USAID Mali Civic Engagement Program (CEP-Mali) Year 3 Quarter 2 Performance Report (January 1 to March 31, 2019)

Public forum for the dissemination of information to increase public awareness on education in Kossouka on January 18 by ASSAFE

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 April 30, 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]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AMID Association Malienne pour l’Intégration et le Développement ANICT Agence Nationale d'Investissement des Collectivités Territoriales 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 ARPP Advancing Reconciliation and Promoting Peace AOR Agreement Officer Representative AAOR Alternate Agreement Officer Representative CBO Community Based Organization CEP USAID/Mali Civic Engagement Program COR Contracting Officer Representative COP Chief of Party CPHDA Centre de Promotion des Droits Humains en Afrique CSO Civil Society Organization DPO Disabled Persons’ Organization FEDE Femmes et Développent FHI 360 Family Health International 360 FONGIM Fédération des Organisations Internationales Non-Gouvernementales au Mali 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 INGOS International Non-Governmental Organization INSO International NGOs Security Organization IT Information and Technology MACNA Malian Association of Cinema Numerique Ambulant NDI National Democratic Institute ME&L Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning NGO Non-Governmental Organization 3P Participatory Peace Processes program PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PWD Persons with Disability RFA Request for Applications SCALE+ System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and Environment STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance SNGP Sub-National Governance Project TA Technical Assistance TOR Terms of Reference TOT Training of Trainers WASH Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 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 total budget of $12 million. The goal of the program is to improve public accountability by increasing and strengthening citizens’ role in the community development process. The program focuses on achieving three main objectives: 1) strengthening mechanisms of bottom- up social accountability, 2) improving effective collaboration among civil society organizations (CSOs), the Government of Mali (GoM), and the private sector to develop public policy and advance issues of common interest, and 3) increasing citizens’ understanding of rights and responsibilities to feel empowered to engage with the GoM.

The civic engagement program (CEP), amongst other programs in the USAID/Mali’s Peace, Democracy, and Governance (PDG) Office, of which include the Sub-National Governance Project (SNGP); the Mali Justice Program (MJP); the Participatory Peace Processes (3P) program; the Advancing Reconciliation and Promoting Peace (ARPP) program; the Mission’s other water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs; health, and agriculture programs; and education projects, supports the full consolidation of the civic engagement and democratic processes in Mali, bringing citizens closer to their officials, and reducing the underlying institutional weaknesses that have contributed to the fragility of the country.

During this second quarter of the third-year of implementation, CEP accomplished the following activities to achieve its program objectives and results: a) Under objective 1: Strengthening mechanisms of bottom-up social accountability - Phase 3 and 4 of the Good Governance Barometer (GGB) process of the municipality of Niono was conducted with the participation of 48 persons including 36 men, 12 women, and among them 02 disabled people. - 24 Advocacy actions were held through forums/Collaborative frameworks to strengthen the participation of local groups in the decision-making process to improve access and quality of health services, education, WASH, and women's access to land. These forums brought together a total of 346 people, including 183 men, 163 women, and among them 23 people living with a disability. - 08 external control mechanisms for the use of public resources. b) Under objective 2: Improving effective collaboration among civil society organizations (CSOs), the Government of Mali (GoM), and the private sector to develop public policy and advance issues of common interest - 10 SCALE + task forces meetings were held in Bamako - 02 SCALE + actions plans were completed - 04 working groups were established on the public-private partnership at the regional level in the region of Sikasso, and the district of Bamako in commune V, - Mobilization and sensitization meetings were held with the government and elected officials for their adhesion to CEP’s actions; - 03 training sessions were held on mediation / conflict resolution with 03 CSOs involving 103 participants including 47 men and 56 women, and support for dialogue frameworks and consensus building on conflict resolution, - Synergies with other actors and programs funded by USAID were reinforced. Meetings were held with EMERGE, NHP, and HARANDE to identify together areas and strategies of collaboration. Effective collaboration is to start in the next quarter.

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- Meeting with the Morila mining company as a private sector partner to identify areas of collaboration to support community ownership and the sustainability of social infrastructures (Health, WASH, Education, and Agriculture) built by the company for the community in the commune of Sansa and Domba, which are part of CEP’s targeted communes. c) Under objective 3: Increasing citizens’ understanding of their rights and responsibilities to feel empowered to engage with the GoM. - 08 training sessions were held on transparency, local governance, accountability, and advocacy organized by CSOs partners for 270 members of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) including 126 men, 96 women, and among them 19 people with disabilities. - 100 sensitization sessions were held on local governance, accountability, advocacy, national legal texts and instruments, improving service delivery and strengthening civic engagement. These sessions reached 1,077 people, including 436 men, 641 women and among them 93 persons with disabilities. - 05 proposals for legal instruments for the promotion of gender were introduced by CSOs and CBOs partners to local authorities. - 10 CSOs and CBOs’capacity-building workshops of three days each in the Kayes, Ségou, and Sikasso regions, and in the District of Bamako which were aimed at familiarizing members of the represented organizations with basics on citizenry, the rights and duties of citizens, the importance of active citizenry, governance, methods of analysis of governance, different modes of governance, and the notion of accountability and mutual accountability at the local level. In total 300 members CSOs and CBOs attended these workshops. - The design of a booklet containing laws and policies related to the delivery of basic social services which will be printed in 8000 copies and distributed to CBOs, schools, radio stations, and townhalls during the next quarter. - The production of 05 radio magazines among them one that promoted actions taken by Mayors and the progress made for the delivery of basic social services within their respective communes. - The production of 05 radio grand dialogues among them the grand dialogue 34 that highlighted different facts that contribute to the continuing inter-community conflicts in Mopti, where participants shared their views and recommendations to resolve the conflict. - The production and the screening of 03 films on WASH, Education, and Health were translated into 05 local languages (Bambara, Peulh, Sonraih, Tamashek, and Soninke). 12 viewings were completed in 06 communes of Bamako (2 per commune) during this reporting period.

Among the above activities implemented to achieve the three objectives of the program during this reporting period, the following were specific activities for WASH:

- The completion of 09 information -awareness sessions on WASH within communities and in schools in the region of Mopti to support CBOs and communities ’participation in the decision -making processes together with local authorities for the self-financing of the cost of maintenance and safeguarding of WASH infrastructures. A total of 102 persons including 65 men and 37 women attended these sessions. - The production of 02 radios programs in the region of Timbuktu to allow women’s participation in discussions around the importance of managing, keeping, and maintaining clean drinking water points. - The production and broadcast of 05 radio magazines involving mayors to address their efforts to improve WASH services and infrastructures within their respective communes.

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- The production of 03 films, one specifically on WASH, with 12 viewings completed in Bamako to sensitize the community on their roles and contributions to improve WASH services within their own communes.

CEP’s activities during this reporting period also contributed to supporting the inclusion of disabled and vulnerable persons as cross-cutting themes activities. Among these activities were:

- 05 Educational talk sessions in the region of Kayes to address family planning, the prevention of obstetric fistula, and to highlight the consequences of girls ‘early marriage. A total of 276 persons including 213 women, 63 men, and among them 44 persons with disabilities attended these sessions. - 11 awareness campaigns in villages of the Segou region on the inclusion of girls and people with disabilities in schools. A total of 198 people including 106 women, 92 men, and among them 19 persons with disabilities attended these campaigns. - 02 training sessions in Niono in the region of Segou to enable CBOs to lead advocacy actions and ensure citizen watch roles for schooling and keeping girls in schools. A total of 52 persons including 22 men, 30 women, and among them 4 persons with disabilities attended these training sessions.

