Usaid Mali Civic Engagement Program Year 4 Work Plan (October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020)

USAID MALI CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM YEAR 4 WORK PLAN (OCTOBER 1, 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2020)

Funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No. AID-688-A-16-00006

Prepared by: FHI 360 Submitted to USAID August 31, 2019

Salimata Marico Robert Schmidt Agreement Officer’s Representative/ AOR Agreement Officer [email protected] [email protected]

Inna Bagayoko Cheick Oumar Coulibaly Alternate AOR Acquisition and Assistance Specialist [email protected] [email protected]

Contents I. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3 II. Civic Engagement Program Year 4 Implementation Approach 4 IV. CEP OBJECTIVES AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 4: 8 OBJECTIVE 1: MECHANISMS OF BOTTOM UP SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STRENGTHENED 8 b. OBJECTIVE 2: CSOS COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVANCE ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST 9 c. OBJECTIVE 3: CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND FEEL EMPOWERED TO ENGAGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MALI (GOM) ACTORS 10 V. MONITORING EVALUATION AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES 11 VI. Anticipated risks and management measures during year 4 of CEP implementation 11 I. CEP TIMELINE for Year 4 12

I. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AADeC Association d’Appui à l’Auto Développement Communautaire ADEFIM Association d’Entraide pour le Développement Intellectuel de la Femme ADICO Association pour le Développement de l’Initiative Communautaire AMCFE Association Malienne pour la Conservation de Faune et de l’Environnement AMID Association Malienne pour l’Intégration et le Développement AMSS Association Malienne pour la Survie au Sahel APIB Association pour la Promotion des Initiatives de Base, Entraide Mutuelle APS Annual Programme Statement ARDIL Action Recherches pour le Développement des Initiatives Locales ARGA Alliance pour Refonder la Gouvernance en Afrique ASECOM Association pour la Santé et l’Education Communautaire ASSAFE Association du Sahel d’Aide à la Femme et à l’Enfance AOR Agreement Officer Representative AAOR Alternate Agreement Officer Representative AMPA Association Malienne pour la Protection des Albinos APHM Association des Personnes en situation de Handicap « AnbeKu » CBO Community Based Organization CEP USAID/Mali Civic Engagement Program COR Contracting Officer Representative COP Chief of Party CRADE Cabinet de Recherche Actions pour le Développement Endogène CPHDA Centre de Promotion des Droits Humains en Afrique CSO Civil Society Organization DPO Disabled Persons’ Organization EIHD Emploi Intégration des Handicapés pour le Développement FEDE Femmes et Développent FERAPH Fédération Régionale des Associations de Personnes Handicapées FHI 360 Family Health International 360 FY Fiscal Year GAAS-Mali Groupe d’Animation, Action, au Sahel Mali GGB Good Governance Barometer GoM Government of Mali GRAT Le Groupe de Recherches et d’Applications Techniques IAMANEH Association pour la Promotion de la Santé de la Mère et de l’Enfant IDPs Internally Displaced persons IT Information and Technology MACNA Malian Association of Cinema Numerique Ambulant ME&L Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning NGO Non-Governmental Organization PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PWD Persons with Disability SCALE+ System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and Environment SNGP Sub-National Governance Project TA Technical Assistance TOR Terms of Reference TOT Training of Trainers WASH Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

INTRODUCTION

The United States Agency for International Development in Mali (USAID/Mali) awarded the USAID Mali Civic Engagement Program (CEP) to Family Health International (FHI 360) in August 2016. CEP is a five-year program that runs from 2016-2021, with a budget of $12 million. The goal of the program is to improve public accountability in Mali while increasing and strengthening citizens’ role in the process of developing public policies and oversight capacities to improve government and municipal accountability.

Specifically, CEP intends to achieve the following three objectives: 1. Mechanisms of bottom-up social accountability strengthened through civil society organizations 2. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) collaborate effectively with government, municipalities and the private sector to develop public policy and advance issues of common interest 3. Citizens understand their rights and responsibilities and feel empowered to engage with Government of Mali

This document is the CEP annual workplan covering its anticipated activities for the fourth year (“Year 4” or “Y4”), from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. It includes: - CEP’s Year 4 implementation approach comprising the overview of the program, the alignment with Mali communal authorities and community-based organizations priorities, the key implementing CSOs and strategic partners, their activities and target areas, the synergy with USAID programs and other donors, and the staffing and personnel of the program during this year 4. - CEP’s three objectives and the implementation strategy for each objective during Year 4; - The risk management for the implementation of the workplan; - The monitoring evaluation and learning strategies for the program activities; and - A detailed timeline for all the planned activities for Year 4.

During this year 4, CEP will focus on planned activities for year 4 in our initial proposal and on additional activities not completed during year 3.

