my father: they intend to give me in marriage”

Child marriage is still common throughout Mali, but determined community leaders are asserting girls’ rights

Chatou Dembele 6 months old, eats porridge enriched with micronutrient powder. Despite being the breadbasket of the country, the Sikasso region has the highest rate of stunting in Mali. One out of three children is stunted. Sikasso, August 2019.

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A magical powder for the children of Sikasso

Despite being the breadbasket of the country, Sikasso region has the highest rate of stunting in all of Mali

Dans la région de Mopti au centre, le taux de la malnutrition aigüe sévère augmente, Il y’a quelques jours, Aïssata Kanitao 6 mois était presque mourante, mais aujourd‘hui grâce aux aliments thérapeutiques, elle retrouve petit à petit le sourire. Aïssata Kanitao est en train de prendre sa dose de Plumpy'Nut . Les aliments thérapeutiques sauvent des vies et les communautés se mobilisent de plus en plus pour prévenir la malnutrition grâce à l’appui de l’UNICEF à travers son partenaire ECHO.

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Responding to every need

In Mali’s central region of Mopti, little Aissata is recovering from malnutrition so severe, it nearly cost her her life.

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