INTRODUCTION This document outlines CEP’s FY3 quarter 2 achievements from January 1st, through March 31st, 2019. It includes technical achievements and communication activities (directly by CEP and through its grantees and sub-contractors) as well as operational achievements. The report also outlines program challenges and provides initial plans for overcoming them. This report will serve as a monitoring tool to document progress and achievements and inform reflection and activities refinement and adjustment.

THE COUNTRY POLITICAL AND SECURITY CONTEXT The rise of violence has been high this first quarter of 2019 which ended with approximatively 759 incidents reported, a figure slightly above the average of 2018. At least 625 deaths were recorded this quarter. NGOs were affected this quarter by 32 incidents, compared with an average of 54 per quarter in 2018. NGOs are mostly affected by vehicle thefts, robberies and burglaries during which criminals do not hesitate to use their weapons if they feel threatened or if their instructions are not respected.

The Mopti region reported more than a third of the incidents alone. The inter-communities conflict continues to intensify in the region, displaying a level of violence which has never been achieved before in the region. The Ogossagou incident on March 23 demonstrates the high level of violence and displays the difficulties faced by the government and MINUSMA to respond and implement effective solutions on the ground. Due to the inability of the government to provide adequate protections to their population, people have been forced to organize themselves to ensure their safety, consequently strengthening militias groups.

The access of NGOs’ is impacted by the complexity of the conflict and the involvement of different actors. The risk of irregular controls is increasing, forcing humanitarians to review their intervention strategies. Though NGOs are not specifically targeted, they remain significantly exposed. In addition to the collateral

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risk, by the lack of distinction between humanitarian and military, they suffer, like all civilians, due to the strengthening of radical control measures.

Social tensions are increasingly felt throughout the country and within the different strata of the population. The government's difficulties in dealing with the security challenges and its lack of a concrete response to major incidents risks to exacerbate tensions in the country. Elections which are scheduled for the second half of the year, including discussions on the revision of the constitution and on administrative divisions may further fuel these tensions.

DETAILED ACHIEVEMENTS ON ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD AND AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS TO DATE The Civic Engagement Program continued to implement activities to achieve its three goals. During Q2 of the program's FY3, progress was made in achieving each of the three objectives as described below:

Objective 1: Strengthening Mechanisms for Bottom-up Social Accountability through Sub-Awards and Technical Assistance During this reporting period, civil society organizations (CSOs) partners contributed to Objective 1 through the implementation of the following activities in the field: - Phase 3 and 4 of the GGB (Good Governance Barometer) process of the municipality of Niono was conducted with the participation of 48 persons including 36 men, 12 women, and among them 02 disabled persons. - 24 Advocacy Actions through Forums / Collaborative frameworks to strengthen the participation of local groups in the decision-making process to improve access and quality of health services, education, WASH, and women's access to land. These forums brought together a total of 354 people, including 183 men, 163 women, and among them 23 persons living with a disability. - 8 external control mechanisms for the use of public resources.

Details on these CSOs’ activities to achieve objective 1: GAAS-Mali (CSO/Grantee in Mopti region): Good Governance Barometer (GGB) implementation: During the Q2 of FY3, CEP continued to support the implementation process of the GGB in the region of Segou (urban district of Niono). GGB activities consisted of conducting Phase 3 (Workshop 3 Reference Value) and initiating Phase 4 with the holding of Workshop # 4 (data collection for qualitative and perceptive indicators). Workshop # 3 (Identification of Reference Values) was held on February 20 in the conference room of the Niono Town Hall. This workshop consisted of validating the minimum and maximum reference values for each indicator by members of the multisector stakeholder group composed of 48 participants, including 36 men, 12 women, and among them 02 disabled persons. This workshop#3 allowed the Niono community to identify and agree upon minimum and maximum consensually reference values.

The Workshop 4 (data collection), was held on 21 February 2019 at Niono Town Hall. The objective of this workshop was for members of the multisector stakeholder group to collect data for qualitative and perceptual indicators. The workshop brought together 23 participants including 18 men, 6 women and among them 01 disabled person. With the support of the CEP's GGB Officer, this workshop gave participants the opportunity to collect real data on qualitative and perceptual indicators. During Q3 of FY3, CEP will continue collecting field data and in Phase 5 will complete the participatory action plan. The GGB theme of the Niono commune is the governance of the "Hygiene and Sanitation" sector.

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During Q2 in FY3 (March 28-30, 2019), GAAS Mali also supported the holding of four (04) consultative frameworks between stakeholders in the water, hygiene, and sanitation sectors in the community and schools of Bandiagara, Pignari-Bana, Dandoli, and Dourou. Each consultative framework took place at the capital city level. They mobilized a total of 120 participants including 87 men, 33 women, and among them 08 disabled persons. Participants were selected among the elected municipals, technical services, and CBO (CGS, CEHA and CGPE). These consultation frameworks allowed to take stock of the implementation of recommendations of the previous frameworks (held in February 2018) with the monitoring committees. They also allowed the update of action plans and the revitalization of the monitoring committees plans. The support and involvement of the technical services (the local sanitation service, the fight against pollution and nuisances (SLAPN) local service, and the local water service) of Bandiagara facilitated these frameworks. These technical supporting structures, which are also members of the monitoring committees, made a commitment to continuously assist communities and CBOs during the implementation of monitoring actions plans and recommendations. To inform the entire community, GAAS Mali supported the production and the broadcast of 2 radio programs on Kende community radio station in Bandiangara where 04 CBOs members participated and discussed recommendations of these framework consultations.

Bandiagara Concertation Framework, March 28, 2019 Pignari Bana Concertation Framework (Goundaga), March 2019 Action Mopti (CSO/Grantee in Mopti region): During the second quarter of FY3, Action Mopti revitalized advocacy initiatives of its 25 CBOs partners supporting their various meetings with elected officials and technical services at the commune level in the commune of Mopti, Borondougou, Bassirou, Fatoma, and Kona, and to review their advocacy actions plans.

ONG FEDE: During this reporting period, FEDE supported its 22 CBOs partners to conduct 04 interpellation sessions of decision-makers in the commune of Niono, Diaby, Dogofry, and Sokolo from March 18 to 22, 2019. A total of 113 people participated in these sessions including 66 women, 47 men, and among them 5 persons with disabilities. These interpellation sessions focused on sharing information on the holding periods of the communal sessions, and the participation of the population in the follow-up activities of town halls (communes) notably in the debates on the municipal budget and the public rendering of administrative accounts. These sessions served to inform communities on their roles and responsibilities in municipal monitoring activities. At the end of these sessions, 04 citizen watchdog committees were set up in each of the 04 communes. These monitoring committees will monitor commitments made by the decision-makers, ask the community to report on the use of resources devoted to education, organize community-based feedback meetings, and develop advocacy synergies with CBOs partners.

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ONG ASSAFE: During this quarter, ASSAFE organized 03 public forums on the dissemination of information and public discussion on the education sector. During these forums, participants discussed issues affecting their schools such as the lack of involvement of strategic actors (CGS, APE, and teachers) in the healthy management of schools. They also suggested some solutions to correct deficiencies and improve their situation such as periodic participatory meetings and community initiatives. Three (03) villages and communes were involved in this activity, namely Namsiguio (Boky-wèrè Commune), Dry (Souleye Commune), and Kossouka (Kolongo Commune). In total 106 people including 42 men, 64 women, and among them 10 people with disabilities attended these forums. These forums provide space for women's participation in the monitoring of their schools to ensure equitable access of children to schools.

Public forum for the dissemination of information to increase public awareness on education in Kossouka on January 18 by ASSAFE Additionally, in order to allow communities (CBOs and civil society actors) to fully play their roles and responsibilities, ASSAFE supported restitution meetings of 22 advocacy plans held by CBOs in 22 villages of the five (05) municipalities covered by the project (Boky-wère, kolongo, Macina, kokry and Souleye). During these meetings each monitoring team composed of 05 members including 02 women presented its advocacy campaign plan and explained steps it has taken, and difficulties encountered in the process. At the end of the working session, each team updated and shared its campaign calendar with the community.