II. Civic Engagement Program Year 4 Implementation Approach

A. OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM DURING YEAR 4: During this year 4, the CEP Bamako based office and its implementing partners will implement the following activities: - CEP main office lead activities: CEP main office program’s activities will support grantees to implement civic engagement (CE) activities in the 80 target communes of the Program and insure the follow up of the implementation of the technical assistance plan of CSOs. This support to CSOs will include mentoring and coaching of CSOs for corrective measure and as part of the organizational development assessment (ODA)’s capacity building based on their specific needs.

- Civil Society organizations partners/sub-grantees lead activities: During this year, 18 Civic Engagement Grantees (CEG) and 4 disabled people organization (DPO) grantees will implement CEP activities in 80 targeted communes. Civic engagement activities will include the implementation of Good Governance Barometer (GGB), advocacy activities, and support to community-based organizations (CBOs) to implement community-based level advocacy and community watchdog functions activities. CSOs will also coordinate their civic engagement activities with other technical programs funded by USAID.

- Sub-contractors lead activities: In addition to the 22 grantees, 5 subcontractors; Studio Tamani, PhiPhi show, CPHDA, Binthily communication, and the Malian numeric Cinema (CAN), will deliver CEP activities through communication and outreach activities on citizenship and inclusion, citizenship training events, and capacity building on civic engagement activities.

B. ALIGNMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MALI AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION PRIORITIES: During CEP’s year 3, staff continued to meet with the Government of Mali (GOM) representatives and civil society organizations to share the program’s goals and objectives, clarify their perspectives on civic engagement needs, and discuss CEP’s planned activities. CEP staff met with representatives of the Ministry of Youth, citizenship, and employment, and CSOs continued meeting at the communal level local authorities for the program implementation. CEP will work during year 4 closely with the Peacebuilding, Stabilization and Reconciliation Program (PSR) to define together a synergy approach to work with youths and the Ministry of

Youth. CEP will also invite other PDG partners to some specific youths’ activities with the Ministry of Youths and encourage their participation or of their partners. CEP continued its good partnership as well with the municipalities at the commune level and worked with elected communal authorities on their 5 years development plans with regards to the Malian decentralization plan.

- KEY IMPLEMENTING CSOs AND PROGRAMMATIC PARTNERS AND THEIR TARGET AREAS: CEP will continue to use a mix of partnership approach to achieve the program objectives. Year 4 will focus on the following collaboration: - Partnership with 22 Civil society organizations through 22 Grants for the implementation of grassroots level activities: During year 4, CEP’s 18 CEG and 4 DPOs partners (In total 22 CSOs partners) will continue the implementation of their activities in all CEP’s targeted communes (80). CSOs and DPOs will continue to coach and mentor smaller CBOs and other civil society groups at the grassroots level to monitor and advocate for quality basic services through good governance of communal and local government authorities. - Subcontractors will continue strategic activities: Per CEP’s program description, FHI 360 is partnering with the following 5 subcontractors: 1) Studio Tamani/Fondation Hirondelle: focuses on communication and outreach activities for community education through two radios programming on a variety of themes. Under CEP, Studio Tamani produces and broadcasts a bi-monthly three-minute radio magazine and a bi-monthly “grand dialogue” radio program on civic engagement, conflict sensitivity, and inclusion topics nationwide through its network of 70 local radio stations. These activities will continue during year 4 of CEP; 2) CPDHA: During year 4, CPDHA will produce audio version of laws and policies on basic service delivery, disseminate booklets on civic engagement, design, and produce comic books for schools and train youths on civic engagement curricula in CEP target areas. In addition to French, the audio version will be produced in Bambara, Fulani, Sonrhai, Tamashek, Soninke, and Arabic. CEP will share booklets with other PDGs partners working in the same communes of the program’s intervention to facilitate the distribution process in order to reach a large number of people. 3) Communication Agency (Bintily Communication): will mentor the Malian association of traditional communicators (Griots) called RECOTRADE. The communication agency will work with RECOTRADE to train young Griots and produce songs and messages for civic engagement in CEP target areas. Binthily will also take the young communicators on a caravan in the 6 target regions of the program. 4) Malian Numeric Cinema (CAN): During year 4, CEP’s Subcontractor CNA will continue the video screening and public debates in CEP’s target communes in Segou, Mopti and Tombouctou; 5) Phi Phi show: During year 4, CEP will continue to implement live communication through the National TV a civic engagement and inclusion program through the well-known Phiphi show program in Mali. PHIPHI show will produce 2 TV shows in Sikasso and Kayes which will be aired on the national TV (ORTM). - Disabled People Organizations: During year 4, CEP will start the implementation of 4 DPOs activities in Bamako District (AMPA, APHM, EIHD) and in Sikasso region (FERAPH). DPOs activities will focus on the advocacy and capacity building activities for specific interests of people with disability. CEP will share DPOs activities details (workplans) with other PDG partners interested in working with DPOs in Bamako and in Sikasso.

