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Mali Country Program
Project / Programme Summary

I. Basic data

Sector(s):
Title: Mali Country Programme
Donor country / organization: World Food Programme (WFP)
Other donors / organizations involved: Many UN, bilateral and NGOs
Beneficiary countries / regions: The 4 northern regions of Mali (Mopti, Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu)
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions: The Ministries of Agriculture, Education and Health in collaboration with bilateral organisations and NGOs
Duration: 4 years(1999 - 2002)
Starting Date: January 1999
Project / Program budget: US$18.3 million (29,788 MT of food commodities)
Finance / Type of cooperation: Grant / Food Aid

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    To improve the food security, to increase school enrolment with particular emphasis on girls, to promote a better health and nutrition status of women and small children and finally to contribute to a good food supply emergency preparedness system.
  2. Activities / contents
    Support through FFW (food for work) for small scale projects aiming at establishing irrigated agriculture schemes, other locally initiated activities to increase agricultural production and to protect the environment against desertification; Provision of food to school canteens to increase school enrolment and to give dry rations to those families which send their girls to school on a regular basis; Distribution of food rations at community health centres to women to encourage them participate at information sessions on health and nutrition matters for themselves and their small children;
    Contribution of food for the national emergency food stock or directly for utilisation in droughts and other food supply emergencies occurring from time to time in certain areas.
  3. Expected outcomes / impacts
    A gradually improved food security for the most vulnerable population living in the North with diminished dependence on good rainfall every year. In case of serious rainfall failure the emergency food relief will be in a better position to provide timely and targeted assistance. Increased rate of school enrolment particularly for children of nomads and for girls. Better health and nutritional status in women and young children. Lower infant mortality.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    The Mali Country Programme activities are in line with the Agenda for Action areas such as poverty alleviation for the poor peasant families in the North promoting their social and economic development through increased agricultural production, higher level of primary school enrolment/attendance and better health and nutritional status.

III. Contact point:

WFP Africa Region Bureau (OSA)
Mr. M. Zejjari, Regional Director, OSA
Mr. Tun Myat, Director RE 		Fax: 0039-06-6513-2839
Tel: 0039-06-6513-2201
Tel: 0039-06-6513-2009

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