The Ouelessebougou Alliance is a Utah-based non-profit organization which works cooperatively with villagers of Ouelessebougou and the surrounding region in Mali, Africa.

Founded in 1985 by a group of community leaders concerned about the devastating drought in North Africa at that time, the Alliance was structured to give United States citizens the opportunity to serve a specific African community, knowing that their assistance was going directly to those in need.

Mission

The Ouelessebougou Alliance is committed to assist the people of the Ouelessebougou region in Mali, Africa, through a long-term development relationship.  The Alliance's purpose is two-fold:

1.     To work in partnership with village citizens to achieve their economic, health care, education and community development objectives.

2.     To provide the opportunity for both cultures to learn from the other's family and social relationships.

The premise underlying the Alliance's purpose is that the citizens of Ouelessebougou will themselves identify the most crucial needs and locally viable and sustainable solutions, and then, when possible, provide the human and physical resources to satisfy those needs in an ecologically responsible manner. The Alliance expects to remain in the region until the villages are well on their way to becoming self-sustaining.