CEP activities will be implemented in the following communes by its CSOs partners:

Table 1: CEP-Mali Target Regions, Communes and implementing partners for year 4

CEP-Mali Implementing CE Grantees, Target Regions, and Communes Regions Communes Grantees Areas of Intervention Kayes Kayes IAMANEH-Mali Health Diema Bema Dioumara Diakounte Camara Kassaro, ADEFIM Education Madina, Toukoto, Kita-Ouest,

Sirakoro Bamako Commune II AADEC Education Commune III Commune IV Commune I ARGA WASH, Education Commune V Commune VI Sikasso Danderesso ONG-APIB WASH, Education, Kapala Agriculture Zangaradougou Zangasso Koutiala Kadiolo ASECOM WASH, Education Dioumatène Fourou Misseni Zégoua Farakala GRAT WASH, Education Kolokoba Lobougoula Niena Sikasso Koumantoun CRADE Education, WASH, Sanso Agriculture Domba Wola Zantiebougou Segou Fangasso, ADICO Health, WASH, Ouan, Education, Agriculture, Resilience Benena Tominian Yasso Sakoiba AMCFE Resilience Samine Segou Cinzana Gare Macina ASSAFE Education, Gender Kolongo Kokry Boky –Wèrè Souley Niono FEDE Gender, Education, Dogofry Agriculture Diabaly Sokolo Mopti Bandiagara GAAS-Mali WASH Dandoli Dourou

Pignary-Bana Douentza, ONG-Espoir WASH, Education, Kounbewel Koundia Agriculture, Resilience Tédjé Pétaka Youwarou ONG-AMID Health, Education Déboye Dirma Donko Mopti, ONG-Action Mopti WASH Fatoma, Borondougou, Konna Bassirou Tombouctou Tombouctou AMSS WASH, Conflict Alafia Resolution Bourem-Inaly Lafia Salam (Taoudeni) Goundam ARDIL WASH Tonka Sogoundou (Nianfunke) Soumpi CEP-Mali Implementing DPO Grantees, Target Regions, and Communes Bamako 6 Communes of Bamako EIHD Inclusion Commune II APHM 6 communes of Bamako AMPA Sikasso FERAPH CEP-Mali Implementing sub-contractors, Target Regions, and Communes Regions Communes Sub-contractors All CEP’s target regions 79 target communes Cinema numerique Communication through ambulant (CNA) Mobile cinema All CEP’s target regions 79 target communes Center of Promotion for Building capacity on Human Rights Defense in citizenry, transparency Africa (CPHDA) and accountability All CEP’s target regions 79 target communes Binthily Communication Community outreach (BICOM) to manage activities Malian network of traditional communicators (RECOTRADE) Nation wide Nation wide PHIPHI show Communication through Television Nation wide Nation wide Fondation Communication through Hirondelle/Studio Tamani community radio stations

Note: Due to security and accessibility constraints, CEP had not planned activities in the commune of Salama which is currently in the Taoudeni region. CEP will reach out to USAID to discuss a strategic approach to start activities in this commune or replace it with another commune.

6) Synergy with other USAID-funded programs: CEP will continue sharing, learning, and communicating with other programs funded under the USAID Mali’s Peace, Democracy, and Governance Office (PDG). This synergy with other programs provides opportunities to share programming approaches, activities, results,

challenges, and to identify areas of collaboration. CEP intends to collaborate with other PDG partners for instance through: • Studio Tamani: CEP will include some other PDG partners ‘themes and resources persons in its Grand Dialogue Radio Program; CEP will work mostly with the Sub-National Governance Program (SNGP) and PSR on its radio programming. • Binthily Communication: CEP will train young traditional communicators from its target regions on laws and policies regarding the basic services delivery. CEP will share with other PDG partners particularly those working with traditional communicators such as MJP the list of trained young communicators and their localities of origin as well as their planned activities for collaboration in the field. • MACNA: CEP produced 3 films on education, WASH, and Health to be screened in the program targeted communes. The screening was completed in Bamako, Kayes, and Sikasso. CEP will be sharing the projection schedules in the remaining regions of Segou, Mopti, and Tombouctou with other PDG partners particularly SNGP and PSR for their participation and /or of their partners in the field • PHIPHI Show: CEP has produced already 2 TV shows in Bamako and in Segou. CEP plans to produce 2 more shows in Sikasso and Kayes. CEP will share themes and the production schedules for these two remaining regions to other PDG partners for their participation and/or of their partners in the field. • CPDHA: CEP has produced and printed 8000 copies of Government Access Books to be shared during this year 4 in its targeted communes (100 copies/commune). CEP will share copies of the booklet with other PDG partners working in the same communes of intervention for an easy distribution in order to reach many people. • The Annual Program Statement (APS): CEP has initiated an annual program for small grants to its CSOs to address local conflicts. CEP will share with other PDG partners particularly with the PSR program information on its small grants’ programs to address community conflicts in its regions of intervention for collaboration and their participation and of their partners in the field. • GGB processes and SCALE+: CEP will share with other PDG programs workplans resulting from different GGB processes for their participation to support possibly together their implementation.

