Marako is located in the southwest corner of Mali, Africa. There are 2600 people living there, 300 of which attend Marako Middle School. They are blessed to have a school right in their village. Earlier in the year a 2-ton truck ran into it and severely damaged the school, rendering it unusable. The students were unable to use the school for over 2 months.

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When Building Youth Around the World learned of the damage they quickly arranged for the immediate repair of the middle school.