Village of Bantam, Dangha, Mali
VILLAGE: | Bantam |
COMMUNE: | Dire |
CERCLE: | Dangha |
GENERAL LOCATION: | Along the banks of the Niger River, a few kilometers past the village of Kakondji. |
POPULATION: | roughly 700 |
STUDENTS (ages 6-12 years): | roughly 110 |
ETHNICITIES/LANGUAGES: | Songhay, Fulani, Bozo, and Tamashek |
VILLAGE HISTORY: | created in 1603 by a woman from Abawani Bourem Foghas in the Gao region |
LIVELIHOODS: | Agriculture (farming) and fishing |
CTC INTERVENTION: | Built new 3-classroom school in 2016-2017, provide operational support |

