Integrated fight against chronic malnutrition in Mali


Reporting Organization:Action Against Hunger Canada
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 13,617,500
Timeframe: March 15, 2021 - June 30, 2026
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Monique Goyette
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Action Against Hunger Canada

Participating Organizations


Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Mali - $ 13,617,500.00 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Health - Total Budget Allocation


Nutrition (12.00 %)

Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (8.00 %)

Sexual Health & Rights (4.00 %)

Secondary/Tertiary Health Care (4.00 %)

Primary Health Care (4.00 %)

Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (4.00 %)

Newborn & Child Health (4.00 %)

Health Promotion & Education (4.00 %)

Adolescent Health (3.00 %)

Other - Total Budget Allocation


Food Security & Agriculture (12.00 %)

WASH (10.00 %)

Shelter & Construction (6.00 %)

Economic Development & Empowerment (6.00 %)

Human Rights, Advocacy & Public Engagement (6.00 %)

Environment & Climate Change (5.00 %)

Gender Equality (5.00 %)

Sexual & Gender-based Violence (3.00 %)

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Description


The “Integrated fight against chronic malnutrition in Mali” project, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC), aims to improve the nutritional status of children under five and women of childbearing age in the Kayes, Kita and Sikasso regions. Over a five-year period, the project will address three major causes of chronic malnutrition: access to adequate healthcare, a healthy environment and a healthy, diversified diet. These three parameters are greatly influenced by gender inequalities, which mainly affect women and adolescent girls. The project is being carried out by a consortium of three NGOs, led by Action contre la Faim (ACF) and implemented by two other national NGOs, the Association Malienne pour le Développement Communautaire (AMADECOM) and the Convergence des Femmes Rurales pour la Sovereigneté Alimentaire (COFERSA).

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women Children, boys Children, girls Newborns Under-5 children
Descriptors: Rural Urban
Total Direct Population: 728,647
Total Indirect Population: 2,088,117
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Outputs


1 Studies
326 Training
14 Construction
240 Women trained
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


·      Improving the nutritional status of children under 5 and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Kayes and Sikasso regions

·      Increased utilization of primary health care and sexual and reproductive health services by women and adolescent girls, including their children, in an equitable and autonomous manner in the SDs of Kayes, Kita, Bafoulabé and Sikasso.

·      Sustainable adoption of adequate hygiene, sanitation and nutrition practices, especially for women and girls in targeted HDs

·      Increased autonomy, decision-making power and economic resilience of women producers, processors and traders of high-nutritional-value agricultural products in targeted HDs.

·      Increased empowerment of women and adolescent girls in decision-making regarding the use of SRH and FP services 

·      Improved quality of SRH services delivered to women and adolescent girls in health centers

·      Improved quality of primary health care services and their ability to anticipate epidemic crises, taking into account the specific needs of women, girls and boys.

·      Increased and equitable access to EHA infrastructures that address gender inequalities and comply with national standards for infection prevention and control 

·      Increased knowledge among women, men, girls and boys of good water and sanitation practices, in consultation with women and in ways that address gender inequalities. 

·      Increased knowledge among women, men

·      Increased knowledge of women, men, girls and boys on good water and sanitation practices in consultation with women and in ways that address gender inequalities 

·      Increased knowledge of women, men, girls and boys on good gender-sensitive nutritional practices in consultation with women and in ways that address gender inequalities.

·      Increased capacity of women and women’s groups to produce nutritious food independently 

·      Increased capacity of women’s groups in the autonomous economic management of their high-nutritional value production and marketing activities

·      Increased integration of gender, nutrition and crisis resilience into local and national development plans

Achieved Results


Indicators


SDG Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
  • SDG 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
  • SDG 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age
SDG Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
  • SDG 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
  • SDG 3.7.1 Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
SRHR-related Indicators
  • # of people provided with modern contraception (by method)
  • # of women and girls (age) provided with access to sexual and reproductive health services, including modern methods of contraception
  • % of women who decided to use family planning, alone or jointly with their husbands/partners
MNCH-related indicators
  • %/total households and institutions (schools/clinics) with access to adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities
  • %/total of health workers (male/female) trained and using their learned skills
  • %/total of women attended at least four times during pregnancy by any provider for reasons related to the pregnancy
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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