A-List: Vieux Farka Touré on the Ouelessebougou Alliance
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ONE is turning to its community of artists, friends, members and staff for their top picks on creative works that have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the richness of African culture and arts. In a new twist on the A-List theme, musician and former A-Lister Vieux Farka Touré shares with us an NGO he wanted to bring to the attention of our readers:
I just got back to Mali after touring internationally almost non-stop since May. I’m meeting up with some Americans from an NGO called the Ouelessebougou Alliance soon, to go visit the region they work in (south of Bamako).
I had already heard about them in Mali, and this summer I actually met the people while on tour, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The work they have done – education ,health, micro-credit etc – over 35 years in the
72 villages in the region is truly amazing and I plan to do everything I can to help them.
Also check out this video about the Ouelessebougou Alliance:
Ouelessebougou Alliance from Peter Carroll on Vimeo.
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October 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I’m so excited to see Ouelessebougou with Vieux on the One blog. Vieux is such an amazing artist who cares a lot about his home country of Mali, and we are honored to work with him and One.
October 9, 2009 at 6:09 am
We have to support The Ouelessebougou Alliance and divulgue his work…
October 10, 2009 at 10:08 am
Awesome video… The work there is real, the people there are real, and they do need help. I am preparing to return there for my fourth year with a surgical team that does surgery on woment there. We go just after Christmas, over the holidays, for two weeks, at our own expense. People ask why you keep going back…..It is because of the PEOPLE and the thanks you see in their eyes. They are wonderful. Thank you for supporting the Alliance.
October 14, 2009 at 2:25 am
This video is delightfully inspiring. It’s so well put together, both visually and aurally! It conveys the information in a way that is appealing and understandable. Nice job! I love this organization and everything that it stands for! It’s a wonderful life changing opportunity for everybody involved.
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November 13, 2009 at 6:27 am
Yes. Definitely inspiring work. I was first inspired by the work of Warner Woodworth, one of the founders of the Ouelessebougou Alliance, when he co-taught my public management course at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. Now, I’m in Madagascar setting up my own organization, the Human Development League, to help end poverty through sports and education programs. For our first project, we’ll be setting up grassroots American football training and helping provide scholarships and support for education. I’m inspired by and hope to learn more from the experiences of those who have been involved in this work for many years.