STAFFING UPDATES/APPROACH: FHI 360 plans to continue with the staffing structure in place:

USAID/Mali

FHI 360 Oversight WAMERO & Lydia Cordes

Chief of Party Quentin Kanyatsi

Finance and Administration Deputy Chief of Party Director Sitan Cisse Togo Babacar MBAYE

HR/Procurement Monitoring, Evaluation Advocacy and Social behavior Change IT/Security Officer Manager Finance Manager Grant Manager and Learning Advisor Empowerment Senior communication Specialist. Amadou Diawara Mariam Waigalo Abdramane Faraban Technical Advisor Kani Kanoute TBD Mahamadou Diakite Bagayoko Mohamed Toure

Administrative Advocacy and Grant Officer M&E Assistant Assistant/Receptionist Empowerment Mentor Saran Keita (2) TBD (2) Fatoumata Fofana Drissa Doumbia Mariam NDiaye Abdourhamane Toure

Drivers (2) Youssouf Diabate GGB Mentor (2) Youssouf Sanogo Abraham Traore Bintou Dembele

IV. CEP OBJECTIVES AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 4: OBJECTIVE 1: MECHANISMS OF BOTTOM UP SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STRENGTHENED CEP’s main drivers for achieving results of its Objective 1 are the CSOs and the DPOs Advocacy Grants, which will continue to implement activities in year 4. Grantees’ activities will continue to be focused at the communal level to oversight government’s actions, advocate for citizen involvement in a variety of local governance issues, and improve citizens’ participation in the process, especially those from marginalized groups, and facilitate access to their government representatives. CEP will continue to reinforce the GGB methodology to complete the process of its

current 8 GGB. To achieve this objective, the following activities will be implemented to achieve their related intermediate result during the year 4 of CEP: - Good Governance Barometer: CEP launched 6 out 8 planned GGB process in Commune IV (Bamako), Dandoli (Mopti), Niono and Tominian (Segou), Sirakoro (Kayes), Domba (Sikasso). CEP has completed the GGB process in Dandoli and a work plan has resulted from it. During year 4 CEP will support the implementation of this work plan resulting from the Dandoli GGB, complete the 5 ongoing GGB processes (Niono, Sirakolo, Bamako, Tominian, and Domba), and start and finalize two more GGB processes in Sikasso (Danderesso) and in Tombouctou. These GGB processes help to identify the major governance challenge in the commune, define indicators and propose action plans to be implemented to address the identified challenges. The GGB process comprises 6 phases and ends with a workplan to be implemented by all multisector actors involved in the process. During the process, youths who have been trained are deployed at the community to collect data on an identified issue of the GGB for the commune for instance on WASH, Education, health, Agriculture that are shared by all actors and discussed during the development of the workplan. CEP will continue to invite other PDG partners to participate in the GGB processes ‘workshops in common targeted communes and share with them the GGB action plans for possible synergy in their implementation.

- Advocacy initiatives: CEP CEG and DPOs will continue to mentor CBOs in the target communes to implement advocacy initiatives for good governance and quality basic social services (Health, WASH, education and agriculture) delivery in the target communes of CEP. At the beginning of the program, CEP assessed its 22 CSOs (18 CSOs and 4 DPOs) to identify their advocacy skills needs. Following this process, CEP supported CSOs to elaborate their capacity building plans to improve their advocacy skills. During the past three years, CEP supported 3 capacity building sessions on advocacy, one session per region, for 10 CSOs (3 in Sikasso, 3 in Segou, and 4 in Mopti) on their needs expressed during the Organizational Development Assessment (ODA). At the same time, CEP continued to provide its support to CSOs through an ongoing mentoring and coaching process. To this date the 18 CSOs have their capacities built and are building the capacity of their CBOs each to enable them conduct advocacy initiatives. During year 4, CEP will continue to support and monitor CBOs advocacy initiatives to make sure they continue to influence local public policies and provide the support to other CSOs on their other needs expressed in the ODA. An ODA tracker will be developed and filled out progressively as CSOs receive CEP’s capacity building following their needs expressed in their initial ODA. b. OBJECTIVE 2: CSOS COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVANCE ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST Under its second objective, CEP will focus in year 4 on the following activities: To improve collaboration between Government, civil society, and the private sector on issues of common interests, - CEP will continue to support this year its GGB processes and their workplans (in Dandoli, Niono, Tominian, Sirakolo, Domba, Bamako comune IV, Dendersso, and Tombouctou), the public-private working groups workplans (in Sikasso, Segou, Mopti, Kayes, Bamako, and Tomboctou), and the implementation of the SCALE+ workplans that resulted from the national workshop done during year 3.

CEP has completed one GGB process in Dandoli with a finalized work plan which is being implemented. The GGB in Niono and in the commune IV of Bamako are at the level of data collections and analysis. CEP will finalize the processes of these two GGB and continue with other GGB that are currently taking place (Sirakolo, Commune IV, Tominian, and Domba) while supporting the implementation of their resulting workplans. CEP will share these workplans with other PDG partners (especially SNGP and PSR) and associate them in the implementation process of the completed workplans.

