On Wednesday April 15, 2020, the EMP-ABB received the visit of the Burundian Princess Esther Kamatari. This visit is part of the continuation of the anti-coronavirus measures taken by the EMP-ABB. This is how the Esther Kamatari Foundation symbolically donated 100 masks to the EMP-ABB for its staff. These 100 masks were made locally with Malian cotton and transported in bags made of braided dah fibers, also of local and organic production. Following this donation, the EMP-ABB subsidized the production of 1.033 masks in order to proceed firstly with the free distribution of masks for EMP-ABB staff and their families; and in a second, being able to provide masks to all of the school's Mobile Training Team instructors. In accordance with the instructions of Brigadier General Mody Béréthé, Director General of the EMP-ABB and in accordance with the safety protocol implemented by the school, each instructor and trainee must have a mask provided by the EMP- ABB.
On Saturday April 25, 2020, at 12:15 p.m. (Bamako time), the France24 media broadcast an item devoted to the situation of COVID-19 in certain African countries, including Mali. The section dedicated to the local making of masks by the Esther Kamatari Foundation and registered from the EMP-ABB is available via the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJD_M7JSsQ
- 15 April
- 2020
