FRIENDS OF THE DOGON We are a non-profit association, registered in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, formed to support Mere-odjou, a women's cooperative in the Dogon country of Mali. Please visit our site at http://friendsofdogon.org. Mere-odjou is a cooperative association formed in 2014 by the women of Doundiourou Séno (rural community of Dourou) in Mali. Mere-odjou means “path of kinship” in the local Dogon language and the women founded the group to help each other in a communal effort to: - combat poverty - end childhood malnutrition - support girls’ education and keep them in school - support livestock rearing as a means to bring money into the village - stop the exodus of rural youth All of our work is completely voluntary so there are no overhead costs; all money raised goes directly to the village association to fund their own initiatives.