Emergency Support to Vulnerable Households Affected by the Early Agropastoral Lean Season in Nara District, Mali COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 72DFFP18GR00060 Third Quarter Report January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019 Submitted to: Office of Food for Peace, USAID Submission Date: April 24, 2019 1. Key information Implementing Agency: International Rescue Committee National Office: Badalabougou Est, Bamako, Mali Franck Vannetelle, IRC Mali Country Director Email:
[email protected] Telephone: +223 71287791 Agency Headquarters: International Rescue Committee 122 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10168, USA Telephone: + 1 (212) 551-3015 Fax: + 1 (212) 551-3185 Erika Pearl, Program Officer E-mail:
[email protected] Project Title: Emergency Support to Vulnerable Households Affected by the Early Agropastoral Lean Season in Nara District, Mali Project Duration: August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2019 Program Goal: To contribute to the sustainable improvement of food security and nutritional status for vulnerable households in Nara district, Mali Budget: $1,986,968 Total beneficiaries targeted: 4,936 households (34,552 individuals) Total beneficiaries reached in the reporting period: 4,936 households (44,325 individuals) Total beneficiaries reached cumulatively: 44,325 individuals 1 I. Background The security situation remained relatively calm during the period from January to March 2019. No incidents or accidents impacted the implementation of project activities. Though there was an increase in the Malian military patrols in the commune of Niamana, one of the six communes where the FFP project is implemented no incidents impacted the implementation of the FFP project activities. During this reporting period, transhumant herders from Mauritania continued to return to the circle of Nara, albeit in fewer numbers compared to the same period in previous years.