Both Barry and Keita used to execute the trachoma operations under a programme started by Medecins sans Frontiers. But the programme had finished and all that remained was the little box of operation equipment. So MaliMali took this worthwhile project on. This would not have been possible if there were not generous gifts still arriving from friends back in Europe for the various schemes run by MaliMali. We no longer run the river ambulance, - see blog September 2006- but instead the trachoma operations are the most important activity which we now undertake.