Dogo's growing nourishment through drip-line irrigation
Dogo, a remote village 162 kilometers from Mali’s capital, Bamako, is home to around 3,500 residents, including 340 students. The village had long struggled with limited access to nutritious food.
To improve the community’s health and food security, the Mali Wellness Foundation drilled a 310-foot deep well that provides a reliable, year-round supply of clean water. The well’s advanced filtration system ensures safe, potable water for both the village and the school. This water now powers a drip-line irrigation system for a community vegetable garden, measuring 30 by 70 feet with 15 rows of crops, which supplements the villagers’ diets.
The foundation also trained villagers in planting and cultivating crops such as green beans, okra, carrots, peppers, beets, onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes, helping to provide nourishing meals for hundreds of people.
