Mampatim Project, Senegal

See the progress you helped make happen in your sponsored community

When the project started, most children, especially girls, were dropping out of school early and schools lacked classrooms and well-trained teachers. Most families did not have access to clean water and limited farming skills led to low crop yields and malnutrition.

Thanks to your support, your sponsored child and other children in the Mampatim community have access to quality education, healthcare and clean water and their families have new opportunities to earn an income.

Together we've achieved so much

15 classrooms were built or repaired

This has replaced flimsy temporary shelters, improving safety and access for children who previously were unable to study well on windy or rainy days.

  • The high school drop-out rate for girls was three percent in 2016, down from 65 percent in 2014, following awareness-raising activities about the importance of educating girls.
  • 82 percent of children were registered for primary school in 2016 and 64 percent were completing at least six years of education, up from a very low base at the start of the project. The most vulnerable students were provided with school supplies and stationery to support and encourage their education.
  • 100 percent of teachers in the project area have been trained in improved methods of teaching reading and literacy. This helped to double the proportion of students who can read between 2015 and 2016.

Child malnutrition dropped to eight percent in 2016

This fell from 26 percent in 2014 after parents learned about child nutrition.

  • Children are better protected from malaria now that 98 percent of households use insecticide treated bed nets, up from 67 percent in 2012. The percentage of children who are fully immunised also rose to 83 percent, up from 32 percent in 2008.
  • 55 wells were repaired, increasing access to clean water and reducing the rate of diarrhoea and ill health caused by drinking dirty water. In addition, 249 hygienic toilets were built.
  • 82 percent of people can access a health clinic within 30 minutes, up from 70 percent in 2008. Health posts were upgraded and supplied with essential drugs, medical staff were trained, and children and teenagers learned about HIV and AIDS prevention.

26 savings and credit groups were formed

Savings group members are now able to borrow small amounts of money to start or expand small businesses.

  • Incomes increased after a livelihoods project provided farmers with seeds, tools including a community threshing machine, and training in improved farming methods, fruit tree growing, market gardening, livestock rearing and dairy production.
  • A poultry project enabled women to breed chickens for extra income. Participants received a rooster and two hens, training in how to care for them and a henhouse.
  • 60 women were trained in soap-making and they are selling soap made from local materials to other households in the area, increasing their incomes and improving hygiene in the community.

"Now my children are well fed and I know how to use the crops my husband cultivates to prepare food for the family."

- Oumou, aged 30