Amaldeme

AMALDEME - (Association Malienne de Lutte Contre les Deficiences Mentales chez l’Enfant).
AMALDEME - (Association Malienne de Lutte Contre les Deficiences Mentales chez l’Enfant).
Location
	Bamako; Mali
Information
Type	Integrated school and centre for children with learning disabilities
Established	1984
Founder	Mme Sanogho Kadiatou Bagoyoko
Specialist	Learning disability
Head teacher	Mr Konate, Mr Traore and Mme Camara
Gender	Co-educational
Age	4 to 12
Enrolment	1000 (Feb 2012)

AMALDEME (Association Malienne de Lutte Contre les Deficiences Mentales chez l’Enfant) is a school located in Bamako, Mali that works with people with learning disabilities and their families.

It has various sections including therapies, a specialist school, an integrated school and an animation centre. It also has facilities for art and sport.

History

AMALDEME is a humanitarian association created on 31 July 1984, thanks to the combined efforts of many Malian and foreign people, with the support of Malian government authorities, of international NGOs and following the content of order No 49/PG.MS of 28 March 1959. It is a recognised not-for-profit organization (by ministerial decree No 96/028 of 25 January 1996).

The Ministry of Social Development, Solidarity and Older People is the supervising authority for AMALDEME. AMALDEME’s goal is to support people with learning disabilities and to defend their fundamental human rights.

Madame SANOGHO Kadiatou BAGAYOKO founded AMALDEME following her personal experience as a social worker and as the mother of two daughters with learning disabilities.

Philosophy

AMALDEME believes a person with learning disabilities is first and foremost a human being with their own personality and desires. They are a citizen with rights and obligations—the right to life, education, health, work and leisure.

AMALDEME's educational approach centers on the strengths of the person with learning disabilities and not on their IQ. To implement this vision, AMALDEME centered its educational strategy on demonstrating that a person with learning disabilities is capable of learning, whatever their disability. They are capable of going to school, learning a trade, working and having a social life.

Objectives

Preparing young people with learning disabilities for social integration.
Implement four levels of training (awakening, initiation, orientation and pre-training)
Integrating nursery school and primary school (following the national programme of primary education)
Helping students prepare for reintegration into society.

Regional branches

AMALDEME operates branches in each of Mail's 8 regions. These branches are being equipped with structures aimed at supporting children with learning disabilities.

External links

Official website

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