In order to improve agricultural education, the Sasakawa-Global 2000 Institute created SAFE, or the Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education.[33] This fund was incorporated into Mali in 2002 and has given Malians opportunities to obtain either a two year diploma or a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development.[33] One major component of this program is the Supervised Enterprise Project which provides shadowing and internship opportunities for students and a chance for Malians to develop their agricultural opportunities through collaborating with farmer mentors and local universities.[33] For example, this program incorporates hundreds of hours of coursework and approximately 7 months of research.[33] Since 2002, over 150 professionals have graduated from this program or worked on a project, and 50 Malians received diplomas in 2007.[33]