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Mali Peacebuilding, Stabilization and Reconciliation (Mali PSR) Quarterly Report Q1 FY2021 , 2020 © Mali PSR Submitted: February 1, 2021 FY2021 Quarterly Report Period: October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 Implementation Period: April 16, 2018 – April 30, 2023 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Creative Associates International for the Mali Peacebuilding, Stabilization and Reconciliation project, contract number 720-688-18-C-00002. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. USAID Point of Contact: Andrew Greer, COR, [email protected] Prime Partner: Creative Associates International Activity Name: Mali Peacebuilding, Stabilization, and Reconciliation Contract #: 720-688-18-C-00002 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 6 I. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 9 II. CONTEXT ..................................................................................................................... 10 III. TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................... 14 Objective 1: Community Resilience to Violence and Conflict Reinforced ............................. 15 Objective 2: Inclusive Governance and Civic Engagement is Strengthened in Conflict- Affected Communities ............................................................................................................ 21 Objective 3: Empowering Youth and Building Their Resilience to Violent Extremism.......... 28 Objective 4: Impact of COVID-19 and the Associated Second Order Effects on Malian Communities Mitigated ........................................................................................................... 34 IV. CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................... 39 V. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................ 40 VI. GRANTS ...................................................................................................................... 41 VII. OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................... 41 VIII. SEQUENCING LAYING AND INTEGRATION ................................................................... 42 IX. SUCCESS STORY ........................................................................................................... 43 X. SUBSEQUENT QUARTERS PLAN ................................................................................... 44 ANNEX 1: GRANTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION .................................................... 45 ANNEX 2: REPORTS PREPARED FOR MALI PSR ..................................................... 47 ANNEX 3: PERFORMANCE INDICATOR TRACKING TABLE ............................... 48 ANNEX 4: COMMUNE CLASSIFICATION ................................................................. 49 ANNEX 5. PDSEC STEPS ................................................................................................ 62 ANNEX 6: RADIO MESSAGES ....................................................................................... 64 ANNEX 7: MAPPING OF COMMUNITY AND STATE SERVICES ......................... 66 ANNEX 8: Mali PSR REVISED COMMUNICATION PLAN ....................................... 67 ANNEX 9: INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUES ASSESSMENT.......................... 78 2 ACRONYMS ADR Agences de Developpement Regional (Regional Development Agencies) Association Malienne pour la Solidarite et le Développement (Malian Association for AMSODE Solidarity and Development) Association Malienne de la Survie au Sahel (Malian Association for Survival in the AMSS Sahel) Association pour la Protection et Defense des Femmes (Association for the APDF Protection and Defense of Women) Association pour la Promotion de l'Environnement et le Développement Durable APEDD (Association for the Promotion of the Environment and Sustainable Development) Association pour la Santé et l’Education Communautaire (Association for Community ASECOM Health and Education) ATDED Action Tartit for Sustainable Development Coordination des Associations et ONGs Féminines (Coordination of Women's CAFO Associations and NGOs) CC Community Coordinator CEC Community Engagement Committee CEP Civic Engagement Program CMM Conflict Management and Mitigation Centre National pour l’Information, l’Education et la Communication en Sante CNIECS (National Center for Health Information, Education and Communication) CNT Conseil National de Transition (National Transition Council) COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 CSO Civil Society Organization P/CVE Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism DRM Disaster Risk Management ECOWARN Economic Community of West African States Response Network ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EWER Early Warning Early Response FAMA Forces Armées Maliennes (Malian Armed Forces) FGDs Focus Group Discussions FFP Fund for Peace FY Fiscal Year Groupe Action Recherche pour le Développement Local (Action Research Group for GARDL Local Development) GASS-Mali Groupe d’Animation Action dans le Sahel-Mali 3 GBV Gender-Based Violence GISSE Groupement D'intérêt Scientifique des Statisticiens Économistes GOM Government of Mali IDP Internal Displaced Person INSTAT Institut National de Statistiques (National Institute of Statistics) IR Intermediate Result ISGS The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara JNIM Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin M&E Monitoring and Evaluation Mali PSR Mali Peacebuilding, Stabilization and Reconciliation Project MEDAL M&E Database MINUSMA UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali NGO Non-Governmental Organization ODI-Sahel Organization for an Integrated Development in the Sahel Region ONG Organisation non gouvernementale (Non-Governmental Organization) ORTM Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali Plan de Développement Social, Économique et Culturel (Social, Economicband PDSEC Cultural Development Plan) PEA Political Economy Analysis PEC Projet d’Engagement Civique (Civic Engagement Project) PIRS Performance Indicator Reference Sheet Association pour la Promotion Juridico-Economique de la Femme et de l’Enfant PROMODEF (Association for the Legal-Economic Promotion for Women and Children) P/CVE Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism REWARD Reacting to Early Warning and Response Data in West Africa Program RFA Request for Applications SLI Sequencing, Layering, and Integration UCLA University of California, Los Angeles UN United Nations UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNTM Union of Workers of Mali URTEL Union des Radiodiffusions et Télévisions Libres 4 US United States USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government WANEP West Africa Network for Peacebuilding 5 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first quarter of Year 3 of the United States Agency for International Development’s Peacebuilding, Stabilization and Reconciliation (herein referred to as Mali PSR or the project), PSR) project showed significant progress in advancing peace and social cohesion in Mali with high levels of engagement from members of the project’s Community Engagement Committees (CECs) and grantees who increased implementation of grant activities. This report highlights both programmatic interventions completed by Mali PSR and the key outcomes and results achieved during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 (October 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020). Objective 1. Mali PSR conducted four (4) forums on Objective 1 Key Activities the issue of reconciliation and reintegration to • Four Community Reconciliation understand community perspectives around IDPs, and Reintegration Forums to returnees, ex-combatants and other victims of trauma. engage citizens The meetings provided insight into community • Exchanges between Mali PSR and perceptions, concerns, and recommendations on USAID-CEP grantees on finding effective strategies for reintegration and ways to solutions to participatory approach reconciliation between perpetrators and governance in nine communes • Training on Pastoral Charter and victims of violence. The meetings also provided an Agricultural Orientation Law in opportunity to conduct training in the commune of Bamba Bamba, Gao region on the Pastoral charter and the • Conflict prevention and Agricultural Orientation Law to address natural mitigation trainings resource management conflicts. During the quarter, Mali PSR held joint meetings with the USAID/Civic Engagement Project (USAID-CEP) to discuss increasing participatory governance. Building on achievements made during the first two years of the project, Mali PSR grantees conducted conflict prevention and mitigation trainings to build the knowledge and skills of key actors and influencers and established local committees to mitigate flare ups of conflict. Of note, one of Mali PSR’s grantees, NGO Groupe Action Recherche pour le Développement Local (GARDL), established nine (9) youth and women’s peace clubs in the communes of Ménaka, Anderamboukane, and Alata. The clubs provide information on and discuss ways to promote coexistence, conflict prevention/management, tolerance, and civic education so that women and youth serve as key actors leading promoting