For the public-private working groups, CEP setup last year 12 regional public private working groups (PPWG) in its 6 targeted regions (2 PPWGs per region). This year, CEP will continue to follow up with the implementation of workplans of the 12 PPWG in the 6 regions and strengthen collaboration with the Morila mining in the commune of Sanso, in Sikasso. These PPWG are addressing common governance challenges in the basic services delivery. For instance, the PPWG with the lead of GAAS MALI developed local public private initiatives that resulted in funding

WASH activities in Bandiagara, while the PPWG under the lead of CRADE developed local public private initiatives that resulted in the building of fences to secure schools in Sikasso.

CEP held a national SCALE+ workshop that brought together 92 representatives of multisector actors in social basic services that resulted in the setting up of 2 taskforces and their action plans. The main activity within this SCALE+ work plan to be implemented this year will be the youth forums on citizenry with the Ministry of Youths in Bamako, Segou, Mopti, Tomboctou, Kayes, and Siaksso. CEP will associate other PDG partners particularly PSR in the process of implementing these forums with the Ministry of Youths throughout the country.

For the implementation of the workplans resulting from SCALE+, GGB, and PPWG, CEP will issue small grants to support some actions and will share them with other PDG programs for synergy actions in the field.

CEP has already supported the training of 349 community organizations on conflict sensitivity approaches in their activities, and conflicts mediation techniques. CEP’s CSOs partners strengthened the capacity of their CBO partners on the consensual management of conflicts using tools developed by CEP, and on which CSOs were trained themselves. CEP will continue, in year 4, to monitor the implementation of the developed tools by CSOs. In addition to this, CEP has provided, under its emerging opportunity grants annual program called “Annual Program statements” (APS), 03 small grants to its 03 CSOs after a competition process to address local conflicts within their intervention areas. The awarded CSO partners are Espoir (Mopti), FEDE (Niono), and ADEFIM (Kayes). The process will continue with 6 other CSOs in Y4. c. OBJECTIVE 3: CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND FEEL EMPOWERED TO ENGAGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MALI ACTORS To support this objective CEP engaged 500 CBOs under the mentoring of its 18 partners CSOs as well as 5 subcontractors in order to improve citizens understanding of the rights and responsibilities. CEP built the capacity of 900 citizens including youths, CBO members and elected authorities on active citizenship and how to understand their right and responsibilities to be engage in local governance. In order to facilitate citizen access to laws and policies, CEP produced 8000 copies of Government Access Booklet that contains laws and policies regarding basic services. Under its social behavior change approach, CEP produced 3 films on citizens participation in the management of basic services such as water, education, and health. The films highlight citizens’ rights and responsibility regarding the basic service delivery. The 3 films were screened twice in each of CEP targeted communes in Bamako, Kayes, and Sikasso. CEP is working with traditional communicators to facilitate citizens access to laws through the translation and adaptation of these laws into songs, stories, and plays. CEP has already built the capacity of senior traditional communicators coming from the 6 targeted regions.

During year 4:

• CEP intends to continue engaging CBOs and community members through forums, awareness raising campaigns, advocacies, and appeals with the aim for them to better understand citizens’ rights and responsibilities, improve citizens engagement, and influence local decisions. • CEP will continue its video screenings in Segou, Mopti, and Tombouctou. • CEP will disseminate the printed 8000 copies in its targeted communes accompanied with audio versions in 6 local languages to be broadcasted on local radios. The six local languages are Bambara, Fulani, Sonrai, Tamashek, Soninke, and Arabic. • CEP will support the training of young traditional communicators to adapt laws into common languages and cultural format such as songs, stories, and sketches which will be presented in citizens’ caravans to facilitate citizens understanding of their rights and responsibilities. • CEP will also continue its radio awareness campaigns through Studio Tamani and local radios.

To support synergy actions in the field, CEP will share the above actions ‘schedules with other PDG programs for their participation or of their partners.

V. MONITORING EVALUATION AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES During year 3, the instability of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor at CEP had an impact on the quality of data collection process. However, CEP made some efforts to train its CSOs partners following USAID Mali’s Data Quality Assessment and Third-Party Monitoring reports recommendations, and during its last program review workshop, CEP helped CSOs better understand the program indicators, and how to improve evidence-based data collection processes.

In year 4;

With the new M&E Advisor hired, CEP is setting plans to address last year Data Quality Assessment and Third-Party Monitoring report recommendations and improve its data collections tools.

CEP will continue to reinforce its data collection processes with an emphasis on data evidence. CEP will set up a hotline tool for data collection with regards to indicators related to citizens’ satisfaction level and to collect their feedback and make use of trained youths data collectors in the field.

CEP will continue to build the capacity of its technical staff and CSO partners to better understand the indicators and to improve the quality of data collection, especially for DPO which are more in needs. CEP will make a follow up with USAID for the translation in French of mandatory indicators.

CEP will update its PMP, readjust the targets to address indicators that are still slow to achieve and improve the learning strategy.

CEP will continue to report regularly on the program performance progress through weekly, quarterly, and annual report as well as through M&E sites visits.