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ASSAFE supported the holding of eight (08) animation sessions with its 25 CBOs (women's network and school management committees) in eight (08) villages of 03 communes (Kolongo, Kokry, and Boky-wère) on the theme of inclusive participation of citizen’s addressing concerns of marginalized groups in the education sector. These animation sessions were organized by CBOs during their weekly meetings with the support of the project staff. In total 111 people including 74 women, 37 men, and among them 11 people with disabilities attended these sessions. Through these activities, communities are increasingly integrating their contributions and concerns of people living with disabilities into their issues of common interest.

In the framework of citizen surveillance, ASSAFE also supported the setting up of four (04) monitoring committees on the use of external resources dedicated to education in the commune of Kolongo, Macina, Kokry and Boky Were. Each monitoring committee in these four (04) communes of ASSAFE’s intervention comprised 15 people: Municipality of Kolongo (15 members including 09 men, 06 women, and among them 2 people with disabilities); Municipality of Macina (15 members including 08 men, 07 women, and among them 1 disabled person); Municipality of Boky-wèrè (15 members including 09 men, 06 women, among them 2 persons with disabilities), and Municipality of Kokry (15 members including 08 men, 07 women, and among them 02 persons with disabilities). The purpose of these committees is to participate in town hall sessions, ask for reports on the use of resources devoted to education, organize restitution meetings at the grassroots level, and develop synergies between them. During the month of February, members of each of the 04 committees were able to participate in an exchange meeting with local authorities held at each commune (Boky-wèrè, Kokry, Kolongo, and Macina). In total 60 members attended these 4 meetings of which 34 men, 26 women, and among them 7 people living with a disability, to discuss their follow-up activities, and review their actions plans related to the municipal meeting periods.

Review meeting of the communal plan of Souleye on January 10th, 2019 / follow-up session of the Kossouka advocacy plan on January 18th, 2019; Photo ASSAFE Finally, ASSAFE supported on February 26, 2019 a meeting that brought together 50 education stakeholders from the 05 communes covered by the project around a debate on education in Macina. The objective of this meeting was to elaborate / propose and amend five (05) educational policies. During this meeting participants from the five (05) communes exchanged on the problematic nature of the educational system in Macina. At the end of the meeting, the following five (05) policies on education were suggested:

• Increase awareness among parents of students about the importance of schooling for children, especially girls; • Return to the old syllabic method;

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• Reduce / terminate the recruitment mechanism for community teachers, which is now partly responsible for the low pupil level; • Develop strategies for capacity building of members of School Management Committees (CGS) in partnership with the Center for Pedagogical Animation (CAP) • Involve CGSs and the community in popularizing new methods of education

CBOs have already introduced these proposed policies to their communities and will continue to monitor them.

Animation session of women's CBOs in kolongo, 16/01/2019, Reflection Meeting to review and propose new policies on ASSAFE Education in Macina, February 25, 2019

Objective 2: Improving effective collaboration among civil society organizations (CSOs), the Government of Mali (GoM), and the private sector to develop public policy and advance issues of common interest The main achievements for Objective 2 during this quarter consist of: 1) The holding of 10 SCALE + task forces meetings, 2) The finalization of 2 SCALE + actions plans, 3) The establishment of 04 working groups on the public-private partnership at the regional level in Sikasso and Bamako in commune V, 4) The mobilization of government and elected officials for their adhesion to CEP’s actions; 5) The training of CBOs on mediation and conflict awareness, 6) the holding of 03 training sessions on mediation / conflict resolution with 03 CSOs involving 103 participants including 47 men, and 56 women, and support for dialogue frameworks and consensus building on conflict resolution, and 7) the reinforcement of synergy with other actors and programs funded by USAID.

10 Task forces meetings and finalizing 2 SCALE + actions plan: During this quarter, CEP supported 10 Task force meetings to finalize the SCALE + action plan. To support task forces members' efforts and strengthen collaboration between groups, CEP organized a one (01) day workshop on March 05, 2019 which brought together 42 participants including 19 men and 13 women to merge the initial 05 tasks forces initially formed after the national SCALE+ workshop into 02 task forces to produce 02 final SCALE+ actions plans. At the end these 02 work plans were shared with the SCALE+ advisory committee.

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During the same period, CEP made contacts with other USAID partners NHP and Harande to explore areas of collaboration to work on some activities within the SCALE+ actions plans in the region of Mopti. These discussions will continue during the next quarter.

CEP met also, during this reporting period, the Morila mining company from March 27 to 29 to explore as well similar opportunities for collaboration in the region of Sikasso particularly in the commune of Sanso and Domba where CEP works though its partner CRADE. CEP and CRADE met with the company representatives, CBOs, and local authorities and discussed together possible synergy actions to strengthen the community ownership and sustainability efforts of basic social infrastructures and achievements done by the Morila mining company in the two communes. A total of 28 participants including 06 women attended this meeting. All participants agreed to continue working together to define actions that will be considered to ensure the sustainability or durability of the achievements of these infrastructures. CEP through its partner CRADE was requested to prepare and submit a concept notes project to the Morila mining company.

Photo of the meeting with the authorities, CBOS, and elected officials in Morila; March 28, 2019, FHI360

Implementation of the Public-Private Partnership Working Group (PPWG) in the region of Sikasso: Through its CSOs partners, CEP supports collaboration at the regional level between the public, private, and civil society sector. During this quarter, GRAT supported a public-private partnership workshop in Sikasso on January 15, 2019 that established 02 public-private working groups (PPWGs). The objectives of these PPWGs are to: 1) identify priority issues / challenges in the region; 2) mobilize members of the working groups around each identified problem (one per group); 3) develop an action plan to solve each problem, and 4) make recommendations / propose solutions to each challenge and set up a technical committee to follow up on recommendations. These working groups are made up of staff from international and national NGOs in the region, technical services from WASH sectors, education, health, agriculture and environment, construction and drilling companies, and EIGs belonging to the sector, the municipal authorities, media, youth and CBOs involved in the project. This workshop mobilized 33 people including 29 men, 04 women, and among them 01 person with a disability. During the process, participants prioritized four (04) themes including:

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- Education particularly on 1) Low participation / ownership of the communities (CGS in the management of the School), and 2) Insufficient and unsuitable school infrastructures, - Water, hygiene, and sanitation particularly on 1) Insufficient work and sanitation, and 2) Low involvement and community ownership of WASH ". Two working groups were formed on education and on Wash. Each working group drew up an action plan and set up a follow-up committee of 05 members to monitor the implementation of the action plan. In total 12 members including 10 men, 02 women, and among them 01 disabled person. The monitoring committees subsequently shared the action plans with the communal council and the mayor of the urban commune of Sikasso on January 28, 2019.

Prioritization of activities during the WASH sector group work, photo GRAT Presentation of the 2 plan monitoring workshop, Photo GRAT 15/1/2019. 15/1/2019. committees (Wash and Education) to the Mayor of the Urban Commune of Sikasso CEP also supported its partner ARGA to hold a similar workshop process for setting up public-private partnership working groups on January 23, 2019 in the meeting room of the town hall of the municipality. This session brought together 60 participants including 42 men and 18 women from community representatives, technical services, civil society, and the private sector. The meeting was facilitated with the technical support of the FHI360 Mentor. In terms of results, the workshop led to the establishment of two working groups (one working group on WASH, and the other working group on education), the development of an action plan, and the setting up of a monitoring committee of 05 members for each action plan (10 members in total including 07 men and 03 women).

