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USAID funding cuts hit local language learning program that empowered thousands
Backed by $25 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, over five years, the project ...
In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands
MOUNTOUGOULA, Mali — For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams ...
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In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands
A phrase meaning ''our future'' in the country's main local language, it refers to a yearslong program aimed at teaching around 20,000 young Malians to read and write in their local languages.
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In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands
Sidi Yaya Sangare teaches Bambara in a makeshift classroom in the village of Mountougoula, Mali, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Saydou Camara) ...
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In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands
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