VI. Anticipated risks and management measures during year 4 of CEP implementation For the implementation of CEP’s year 4 activities, the following anticipated risks were identified, and CEP is anticipating management measures for each risk:

Anticipated Risks Anticipated management measures

Continuing community conflict in Mopti and Segou regions CEP will continue to communicate weekly with its implementing partners for security updates and measures. In year 4, CEP intends to develop and test a phone tree with its partners in the field. All CEP main office internal travels will be cleared by the security officer prior to the approval.

General insecurity in the North, center, and specific areas of CEP will continue to assess the general situation of the the Tombouctou region security in the North, center, and specific areas of the Tombouctou region which is our target region. For any activity in Tombouctou, the security Unit will assess the situation then advice the activity focal point.

I. CEP TIMELINE for Year 4

Annex A: FHI 360 USAID Mali Civic Engagement Program Year 4 Timeline Comments and Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Implementing strategies Months (October 1, 2019 - September Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 30, 2020) Months number M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 Done with SNGP, Harande, and Nutrition, Hygiene PDG program coordination meetings Project (NHP), and to be continued with other partners as well Capacity Development Advocacy & Empowerment (A&E) Ongoing activity to be Mentors and staff coach and mentor CSO continued partners based on their individual needs A&E Mentors and staff visit CSOs to Ongoing activity to be review TDP implementation, troubleshoot continued issues, and offer feedback at least 3 times per year CSOs use a CSO-guided Participatory Civic Engagement Assessment and an Exit Planning Tool to focus on implementing consolidation efforts in the final years of programming CSOs implement consolidation activities, including an estimated ten percent of

CSOs working on transitioning to becoming direct USAID grantees

Objective 1: Mechanisms of bottom-up social accountability strengthened through sub-awards and technical assistance (TA) IR1.1: Increased CSO effectiveness to provide government oversight and aggregate citizen interest

Done, and to be continued for the remaining 2 GGB Phase 1: 6-8 CSOs conduct the GGB GGB, Phase 1 has been in selected communes; CEP GGB Mentors completed in Dandoli, introduce the GGB process to target Niono, Bamako CIV, communes to build understanding and Sirakoro, Tominian, community buy-in Domba. This Phase will be done in Tonka and Danderesso in Y4 Community members nominate a small multi-stakeholder group that participates in a break-off, one-day workshop; the small stakeholder group also identifies a larger multi-party stakeholder group to complete the rest of the GGB process The GGB phase 2 process has been GGB Phase 2: GGB Mentors and trained completed in the CSO facilitators organize a workshop with commune of Dandoli, the full stakeholder group to introduce Niono, Bamako CIV, them to the GGB process, the Sirakoro, Tominian, implementation timeline, and their roles Domba. It will be done and responsibilities in Tonka and Danderesso in Y4 The GGB phase 3 process has been completed in the GGB Phase 3: GGB Mentors and CSO commune of Dandolli, facilitators use the GGB’s universal criteria Niono, Bamako CIV, and sub-criteria to define local indicators Sirakoro, Tominian. It for their selected service delivery challenge will be done in Domba, Tonka and Danderesso in Y4 The GGB phase 3 process has been completed in the GGB Phase 3: Data collection (especially commune of Dandoli, conducted by youth) Niono, Bamako CIV, Sirakoro. It will be done in Tominian,

Domba, Tonka and Danderesso in Y4

The GGB phase 4 process has been completed in the GGB Phase 4: GGB Mentors and CSO commune of Dandolli, facilitators present outputs to the GGB Niono. It will be done multi-party stakeholder group for in Bamako CIV, participatory analysis and action planning Sirakoro, Tominian, Domba, Tonka and Danderesso in Y4 GGB Phase 4: The multi-stakeholder group The GGB phase 4 elects a Technical Monitoring Group, process will start and charged with management and oversight of be completed in the the GGB action plan, implementation, and communes of Niono, coordination with CSO facilitators and Bamako CIV, other civil society groups, and integration Sirakoro, Tominian, with the PDSEC process, as needed in the Domba, Tonka and 8 targeted communes for GGB processes. Danderesso in Year 4 The GGB phase 5 process will start and GGB Phase 5: The Technical Monitoring be completed in the Group identifies resources available to communes of Niono, implement GGB oversight and advocacy Bamako CIV, activities Sirakoro, Tominian, Domba, Tonka and Danderesso in Year 4 GGB Inclusivity Grants: CEP funds select All 8 GGBs will activities proposed in GGB action plans receive small grants for that promote advocacy and oversight for support of their work plans in Year 4 marginalized groups The GGB phase 6 process will start and GGB Phase 6: GGB Mentors and CSO be completed in the facilitators reconvene the GGB multi-party communes of Niono, stakeholder group to collect new measures Bamako CIV, of GGB indicators, compile data, and issue Sirakoro, Tominian, yearly GGB results in their workplan. Domba, Tonka and Danderesso in Year 4

338 young people were Organization of a two-day training trained from the workshops on Community Youth Mapping regions of Mopti, (CYM) methodology for 300 youth data Sikasso, Timbuktu, collectors in selected 5 regions and the Kayes and Bamako district of Bamako (50 per Region)

