Dugutigi Humanitarian and Leadership Retreat

The DUGUTIGI week will include a combination of highly structured activities and completely unstructured time, allowing you to explore and experience Mali in a way that suits your personal style. The schedule will feature days with lots of activity followed by days with more restful activities. This high day/low day balance should allow you to be very involved but then find the time you need to recover. View the chart below to see how the week is intended to unfold.

Day 1 – Paris

Sat, Oct 12

  • Meet in Paris at the Hotel Chateau Frontenac, 3:00 pm
  • Coaching session 1
  • Dinner and Introductions

Day 2 – Travel Day

Sun, Oct 13

  • Travel to airport, breakfast at airport
  • Flight to Bamako through Casablanca, Morocco
  • Sightseeing and dinner in Casablanca
  • Check in to the Radisson Hotel Bamako

Day 3 – Ouellessebougou – Humanitarian Project

Mon, Oct 14

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Humanitarian project (building a school)
  • Lunch catered in Ouellessebougou
  • Coaching session 2
  • Dinner at Yeah’s house and Music of Mali

Day 4 – Bamako

Tue, Oct 15

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • River boat tour and lunch
  • Meet Muslim Cleric Sheik Haidara and tour the Grande Mosquée de Bamako
  • Coaching session 3
  • Dinner at the hotel together and Music of Mali

Day 5 – Ouellessebougou – Humanitarian Project

Wed, Oct 16

  • Morning Call to Prayer
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Humanitarian project (digging a well)
  • Lunch catered in Ouellessebougou
  • Coaching session 4
  • Dinner at the hotel together

Day 6 – The Farm

Thu, Oct 17

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Guided tour of several villages and food markets
  • Tour the 60-acre research farm
  • Lunch catered at the farm
  • Coaching session 5
  • Village cultural celebration with dinner, music and dance

Day 7 – Market and Travel

Fri, Oct 18

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Artisan market in Bamako
  • Lunch TBD
  • Evening flight from Bamako to Paris, arriving Saturday morning 6:00 am