Mopti is a city in the West-African country of Mali, near the border of the Sahara. The Dutchman Willem Snapper left for this wondrous region three years ago and started the Mopti Foundation, with the goal of bringing relief and aid to the local population. Willem does this by growing gardens and installing irrigation systems so fruits and vegetables can be grown for food and commercial purposes.

Willem also screens a film in his own back yard every week, attracting up to three hundred visitors at a time. As there is no cinema to be found for hundreds of kilometres around, that’s a unique event in its own right. That’s why KLIK! has compiled a special program for the Mopti Foundation, to be judged by a jury of local dignitaries. The winner will receive the KLIK! Mopti Award.

The jury of the KLIK! Mopti Award consists of (left to right) Baba Traoré: Social entrepreneur, Dibata Kodio, learning electrical mechanics, Christian Douyon: Health care professional in Sévaré and Coumba Ouologuem: nurse in training.

KLIK! will raise money for the Mopti Foundation during festival in a variety of unexpected and interactive ways. One of these ways is the KLIK! Mopti Tombola: Buy raffle tickets to participate in our fabulous Mopti Tombola and win T-Shirts, goodies, prizes and more! Do some good to get something good!

See www.mopti.eu for more information on the Mopti Foundation.

The video report of the event in 2009

Read Willem's report on the KLIK! Mopti event in 2008! (in Dutch)

Read Willem's report on the KLIK! Mopti event in 2009!! (in Dutch)

See were Mopti is!