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Primary Sources: media type="youtube" key="uYvWdZmGuAQ?fs=1" height="268" width="448" In Mali, organizations are working to bring irrigation systems and water pumps to school to promote and engage in better sanitation. Many schools in Mali, are not fortunate to have bathrooms and water sources for sanitation purposes. This video reflects the normal lifestyle for children in Mali, in which most are not fortunate to have access to running water. It also shows what good work organizations like UNICEF are doing for these children. I chose this video because I thought it is good to see the positive ways that children are able to have access to clean healthy water. The clean water is also helping prevent the spread of harmful diseases like diarrhea. I also think it is important because water is something us as Americans take for granted, but looking at these children you can see how happy they are just having running water to wash their hands with. It shows how fortune we are as Americans to live in this country.

[|CASE STUDY: MALI Population and Water Issues] In Mali, this case study was used to show how the Country of Mali can better manage their water sources. Some of these ideas were to construct dams and irrigation systems. This case study reflects the ideas of the water sources that Mali has (which are very limited) and what can be done to expand on irrigation. I chose this source because it is nice to be able to see that they are looking for ways to improve water scarcity in Mali, Africa and this case study can even be very beneficial to other countries dealing with the issue of water scarcity because if they see this case study they may be able to find ways to improve their water irrigation. I picked this case study because I thought it was important to see first hand what Mali is starting with and their progression with the irrigation process.

Artifacts: [|City Runs out of Water] In Northeast Mali in 2003, the city of Kidal was just one of the cities experiencing excessive water shortages. This article reflects the impacts that water limits and restrictions have on not only the people, and animals, but the environment itself. In this article talks about how new projects and programs were in the progress of being launched from the very serious and deadly water conflicts. I chose this article because it shows a contrast of how far the country of Mali has come since the years that the water shortages have gotten bad. The article expresses the costly effects of water shortages in a poor country and how expense just getting water tanks for small villages can be.

[|Kildare couple bring irrigation to Mali] A couple from the Prince Edward Island province in Canada are leaving for Mali in early January to help set up and introduce garden drip irrigation to the very poor farmers in Mali. This article reflects the good work and ideas of the people who are willing to take time out of their schedules to help the less fortunate a continent away. I chose this article because I think it is good to see how people who are not affected by this conflict are willing to help out and try to develop technologies that will benefit the Malian people. Also, I think this article is important, because it shows others that want to make a difference in the world that they can, and that they do not have to be a worldwide organization to make a change. The Kildare couple is an inspiration to others in the world and there work in Mali is something very admirable. [|Oxfam's Help in Mali (Water, public health and nutrition)] The Oxfam organization is working towards improving Mali's environment. This background information from Oxfam reflects the different issues that countries have. In Mali, water shortages are a very big issue but the water shortages themselves affect and contribute to other environmental issues in Mali and start a kind of chain reaction affect in Mali's environment. I chose this background information from Oxfam to show how people are helping the environmental water issues in Mali. I picked this website because I think that it goes to show how one organization trying to solve a country's environmental problem can really set the mood and improve the lives of people living in this region.