PPWG Workshop in CI of Bamako, ARGA, 23 January 19 Working Groups on Education; ARGA 23 January 19

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Synergy with other programs funded by USAID: - USAID/Harande and NHP: CEP maintained exchanges with USAID/Harande and NHP (Nutrition- Hygiene Project). To this end, a meeting with the two (02) programs has been planned in mid-April to define concrete actions for synergy.

- With EMERGE, another USAIP program, CEP shared themes for capacity reinforcement and a training plan for ADEFIM, a common partner to the two programs. CEP worked with ADEFIM to define its ODA plan, and EMERGE is working with ADEFIM to reinforce its organizational capacity as well. CEP and EMERGE have developed a collaborative approach towards ADEFIM to avoid duplication of their efforts. - With SNGP, another USAID program, the two programs continued meeting to identify areas of collaboration within their respective annual work plans.

Training of CBOs on conflicts mediation and management: During this quarter, CSOs partners strengthened the capacity of their CBOs partners (CGE, CEHA, AUEP, CGS, Women's and Youth Association) on consensual conflict management through tools developed by CEP and supported them in the management of their recurrent conflicts.

- ARDIL supported the training from January 17 to 19, 2019 in the commune of Soboundou of 14 CBOs partners in conflicts prevention, management, and mediation techniques. 25 participants attended the session including 23 women, 02 men, and among them 02 people with disabilities. This activity is part of the program's objectives to build the capacity of CBOs in conflict prevention and mediation techniques. At the end of the workshop, members of CBOs were empowered to identify conflicts within their own areas and to engage mediation actions for a peaceful resolution process. - The NGO ASSAFE facilitated a training session of 25 CBOs partners (CBOs of the 05 communes of intervention) on mediation and conflict resolution techniques over 02 days on January 14 and 15, 2019 in the municipality of Macina. In total, 51 participants including 34 men, 17 women, and among them 03 persons with disabilities attended the training. This training was part of the capacity building of CBOs objective to enable them manage conflicts and problems that arise in schools, and to take actions for their prevention and peaceful resolution. - In the circle of Niono, FEDE facilitated a training session on mediation and conflict management techniques on March 7, 2019 for its 25 CBOs partners. 27 participants including 11 men, 16 women, and among them 03 disabled persons attended the training session. The training aimed at reinforcing participants ‘capacities on conflict prevention and sensitivity tools and mechanisms for non- confrontational partnership relationships with local authorities (technical services and elected officials). FEDE conducted the training using modules and tools developed by CEP. Participants appreciated the training content and have started applying these tools to practical cases within their respective communities. They have used these tools for instance to address problems of women's access to land, and farmer-breeder conflicts prevention. Some female CBOs members testified that, in general, land borrowing is still possible in their communities, but as soon as their activities start to work, and they seek to own it, they are limited by cultural and customary factors. They want CBOs to influence and demand more involvement of community leaders in improving the access of women to the land. - In the circle of Youwarou, AMID facilitated an exchange framework on March 22 March 2019 between representatives of conflict management committees of its four (04) communes of intervention (Dongo,

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Dirma, Déboye, and Youwarou) on the theme of intra and inter-community conflict management. This framework brought together 15 participants including 13 men and 02 women. The meeting enabled participants to reflect on various recurring community conflicts, and actions taken by different conflict management committees within their respective communes. It was a learning exchange meeting with practical suggestions and recommendations for a more effective conflict resolution approach. It appeared that the most frequent conflicts in the 04 different municipalities were conflicts between farmers (farmers, breeders and sinners).

Objective 3: Increasing Citizens Understand of Their Rights and Responsibilities to Feel Empowered to Engage with Government of Mali Actors During this quarter, CSOs contributed to Objective 3 of the program through their field activities in the regions of Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Kayes, and Timbuktu: 1) The organization of 8 training sessions that involved 270 people including 126 men, 96 women, and among them 19 people with disabilities. The training focused on transparency, local governance, accountability, and advocacy. 2) The organization of 100 sensitization sessions on local governance, accountability, advocacy, national legal texts and instruments, improving service delivery and strengthening civic engagement. These sessions reached 1,077 people, including 436 men, 641 women and among them 93 persons with disabilities. 3) CEP partners introduced 05 proposals for legal instruments for the promotion of gender to the authorities. CSOs’ Contribution to objective 3 in details: NGO GAAS Mali: supported the organization of a training session on social responsibility and advocacy in Bandiagara. It brought together 26 participants including 20 men, 06 women, and among them 02 disabled persons to attend the training. It not only helped to reinforce CBOs' knowledge of social responsibility and advocacy tools, but also take stock of their actions as lessons learned while conducting advocacy actions with local authorities, and other local decision makers. For instance, it was due to the advocacy actions of CBOs in Bandiagara that the garbage transit depot was implemented in this commune, and other communes that appreciated this action got inspired by them to each put in place a similar action. CBOs from other communes made their commitments to implement and continue similar advocacy initiatives such as reinforcing their advocacy for the construction of the Dourou school wall in in the commune of Dourou.

Training session on social responsibilities of CBOs on advocacy, May 02, 2019, GAAS Mali

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ARGA has strengthened the capacity of 25 CBOs and elected officials on citizen control of public actions, resources, and accountability. This workshop was organized on February 22, 2019 in the meeting room of the commune I, which gathered 30 participants including 24 men, 06 women, and among them 02 disabled persons. Participants were selected among CBOs and elected officials, and groups of young women and marginalized groups. The workshop allowed CBOs to be equipped with knowledge to master their rights and duties, and to actively play their citizen oversight roles. ARGA also supported 10 CBOs partners in organizing two (2) advocacy activities on January 29 and 31 respectively in Daoudabougou and Sabalibougou in commune V of the district of Bamako. They brought together a total of 45 women members of associations and municipal authorities. These advocacy actions focused on women's participation in communal budgeting. The elected officials of commune V made commitments to improve communication and contribute to strengthening the participation of women and young people in the process of budgeting and planning for the municipality.

Training workshop on citizens’ control of public actions (CCAP) and accountability in CI, ARGA, February 22, 2019 ASSAFE: organized a workshop on January 28 and 29 on the theme of governance of education, which brought together 22 CBOs among key players in the education sector of 21 villages in its 05 communes of intervention for the program. A total of 44 CBOs community members including 30 men, 14 women, and among them 04 people with disabilities participated in this session. This activity allowed the building of the capacity of members of grassroot organizations for the sound management of their schools, enabled actors to acquire knowledge on the management of the school in the decentralized mode, the role and responsibilities of CGS, of the commune, and of the APE and AME in the management of schools. At the end of the training, participants appreciated the training content, and committed themselves to apply the new knowledge and tools learned to improve the quality of education in their respective communes. They addressed, however, the issue of insecurity which includes some schools being closed in connection with repetitive strikes of teachers which have also impacted the education of children. FEDE: organized a training workshop on January 16, 2019 in Niono for its 22 CBOs and elected municipal officials on the theme of women’s participation in the management of agricultural land affairs of the Commune. In total 47 participants including 18 men, 29 women, and among them 05 people with disabilities attended the workshop. At the end of the training, participants appreciated the training modules which allowed them to improve their knowledge on the texts favoring women’s participation in the management of land affairs of the commune and specifically on Agricultural. To support the dissemination of the above acquired knowledge, FEDE encouraged participants to conduct 4 restitution sessions on January 17 to 25, with one session per commune for members of their respective CBOs in the 4 Communes

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of Niono, Diabaly, Dogofry, and Sokolo. This activity reached 53 people including 22 men, 31 women, and among them 04 disabled people.

