Education adviser in charge of girls’ schooling in Dioila. Having graduated from the Institut Pédagogique d’Enseignement Général (IPEG) in 1983, Mrs Coulibaly joined the civil service at the N’Kourala Public School (Sikasso). After a series of promotions, she found herself in Dioila in 1992 where she taught in two (2) schools: Socoura B and Socoura West. In 1999, she was appointed head of girls’ schooling and pedagogical advisor for the same component in 2004. She now works as a generalist pedagogical adviser in charge of girls’ schooling. She is particularly active in the field of gender-based violence, working on awareness-raising activities with parents on the importance of schooling and the harmful consequences of early marriage.