Semana is a remote village about 80 kilometers south of the capitol city, Bamako.  There are roughly 4,300 villagers, and a large school with over 920 students. The village well dried up during the summer months, and the people walked several miles daily to the nearest well to collect water. They relied solely on the rain to grow corn. The village also lacked access to nutritious meal supplementation.

The Mali Wellness Foundation drilled a deep well system (220 feet) that does not dry up in the summer months. The system includes a newly designed filtration system to ensure pure, potable water. The well connects to a drip-line irrigation system bringing water to the new community vegetable garden (50 meters x 50 meters). After the installation of the drip-line irrigation system, a garden was planted.

Village women were trained to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, watermelons, squash, carrots, lettuce, and beets, and to maintain the garden drip-line irrigation system. This is a great honor for the women to have sole responsibility over a garden. This garden is a community source of nourishment and allows adults, youth, and infants to gain health and strength.