FEDE also supported the organization of 05 information-sensitization campaigns by the 25 CBOs including 02 in Niono, 01 Diabaly, 01 Dogofry and 01 in Sokolo between February 17 and 21. A total of 177 people including 50 men, 127 women, and among them 06 people with disabilities took part in these campaigns. These sessions allowed the communication, to members of the various CBOs, of information on the Agricultural Orientation Law, the Agricultural Development Policy, and the content of the decision of the Higher Agriculture Council (CSA) of 2 May 2017 on the attribution of 15% of farmland to be developed for women. The knowledge acquired by CBOs will enable CBOs members to better address the theme of women's participation in the management of land issues during stakeholder questioning sessions, and advocacy actions in favor of women's access to land.

Training session on the theme of women's participation in the land management, January 16th, 19 by FEDE. FEDE has strengthened the capacity of 22 women CBOs partners on the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The workshop was held on January 15, 2019 in the meeting room of the Niono Town Hall. A total of 49 participants including 24 men, 25 women, and among them 5 disabled persons took place. This activity contributed to the dissemination of human rights for women, children, minorities, people with disabilities and /or marginalized individuals, to promote their effective and inclusive participation for qualitative contributions in the management of the community’s affairs. Participants were also educated on girls’ education rights, and the right to birth certificates in order to become full citizens within their own communities. CBOs members who attended the training made their commitments to continue sharing this knowledge with other members of their respective organizations.

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Training Session on Women's Participation in Land Management, 16/1/19, FEDE

FEDE also supported the holding of 4 information-awareness sessions for the 22 CBOs partners, elected officials, and citizens on gender budgeting between January 15 to 25 in the 04 communes of FEDE’s intervention (Niono, Dogofry, Sokolo and Diabaly). This activity reached in total 116 people including 66 women, 50 men, and among them 09 people with disabilities. These sessions helped to build CBOs and citizens on the concepts of gender, planning, budgeting (primitive budget, additional), and gender budgeting through presentations and question-and-answer sessions for understanding.

NGO AMID: in the circle of Youwarou (Mopti region) supported the holding of 04 debate talks with 44 participants (20 men and 24 women) from Youwarou commune. These sessions focused on the themes of citizenry, and the rights and duties of the citizen in the development of the municipality. The session was facilitated by the 02 ADC (Community Development Officer) and the 05 CBOs of Youwarou through a brainstorming to first assess the level of participants on the theme and then through presentations and questions-answers of their understanding. This session allowed young people and citizens to understand that the payment of taxes is an obligation for all citizens, and that it is these resources that allow the communal authorities to carry out actions of development for their Commune.

AMID also supported the broadcasting of two (02) radio programs on the rights and duties, and citizenry of community members of the 04 communes of its intervention (Youwarou, Deboye, Dongo and Dirma) on the Abba community radio station in Youwarou (which covers beyond the 4 communes of intervention). These radio programs enable CBOs members and community members to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities in the management of basic social services.

Sub-contractors’ Contribution to objective 3

CPHDA Trainings: As part of the USAID-funded Civil Engagement Program (PEC-Mali), the Center for the Promotion of Human Rights and Development in Africa (CPHDA), a contractor to FHI360, is responsible for conducting the implementation of (04) four deliverables including the training of CSOs and CBOs partners on issues of citizenry, governance, and mutual accountability with an emphasis on the governance of a municipality.

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During this reporting period, CPHDA conducted 10 CSOs and CBOs’capacity-building workshops in the communes of Kayes, Ségou, and Sikasso regions, and in the District of Bamako that aimed to familiarize members of the represented organizations with basics on citizenry, the rights and duties of citizens, the importance of active citizenry, governance, methods of analysis of governance, different modes of governance, and the notion of accountability and mutual accountability at the local level. These workshops equipped participants with the necessary technical capacity in governance and accountability to monitor, analyze, evaluate, and advocate for the effective and efficient delivery of basic social services, and to get them to engage in the management of their communities for the effectiveness of the respect of human rights and the return of peace to their respective localities.

CPHDA training of Bamako CBOs Before this series of training workshops, several consultations took place between different actors of the program in order to prepare. These consultations helped to reach a consensus on the tools and procedures for the selection of beneficiary organizations. CEP’s CSOs partners were responsible for the selection of beneficiary organizations. For the region of KAYES, CSOs responsible for the selection were ADEFIM for KITA, IAMANEH for DIEMA and KAYES. For the Segou region, CSOs responsible for the selection were ADICO, AMCFE, FEDE and ASSAFE. For the district of Bamako, CSOs responsible for the selection were ARGA and AADEC while for the region of Sikasso, the CSOs responsible was GRAT. The ten (10) training workshops were held successively in the circles of KITA, DIEMA, KAYES, Sikasso, SEGOU, and Bamako for a total of 300 beneficiaries and 3 days per workshop. The beneficiary CSOs and CBOs were moreover, members of associations of Disabled persons, CAFO, RECOTRADE (network of traditional communicators), CEP young data collectors, CGSs, ASACOs as well as elected representatives of the various communes.

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Training Number of Male Female People with Total Number Training participants participants Disabilities of participants KITA 1 19 11 4 30 KAYES 1 14 16 5 29 DIEMA 1 21 9 4 30 BAMAKO 3 57 33 4 91 SIKASSO 2 34 26 5 60 SEGOU II 2 32 28 4 60 Table 1: Number of participants in CPHDA trainings

CPHDA TRAINING

91

60 60 57

33 34 32 30 29 30 26 28 19 21 16 11 4 14 5 9 4 4 5 4

KITA KAYES DIEMA BAMAKO SIKASSO SEGOU

Male participants Female participants People with Disabilities Total Number of participants

Figure 1: graph of CPHDA trainings participants Government Access Handbook: During this reporting period, CEP approved the content of the booklet prepared by CPDHA to be printed. CPHDA proposed 2 cover design pages presented in the below pictures for CEP’s team to choose from. This booklet contains laws and policies related to the delivery of basic social services and will be printed in 8000 copies. Copies will be distributed to CBOs, schools, radio stations, townhalls in order to maximize the number of people who can get access the content. By doing so, the program aims to facilitate citizens ’access to laws and policies, which will improve their understanding of their rights and responsibilities in order to engage as active citizens in their communities’ development processes.

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Cover design proposition for Government Access Handbook Studio Tamani CEP uses radio programs to identify and raise awareness of the challenges in the delivery and the management of basic social services. Through these radio programs, CEP aims to influence citizens to participate in local governance, help communes identify challenges, find solutions, and permit other communes facing similar challenges to learn from their peers. CEP radio programs are broadcasted on 70 local radio and 03 TV stations; with a national coverage, giving the opportunity to each of the CEP 80 target communes to learn from the challenges and solutions of others, and to imitate best practices. These radio programs are produced and aired bi-monthly and take the format of a magazine (3-Min) or a radio debate called “Grand Dialogue” (45-Min). Annex contains the details of CEP’s radio program through Studio Tamani during this reporting period. Radio Magazine: CEP continued with its series of radio Magazines (05 during this quarter) to promote actions taken by Mayor’s and the progress regarding the delivery of basic social services. The magazine showcased the work of each mayor interviewed. The magazine highlighted the previous state of the education, WASH, health and agriculture services prior to the current elected authorities; as well as actions taken and progresses made under the current administration. These magazines aimed to celebrate the good work that some Mayors are doing, influence others to imitate them, and encourage citizens from other communes to require similar actions from their elected authorities. The five (5) magazines interviewed respectively the Mayors of: - The commune of Koumantou, in Sikasso region - The commune of Toukoto, in Kayes region - The commune of Sirakoro, in Kayes region

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- The commune of Dandoli, in Mopti region - The commune of Dourou, in Mopti region

The major challenge expressed by all the mayors is the delay in receiving funds from ANICT and the fact that the government does not provide the entirety of the resources that it is supposed to transfer to the collectivities as is mentioned in Mali’s decentralization laws. These delays and insufficient resources impact negatively the trust of citizen towards their elected authorities mainly due to the fact that all of the planned actions are often not implemented during the indicated time frame. Government officials have largely attributed this delay to the lack of resources. These magazines have led CEP to plan the production of a new radio debate that will gather all stakeholders around these challenges of resource transfer from the government to municipalities.

