Evaluering
The Literacy Programme for the Rural Development of Kayes
FANDEEMA, which means "Self-help" in English, was formed into an NGO by former staff thirteen of then of Kornerston NGO with a formal Agreement signed with the Government of Mali on October 23, 2000. The NGO implements two programs with the "The Literacy Program for the Rural Development of Kayes" (PDRK) as the major one funded by Strømme Foundation. The Mission of the NGO is to promote, through functional literacy, the integrated development of newly decentralized communities in Kayes and Kenieba Districts, in Kayes Region with the goal of poverty alleviation through the fight against illiteracy and marginalization of women, as well as contribute to the growth of formal and non-formal education in the project area, and promotion of social well-being through increased community income.