"Un jour, une pensée", a student association formed at the University Jean Monnet in Saint Étienne, has been developing several outreach projects in Bamako, Mali. It is investing more particularly in commune V of the Malian capital - Daoudabougou, which has a population of nearly 40,000 inhabitants, and where it has tackled the problem of the sanitary conditions of this suburb.
In 2006, it had already organized the gathering and disposal of the waste which cluttered the streets, by relying on local players. Their awareness raised by information campaigns on the radio and several events organized in the various neighborhoods, many inhabitants joined the team that started the ball rolling, armed with spades and rakes. The result was conclusive: the streets stayed clean for two to three months.
