Sirakélé is a village and seat of the commune of Songoua in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali.

In partnership with the women's and men's agricultural cooperatives in Sirakele, the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) and ICRISAT lead trainings and do surveys on nutrition and seed (primarily millet and sorghum) research.

To complete these projects, they often partner with the Koutiala office of Malian Association for Food Security and Sovereignty (AMASSA), a branch of the French NGO Afrique Verte.

At the entrance of the village I observed a well: the soil in which it was dug, consisted of greyish earth, mixed with sand and gravel.

Although this water was very dirty, both men and women washed their faces in it every morning; and many persons belonging to our company followed their example.