Deployment of youth in communes to This activity was done collect data related to existing water points in Dandoli, Niono, and and their functionality, water user Sirakoro. It will committee performance, number of latrines continue in other GGB in public spaces, number of shared latrines communes in Year 4 in households, latrine maintenance and cleanliness, open defecation, and presence of visible feces to serve as inputs in the forums and in the GGB actions plans for advocacy initiatives. Fondation Hirondelle, through Studio The GGB media Tamani, uses media to showcase GGB program will be done Inclusivity Grant activities in Year 4

IR 1.2: Citizen ability to demand improved services, especially health services, through CSO advocacy strengthened Done and to be A&E Mentors reinforce CEG CSOs continued advocacy skills as needed CEP convenes grantees by region for a one-day workshop to exchange lessons learned in advocacy, and look for opportunities to scale-up and consolidate their most promising work in the last year of the project IR1.3: Citizens, especially marginalized groups, have improved access to and oversight of government 4 DPOs will be granted their funding and start Issue up to 4 Disability Grants to DPOs their activities in Year 4

CEP Staff will hold a Grants Management Workshop with selected DPOs and continuing monitoring through mentorship on grant management and budgeting, This activity will start activities implementation and reporting in Year 4 CEP staff will provide targeted capacity CEP mentors will building in areas identified in the DPOs' travel to the field for TDPs. An ODA tracker will be developed DPOs in year 4 and filled out progressively as CSOs receive CEP’s capacity building following their needs expressed in their initial ODA. CEP mentors will A&E Mentors will train selected DPOs on travel to the field to advocacy train DPOs in year 4 A&E Mentors will DPOs will work to provide information work with DPOs and and to sensitize citizens on the law and their activities will be policies that promote marginalized groups disseminated through Studio Tamani Objective 2: CSOs collaborate effectively with government and the

private sector to develop public policy and advance issues of common interest IR 2.1: Links between CSOs, government, the private sector and the media strengthened CSOs support two Public-Private Working Two working Groups Groups (PPWGs) per region in target already created in regions. The PPWG will develop Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, workplans to address challenges at the Kayes, Tombouctou commune level and involve all multisector and Bamako. actors for their implementation. CSOs present results of PPWGs at semi- annual town hall meetings in each target area Local radio, through partner Studio Done for Sikasso, to be Tamani, reports highlights from the continued for the other PPWGs region. CEP will provide small grants to two to CEP will provide small three to implement SCALE+ workplans grants to support the identified Task Forces resulting from the SCALE+ work plan in SCALE+ national workshop Year 4

SCALE+ Task Forces convene on a 5 SCALE+ task Forces periodic basis to adjust plans and receive meeting were held and continued mentoring and coaching from regrouped into 2 task the A&E advisor and mentors. CEP will forces. To be identify some priority activities in the continued. SCLAE+ workplan to implement in collaboration with other partners. CEP will support the ownership of these activities by the consultative committee of SCLAE+ 4 media programs on SCALE+ results are aired on Fondation SCALE+ already done Hirondelle's Studio Tamani through radio and to be continued in programming year 4. Local radio, through partner Studio 5 Media programs Tamani, and through CSOs' own already done on PPWs community radio partners, reports and SCALE+; and to highlights from the PPWGs and SCALE+ be continued in Year 4

IR 2.2: Conflict management mechanisms strengthened CEP supported 3 CSOs to elaborate their strategic plan which CEP staff and TA provide ongoing takes into account mentoring and TA to organizations conflict sensitivity interested in developing conflict policies. The process sensitivity policies and conflict will continue for other management guides for their organizations interested CSOs including IAMANEH in Y4 CEP CSO supported 3 conflict mitigation due CSOs identify conflict sensitivity to the renewal of CBOs indicators throughout their projects boards. CEP is implementation and provide a periodic currently supporting 3 report (included in their programmatic Annual Programme reports) on the progress of achieving Statement (APS) on conflict sensitivity outcomes. CSOs will conflict mitigation in identify conflicts related or affecting their Douentza, Niono, and civic engagement activities and address Kita. The process will them. continue with 6 other APS in Y4.

Done and CEP will CEG CSOs in conflict-affected areas will continue to support carry out conflict mitigation activities CBOs in the including training at-risk youth, conflict implementation of the resolution and conflict mitigation training, knowledge received and non-violent conflict resolution during the conflict strategies sensitivity training sessions 3 Emerging CEP will fund small grants through its Opportunity Grants Emerging Opportunity Grants annual issued to 3 CSO. The program its CSOs grantees after a process will continue competition process to address local with 6 other APS in conflicts in their intervention areas Y4. Done, and to be Fondation Hirondelle’s Studio Tamani's continued story-enhanced talk shows broadcast bimonthly to introduce conflict mediation, communication, and dialogue skills to listeners Objective 3: Citizens understand their rights and responsibilities and feel empowered to engage with Government of Mali actors