Beyond the regular Tamani radio listeners, the graph below shows the number of internet listeners per magazine. These numbers evolve around the same range as the one in the previous quarter, which can be explained by the fact that it is mostly the same internet audience that shows interest in our programs. Radio Tamani Internet Viewership Figures Internet Listeners

328 320

264 246 259 206

MAGAZINE 38 MAGAZINE 39 MAGAZINE 40 MAGAZINE 41 MAGAZINE 42 MAGAZINE 43 Internet Listeners

Figure 2: graph of radio Tamani internet viewers for CEP magazines Grand Dialogue: The Malian socio-political sphere has been very turbulent in the past 3 months, this is why CEP focused its radio debate program on issues that are directly affecting the country’s governance such as security challenges in the centeral part of Mali, the revision of the constitution etc... These issues affect in some ways the programs implementation. The implementation of activities in certain parts of the Mopti region, for instance, has become too risky because of the lack of security in those zones. CEP staff are not able to travel to certain communes to monitor some program activities. It is important for CEP to be able to bring some experts, as resource persons, to address and discuss these issues in its radio programs. Similarly, these topics also affect the delivery of basic social services (education, WASH/health, agriculture). According to UNICEF, around 750 schools remain closed in the northern and central part of Mali because of the rising

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of insecurity in the area. Medical agents whom were spared and free of constraints on their movement in the beginning of the crisis are now also targeted just like other government workers in certain parts in Mopti, making it difficult for the population to get access to health services. Some citizens are claiming to be afraid to go to their local medical centers. The security situation has also affected drastically agriculture activities due to the fact that farmers no longer feel safe in some areas. CEP radio debates permit the identification of root causes of conflicts and suggests possible solutions that might turn the situation around. Grand Dialogue 34: This radio debate, produced during this reporting period, highlighted the conflict in the Mopti region and pointed out several facts that contributed to the conflict that transformed into an “inter-community conflict”. CEP brought together representatives from organizations representing the Dogon and Peulh communities (Gina Dogon and Tapital Pulaku), with experts from ISS doing some research on the specific conflict. According to different participants in the debate; the absence of state representatives, in some parts of the Mopti region, to regulate the legal environment, the proliferation of weapons from the 2012 rebellion in the zone, the absence of legal framework to address minor conflict between farmers and pastoralists, as well as the lack of trust between citizens and the justice system have create an environment that’s favorable for radical groups to instigate major conflict between communities. Below are recommendations that were derived from this debate:

- Improve the government and military presence in the Mopti region - Improve citizens trust in the army, government representatives and justice system for them to be more comfortable in bringing their issues forward for legal solutions. - Control the proliferation of guns in the area. - Assist citizens in the delivery of basic social services such as the security, WASH, Health, agriculture, and education.

The radio Grand Dialogue can be accessed at the following link: https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/18469-centre-du-mali-quelles-sont-les-sources-de-la- crise-et-quelles-solutions

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Grand Dialogue on the security situation in the Mopti region MACNA: As part of its communication plan, CEP is using films to influence social behavior change with regards to the delivery and the management of basic social services. The films will raise citizens’ awareness of their rights and responsibilities to engage in the governance and the development processes of their communities. Under the contract with the Malian Association of the Cinema Numeric Ambulant (MACNA) and CEP, MACANA produced three (3) 15-min films on the roles of citizens and CBOs in the delivery of the education, health, and WASH services; and their participation in local governance to make sure that their specific needs are considered in the local development plans. The production took place in Samagnana, a small village not far from Bamako that represents most of the challenges that exist in all CEP targeted communes. As requested by CEP, during the production, MACNA made sure that young people, women, and people with disabilities were well represented among the actors. Leadership roles were assigned to marginalized groups as well to address their specific needs with regards to the delivery of basic social services. The 03 films were translated into 05 local languages (Bambara, Peulh, Sonraih, Tamashek, and Soninke). The screening of the 3 films in CEP’s 80 targeted communes started this quarter with 12 screenings in Bamako (02 per commune for 06 communes). The locations of the screenings were identified with the support of CEP’s CSO partners (AADeC and ARGA) who operate in Bamako. CEP in its approach uses communication activities as ad hoc support to the continuous support that CEP’s CSO partners are providing to CBOs.

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CNA video screening at Samanyana From the 24th of January to the 03rd of February 2019 MACNA screened the film in the 6 communes of Bamako as planned in the table below:

BAMAKO Commune Quartier Date TEAM I CNA / AADEC Commune II Sibiribougou 24/01/2019 Lassa 25/01/2019 Point G 31/01/2019 Commune III Samé 01/02/2019 Sans fils 02/02/2019 Commune IV Hippodrome extension 03/02/2019 TEAM II CNA / ARGA Commune V Daoudabougou 25/01/2019 Sabalibougou 26/01/2019 Commune VI Banakabougou 27/01/2019

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Sénou 28/01/2019 Banconi 29/01 2019 Commune I Sikoro 30/01/2019 Table 2: MACNA’s Bamako screening plan CEP can confidently confirm that citizens showed great interest to the video screening based on the large number of participants for each session and the feedback received from different participants. The video screening reached an approximate number of 9200 people with an average of 766 participants per session.

Figure 3: Graph of MACNA video screening participants The table and the graphs below give more details about the number and the categories of participants.

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STRUCTURES KIDS/TEENAGERS ADULTS TOTAL Girls Boys Women Men AADEC Commune I, V et VI Sabalibougou 150 200 150 350 850 Daoudabougou 100 100 200 200 600 banankbougou 100 180 170 200 650 Sénou 200 200 120 280 800 Banconi 160 200 240 300 900 Sikoro 150 150 200 300 800 TOTAL 860 1 030 10 80 1 630 4 600 ARGA Commune II, III et IV Sibiribougou 100 100 150 150 500 Lassa 200 300 300 200 1000 Point G 100 200 300 150 750 Samé 200 250 30 20 500 Sans fil 200 200 150 200 750 Hippodrome II 150 250 600 100 1100 TOTAL 950 1 300 1 530 820 4 600

TOTAUX 1 810 2 330 2 610 2 450 9 200

POURCENTAGE 20% 25,32 % 28,36 % 27 % Table 3: Number of participants for MACNA video screening

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Figure 4: graph breaking down MACNA screen participants per localities. The feedbacks received from the participants highlight their appreciation of the films. They have mentioned that the films contributed to improving their understanding of their rights and responsibilities around the delivery of basic social service, and the need to multiply such initiatives in other places. CEP found it interesting to share the feedbacks of some participants from different localities: Niagale Coulibaly: Sibiribougou What we have just seen must be passed on to other citizens because it is very important to know them in life Modibo Traoré: Sibiribougou What appealed to me in the film is the part where citizens promise to take care of the school. President: Sibiribougou For people to help us, we must first join hand ourselves in order to help each other. Let's make votes and put a management community in place to stop struggling it's up to us to invest first. Mohamed Cissé: Lassa All the content of the film was special to me, and I understand there we a management community for all the basic services and the communities must be chosen by ourselves for the best of our environment. The whole neighborhood did not benefit from this projection, which I regret. Such a thing must be seen by everyone, so CEP should try to multiply again. Korotoumou Keita: Lassa The Malian school is in crisis, really, we students want to go to school. We want our parents to help our schools by paying the fees, so we can study Vieux Boumbier: Samé

