“When we arrived in Mopti, they settled us in a school. We were given plenty of supplies,” shares one displaced resident from Kouakourou. “Rice, tea, sugar, oil, powdered milk… This aid comes from a generous donor who prefers to remain anonymous, while the local authorities coordinate the distributions.”“

“But living in a school is far from ideal,” he laments. Some sleep outside in the courtyard. When it rains, we’re all crammed into classrooms. It’s unbearable. The food is available, but this isn’t living. Over 400 of us are squeezed into this school.”“

Kouakourou village now stands abandoned. After jihadist groups issued ultimatums, residents had no choice but to flee. “Being forced to leave your home, to abandon everything you own—it’s devastating,” another displaced resident confesses. All we want is to return home. Some left with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The terrorists even took our phones. On top of everything, we were in the middle of preparing for the farming season. We’ve had to abandon this year’s harvest, and that’s heartbreaking.”“