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Sahel Crisis
Lack of aid funding pushes Sahel towards hunger crisis
Sahel Crisis
One million children in the Sahel at risk of severe acute malnutrition by Spring
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About the programme
Launch date: 1996
Local staff : 78
Expatriates :13
Key facts
Population: 12.7 million inhabitants
Life expectancy : 54 years
Context
Although the political situation has stabilised since 1995 (peace agreement with the Tuareg), poverty related problems in Mali, which has one of the world's lowest ratings on the Human Development Index, are structural in nature. Moreover, the relative social calm in the country is periodically interrupted by trade union strikes and student protests.
- 65% of the territory is desert or semi-desert
- 10% of the population is nomadic. 80% of employment is linked to livestock and fishing.
The Sahel region suffers from continuous droughts, which each year further worsen the food insecurity of the most vulnerable population. The process of desertification is endangering livestock, the basis of many families' sustenance.
Mali is one of the sub-Saharan countries worst affected by the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS: according to official statistics 1.7% of the population is HIV positive. However it is likely that this percentage is much higher. The country is particularly vulnerable to the fluctuations of prices on the international agricultural market. The fall in the international price of cotton, for example, has had a severe impact on the country's economy.
Action Against Hunger in Mali
Nutrition
- Implementation of a nutrition monitoring system through health staff training
- Support to the Gao hospital’s Therapeutic Feeding Centre
- Nutrition surveys and analysis of malnutrition causes
- Technical support for the creation of a national protocol for the treatment of malnutrition, in cooperation with the Mali Government and UNICEF
- Training for pregnant women on nutrition practices and the importance of prenatal care
Food Security
- Strengthening of commercial networks for local market sales
- Improvement of the shepherding and agricultural systems
- Rehabilitation of production areas for agriculture and shepherding
- Support to the management of the cooperative networks of Gao and Kidal
- Income-generating activities
- Support to the management of food stock
- Support to the agricultural professional training centre of Sahel
- Cooperation with the Geographical Information System for early alert and prevention of alimentary crisis
- Activity coordinated between the Mali and Niger missions
Water and Sanitation
- Construction and rehabilitation of water points
- Training on hygiene practices
- Organisation of health conferences
- Teachers training for hygiene workshops for children
Health
- Support for access to basic health services in Gao
- Establishment of community centers for pregnant women
- Training of health workers in child health, family planning and reproductive health
Funding
European Commission, ECHO, USAID, OFDA, AECI, Government of Castilla-La Mancha, Government of Navarra, Caja Navarra, Uria Mendes, WFP, Acción contra el Hambre, DFID
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