IR 3.1: Citizen understanding of rights and responsibilities increased Translate laws into 6 local languages and Done, and to be disseminate through Studio Tamani continued in Y4

Network radio, Cinema Numerique mobile, PhiPhi television shows. Done, and to be CEP funds the translation of 12-15 laws in continued in Y4 six languages, disseminating the translations and relevant information about the laws through partnerships with local media and public information campaigns CEP makes law translations available CPHDA produced online for download through the websites 8000 copies of the of CEP and CEP’s grantees, as well as in Government Access hard copy in local schools, health centers, Handbook that and town halls. These laws will also be contains laws and translated into an audio version that CSOs policies on Education,

and community will be able to continue WASH, Health, and using. Agriculture

Training done in CEP funds thematic trainings on the laws Bamako, and to be for 20-25 young griots in each target done for other regions district in Y4

Griots participate in creative workshops to create songs, jingles, and stories about laws, rights, and responsibilities of civic This activity will start life in Year 4 Griots songs, jingles, and stories air on This activity will start local radio stations in Year 4 CSOs break down complex policy issues into relatable language, for civic education and eventually civic engagement. Laws will be translated into simple languages To be done in using songs, stories, plays for an easy collaboration with understanding by communities. Binthily in year 4 CEP supports Caravanes Citoyennes in 6 regions of the project (Bamako, Kayes, This activity will start Segou, Sikasso, Mopti, and Tombouctou) in Year 4 CEP issues grants to CSOs to hold similar workshops on laws governing agriculture, education, health, and WASH, among others; CSOs hold five to seven workshops for 30-40 people each on these subject areas in target districts Studio Tamani holds hour-long story- enhanced talk shows bimonthly with This activity will diverse community stakeholders discussing continue through Year citizen engagement 4 Studio Tamani broadcasts daily snippets and bi-monthly 3-minute magazines during This activity will its regular “Le Grand Dialogue” continue through Year programming 4 Studio Tamani supports Radio Listener Groups (RLGs) at rural health clinics, This activity will community centers, and schools that gather continue through Year citizens to listen CEP’s radio programs 4

(grand dialogues and magazines) and discuss content

CEP co-produces four episodes of Phiphi 2 TV Show discussing how citizens’ lack of knowledge productions done in of their rights and responsibilities has Bamako and Segou affected marginalized citizens, in addition to other related issues After the assessment done with TEMED and CEP funds two to three CSOs led by APPT (Association des women and/or members of historically personnes des petites disenfranchised social groups that advocate tailles), CEP will for laws protecting their rights launch an RFP in Year 4. Studio Tamani produces bi-weekly 3- Done, and to be minute magazines and monthly Le Grand Continued Dialogue debates on a variety of topics relevant to enhancing civic life, including laws, citizen rights and responsibilities, conflict management, participatory governance, and issues concerning marginalized groups. These shows are broadcast across Studio Tamani's network of 70 local radio stations. Phiphi Show airs 4 hour-long TV shows 1 TV Show aired, the 3 focused on a variety of civic engagement remaining will be aired topics in Y4 CEP supports CNA to produce thematic Done educational films CAN took film roadshow and discussion in Bamako, CNA takes film roadshow and discussion Sikasso and Kayes. to79 communes The roadshow will take place in Segou, Mopti, and Tombouctou in Y4 IR 3.2 Citizen ability to engage government and solve problems through participatory democratic processes improved

Education-focused CEG and DPO CSOs To be done in Year 4 advocate to include civic education curricula in public schools and universities as part of their grant activities. Done, the validation will be done with the CEP supports the adaptation of curricula to Department target children and adolescents aged 12-16 responsible for the through 20 half-day trainings of 25-30 curricula in the youth each Ministry of education in Y4 Done, the validation CEP supports CPHDA to adapt standard will be done with the civic education curricula into comic book Department form and provides advocacy trainings for responsible for the CSOs attempting to reform the policies curricula in the governing civic education Ministry of Education in Y4 CEP funds CPHDA to compile and 8000 copies printed, distribute a printed and audio “Government the audio version will Access Handbook” be done in Y4 CEP funds CSOs to hold town hall Done, and to be meetings on issues of interest to various continued in Y4 communities (Timing depends on the topic and will be determined by each CSO.) Studio Tamani reports on community Done within radio gatherings (Forums) and their results in the magazines, and to be radio magazine program aired nationally in continued in Y4 local languages To be done in Y4 CEP supports an annual "Services pour Tous" photo-sharing activity for marginalized persons to take photos of service delivery challenges

Civic Engagement Program activities are regularly monitored and evaluated

Submit quarterly reports to USAID

Prepare annual report to USAID

Submit weekly updates to USAID

Submit monthly planning to USAID To be done in year 4 Design and implementation of an Online monitoring system (hotline)

Prepare and submit Year 5 annual workplan to USAID Done for Y2. And to End-year internal program be done in Y4 for Y3 review/strategic planning in November 2019 CEP has just completed a review session with all its Grantee end-year review meeting Grantee.