The students, parents, and school director in Yarou Plateau, Mali decided to create a school garden so that the students could learn about gardening, make more fruits and vegetables available in the village, and earn money to buy school supplies.  The first garden they created was protected by a thorny wood fence and far from the well they used to irrigate it.  Animals would periodically break in and ravage the garden.  So, with the help of The Tandana Foundation, they moved the garden close to the water source, expanded it, and protected it with a sturdy chain-link fence.  Now, not only are the children growing vegetables to sell, but there is also room for village women to have their own protected plots.  Our 2011 Mali Volunteer Vacation group helped the students plant mango trees in the garden, so that one day they will also benefit from those delicious fruits.