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It is very important that the citizens participate in the development of their environment. Especially with your projections a lot will know what they need to do so Tidiane Sissoko: Samé We do everything here, but the town hall never associates. We wanted to offer a lot of ideas, but it is not easy because they are never available (mayors). Arouna Doumbia: Point G Projected films have a lot of advantages for women, children and we head of households. It will be necessary to sensitize several times with your images; because not everyone knows that people must go through many ways to help their environment. Fatoumata Doumbia: Hippodrome It is we who live this situation, so let us be supportive and stand up, otherwise our leaders will not be able to heal our wounds on our behalf

Bintou Koumaré: Hippodrome We suffer a lot, we see ourselves in the movie, but now we know what to do Laya Camara: Sans Fil All the films are educational and teach us a lot, but it's up to us to put connect the dots. The only thing we can say is Thank you Amadou Fofana: point G You make it easy for us, everyone knows what to do now with this projection. We thank you very much. WASH Activities The following WASH activities were implemented by CEP ‘s CSOs grantees during Q3 FY3: • GRAT: continued with its regular information-awareness activities on WASH in the community and at school and supported the decision-making processes by local authorities for the self-financing of the costs of maintenance and safeguarding of infrastructures. It supported the implementation of health/ WASH actions under the responsibility of the communes and the setting up of monitoring committees on the WASH and health action plans. GRAT conducted a series of 09 sessions of community awareness in the towns of Sikasso (Wayerma II) (2), Kolokoba (2), Lobougoula (2), Farakala (2), and Niena (1) between January 24 to 31. A total of 102 people participated in these sessions including 65 men and 37 women among members of CGS, Women's Group, ASACO, District Manager, Disabled, Elected, Technical Services, AUEP, Women and Youths ‘Associations. These sensitization sessions were followed by questions and answer sessions to reinforce the CBOs members ‘knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities in the delivery of quality health and WASH, and the need for collaboration between community structures, the City hall, and technical services for that. At the end of these sessions, suggestions and recommendations regarding priorities for improving public services were made and addressed to local authorities. Some of these recommendations are: • the importance of providing maintenance costs, the protection of water resources, and their inclusion in municipal plans. • The self-financing of the costs of maintenance and safeguarding infrastructures of health / WASH actions by communities • The involvement of the WASH and health technical services to support and advise communities.

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• ARDIL in the Tombouctou region: From January 21 to 22, 2019, ARDIL supported the production and broadcast on Hondou community radio station in the commune of Goundam and on ISSABER community radio station in the commune of Soumpi two (02) radio programs on WASH and Governance. These radio programs allowed women members of CBOs to discuss the importance of managing and maintaining clean drinking water points for the population. 08 people (04 in Goundam and 04 in Soumpi) including 06 women, 02 men, and among them 01 disabled person attended these discussions during the radio production. • ASECOM: continued to monitor activities of the hygiene committees of 10 schools in the communes of Kadiolo, Zegoua, Misseni, Dioumatene, and Fourou which were equipped with health kits. Thus, from January 07 to 22, ASECOM agents conducted follow-up visits at the 10 schools meeting and discussing with school directors, CGS, and hygiene committees on the cleanness of schools. ASECOM also continued from February 04 to 28 the monitoring of CBOs actions plans in the communes of Kadiolo, Zegoua, Misseni, Dioumatene, and Fourou. • Fondation Hirondelle: during this reporting period, CEP through its partner Fondation Hirondelle produced 05 radio magazines on actions taken by mayors in their commune to improve the delivering of WASH, health, education, and agriculture services. This initiative aimed to promote mayors who are making efforts to improve access in their communities to basic social services and incite other mayors in other communes to imitate them. • MACNA: CEP produced 03 films to address challenges on the delivery of basic social services. One of the films focuses on WASH. MACNA started the screening of these films in Bamako, and 12 screening were completed during this reporting period reaching more than 9000 people (see figure 03 above). After each video screening, public debates took place allowing to bring forth contributions on how to improve the delivery of basic social services within their own communities. Some contributors to these debates claimed to not be aware of the role of citizens in the management of WASH, health, and education infrastructures prior to watching these videos. This shows that the films screening had a quick impact on raising citizens awareness about their role and responsibilities in the delivery process of WASH services.

Inclusion as a cross-cutting theme during the implementation of CEP’s activities: The Inclusion of disabled and vulnerable persons in all CEP activities is a must for all the implementing grantees and sub-contractors. During this 2nd quarter, CEP implemented the following specific activities to promote inclusion: - IAMANEH Mali in the Kayes région: supported the holding of 05 educational talk sessions on February 2019 in the communes of Kayes, Madiga Sacko, Diangounté Camara, Bema, and Diéma). A total of 276 participants attended these sessions including 213 women, 63 men, and among them 44 people with disabilities. The themes developed are family planning, prevention of obstetric fistula, and the consequences of early marriage. The methodology used was participatory and consisted of brainstorming, presentation of themes, and a series of questions and answers of participants ‘understanding. Answers provided by participants were analyzed and completed by the facilitator. These IEC activities helped to strengthen the involvement of community members in general and marginalized groups in particular in an inclusive dialogue with technical services on issues of people ‘s rights and duties in the health sector in a participatory framework.

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Session of Educational Chat at the IFBTD, Diéma on 26/01/2019, IAMANEH

ASSAFE in the Ségou région (Macina District): continued to support CBOs animation through 11 awareness campaigns on civic engagement for education quality and inclusion of marginalized people (girls and disabled) in the villages of Macina, Diawaribougou (Commune of Macina), Segou Coura, Kankan, and Sirakoro (Kokry Commune), Ouela, kayo, Kolongo (Kolongo commune), Boky were, Tomi, Ulan (Boky Were commune). These sessions mobilized CBOs and school stakeholders with a total of 198 people including 106 women, 92 men, and among them 19 people with disabilities. Participants were sensitized on the roles of women in running their schools for equal access to all children, including marginalized children. From February 23 to 28, ASSAFE staff traveled through the five (05) communes and supported working sessions with CBOs to discuss legal instruments on the promotion of gender and non-discrimination of women and girls at school. In total, 50 people attended these sessions (10 participants per commune) including 31 men, 19 women, and among them 05 people with disabilities. At the end of these sessions in the communes, 05 proposals of legal instruments for the promotion of gender and non-discrimination of women and girls at schools were proposed: - facilitate access to birth certificate extracts for all children to be enrolled at school; - Promote equitable access to quality education, reduction of girls' school drop-out rate and programs for girls and women who have left school prematurely; - The community must give special importance to the vocational training of women, girls and persons with disabilities, - Promote access to health education information including advice on family planning to prevent early school dropout. - Prevent early marriage and reduce barriers (stigma based on sex and /or disability) to ensure the right to education for girls and persons with disabilities. ASSAFE worked with CBO teams at the village level responsible for restitution meetings, and submission of these proposals to local authorities. FEDE in the Segou region (Niono District): organized from February 12 to 13, two (02) training sessions on advocacy and gender in Niono. These sessions aimed at enabling CBOs to effectively ensure citizen watch roles and lead of advocacy actions for schooling and keeping girls in school. A total of 52 people attended these training sessions in Gender and Advocacy including 22 men, 30 women, and among them 04 people with disabilities. FEDE supported the production and broadcasting of 48 radio messages between March 09 to 16 by radio Kayira in the commune of Niono, radio Cesiry in the commune of Diabaly, radio Dakan in the commune of Dogofry, and radio Guintan in the commune of Sokolo. 12 messages were broadcasted per commune in the 04 communes on girls' education and women's access to land. These radio messages helped to improve people's awareness of girls' schooling and inform people about the need to grant land to women.

