The SA Board has begun to develop a relationship with some really interesting people with disabilities who live in Mali,
Africa. Steve Holmes has a friend, Stephen Andersen, who is serving in the Peace Corps in Mali. He is teaching people
how to start small businesses. Steve asked his friend if he had met any people with disabilities in Mali. Stephen asked
around and discovered a small group of people with disabilities who call themselves Jigiya. We decided to try to get to
know
the members of Jigiya and we’ve begun to correspond with them. We have
had to overcome a lot of barriers including distance, lack of
technology and language but we’ve made a good beginning.