Since 1987, Child Aid USA has been an organization that works to implement literacy programs for Malians and improve community education.[1] Similarly, USAID, is an organization that provides aid to 9 regions of Mali to improve early literacy programs and community education.[2] One major program that this organization developed was the Selective Integrated Reading Activity that helped over 300,000 Malians learn how to read.[16] Most recently, in 2018, USAID provided over 18 million US dollars in aid to Mali.[16] One other US based organization that helped Mali was the United States Department of Agriculture which promoted the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program in Mali.[14] This three- part program provided more training to teachers which improved the reading abilities of students.[14] France and the World Bank are two other major donors to Mali.[4]