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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED VERSUS IMPLEMENTED In the Table 1below, CEP presents a summary of FY19 Q2 activities planned versus implemented.

Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 Status of Implementation Difference of in Q2 achievement

Program Start-Up and Administration

PDG program coordination meetings Meetings were held with This will continue in the NHP, Harande, EMERGE, other quarters and SNGP for more synergy with CEP A&E Mentors and staff coach and mentor Mentors continually support This will continue in the CSO partners based on their individual the CSOs. other quarters needs

A&E Mentors and staff visit CSOs to CEP has supported the This will continue in the review TDP implementation, troubleshoot review of work plans and other quarters through issues, and offer feedback at least 3 times budgets of the 18 CSOs to follow-up filed visits to per year renew their second-year CSOs contracts.

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 GGB Phase 1: 6-8 CSOs conduct the GGB GGB Pilot completed with The remaining 03 GGBs in selected communes; CEP GGB Mentors first GGB grantee. 05 out 08 will start in Q3. introduce the GGB process to target completed this phase. communes to build understanding and a community level buy-in Community members nominate a small 05 GGB out of 08 The remaining 03 GGBs multi-stakeholder group that participates in completed this phase will start in Q3. 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 GGB Phase 2: GGB Mentors and trained 03 GGB out of 08 The remaining 05 GGBs CSO facilitators organize a workshop with completed this phase. will start in Q3. the full stakeholder group to introduce them to the GGB process, the implementation timeline, and their roles and responsibilities

GGB Phase 3: GGB Mentors and CSO 02 GGB out of 08 04 GGBs will start in Q3. facilitators use the GGB’s universal criteria completed this phase.

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and sub-criteria to define local indicators for their selected service delivery challenge

GGB Phase 3: Data collection (especially 01 GGB out of 08 04 GGBs will start in Q3. conducted by youth) completed this phase.

GGB Phase 4: GGB Mentors and CSO 01 GGB out of 08 04 GGBs will start in Q3. facilitators present outputs to the GGB completed this phase. this is multi-party stakeholder group for ongoing in Niono (Segou participatory analysis and action planning Region)

GGB Phase 4: The multi-stakeholder group 01 GGB out of 08 04 GGBs will start in Q3. elects a Technical Monitoring Group, completed this phase. charged with management and oversight of the GGB action plan, implementation and coordination with CSO facilitators and other civil society groups, and integration with the PDSEC process, as needed

GGB Phase 5: The Technical Monitoring With the FY19 action plan, 04 out of 08 GGB will Group identifies resources available to CEP submitted an updated complete this in Q3 implement GGB oversight and advocacy work plan that reported on activities the activities of the GGB. 01 GGB out of 08 completed this phase.

GGB Inclusivity Grants: CEP funds select CEP has included some This will continue in Q3. activities proposed in GGB action plans that actions of the Dandoli plan promote advocacy and oversight for in the activity plan and marginalized groups budget of the OSC GAAS. CEP has worked on a concept notes to support other actions of the GGB work plan of Dandoli.

GGB Phase 6: GGB Mentors and CSO With the FY19 action plan, This will be done in the facilitators reconvene the GGB multi-party the CEP submitted an course of this year. stakeholder group to collect new measures updated work plan that of GGB indicators, compile data, and issue reported on the activities of yearly GGB results the GGB.

Organization of a two-day training Completed in 04 regions. The 02 remaining regions workshops on Community Youth Mapping will be done in Q3. (CYM) methodology for 300 youth data collectors in selected 5 regions and the district of Bamako (50 per Region) Deployment of youth in communes to Completed with the GGB in To be continued with the 03 collect data related to existing water points Dandoli and will continue other GGBs (Tominian, and their functionality, water user with the GGB in Niono committee performance, number of latrines

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in public spaces, number of shared latrines Sirakoro, and Bamako in households, latrine maintenance and Commune IV) in Q3. cleanliness, open defecation, and presence of visible feces

Fondation Hirondelle, through Studio Implementation began in To be continued in Q3 Tamani, uses media to showcase GGB Dandoli by local radio Inclusivity Grant activities stations. This will continue as other activities of the plan are being implemented.

IR 1.2: Citizen ability to demand improved services, especially health services, through CSO advocacy strengthened

Advocacy & Empowerment (A&E) Ongoing process To be continued Mentors reinforce CEG CSOs advocacy skills as needed

IR1.3: Citizens, especially marginalized groups, have improved access to and oversight of government Issue up to 4 Disability Grants to DPOs Ongoing process the will be completed in Q3 packages are under review with HQ

CEP Staff will hold a Grants Management Not done To be done in Q3 Workshop with selected DPOs

CEP staff will provide targeted capacity In progress To be continued building in areas identified in the DPOs' TDPs

A&E Mentors will train selected DPOs on Not done To be done in Q3 advocacy

DPOs will work to provide information and Not done. The DPOs are not To be done in Q3 to sensitize of citizens on the law and yet approved policies that promote marginalized groups

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

CEP holds five-day SCALE+ retreat to Completed identify key barriers to improving the issue and prioritize challenges that need to be addressed

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SCALE+ attendees develop 100- and 100- Completed day action plans to address prioritized challenges

CEP provides grants to two to three In progress with some key Is planned in Q3. SCALE+ Task Forces to implement activities identified in the collaborative actions identified during the plans retreat through marched funds of up to 50%

SCALE+ Task Forces convene on a Ongoing To be continued in Q3 periodic basis to adjust plans and receive continued mentoring and coaching from the A&E advisor and mentors

SCALE+ results are aired on Fondation Starts with a Magazine To be continued in Q3 Hirondelle's Studio Tamani programming show on Studio Tamani

CSOs support two Public-Private Working Ongoing, 4 PPWGs done 02 To be continued with other Groups (PPWGs) each year in target in Sikasso (with GRAT) and CSOs in Q3 in Timbuktu regions 02 Bamako Commune V region. (with ARGA).

CSOs present results of PPWGs at town hall Ongoing, results for 02 Other CSOs will presents meetings in each target region PPWG presented at town their PPWGs’ results in hall meetings in Sikasso Q3. (with GRAT).

Local radio, through partner Studio Tamani, CEP highlighted the PPWG CEP will do the same for and through CSOs' own community radio process in Sikasso. other CSOs PPWG and partners, reports highlights from the SCALE+ activities PPWGs and SCALE+ workshop in Q3.

IR 2.2: Conflict Management mechanisms strengthened

CEP provides a 3-day Skills in Consensus Completed and Conflict Sensitivity Course for all CSOs receiving CEP Grants; also invites government and private sector stakeholders to attend CEP staff and TA provide ongoing CEP completed a conflict Next step is to support the mentoring and TA to organizations analysis with CSOs. CEP development of a conflict interested in developing conflict sensitivity has provided training tools management guideline policies and conflict management guides for to CSOs. with CSOs in Q3. their organizations

CSOs identify conflict sensitivity indicators Completed at the outset of their projects and provide a periodic report (included in their

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programmatic reports) on the progress of achieving conflict sensitivity outcomes

CEG CSOs in conflict-affected areas will Ongoing To be continued in Q3 carry out conflict mitigation activities including training at-risk youth, conflict resolution and conflict mitigation training, and non-violent conflict resolution strategies

CEP will fund Emerging Opportunity Ongoing. CEP has launched To be continued in Q3. Grants to diffuse conflicts as appropriate an RFA and received 14 applications. 03 CSOs were selected and be awarded grants in the next quarter. Meanwhile CEP is working on their packages for approval.

Fondation Hirondelle’s Studio Tamani's Ongoing, 03 Grand will continue during Q3. story-enhanced talk shows broadcast Dialogues were produced bimonthly to introduce conflict mediation, on this topic 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 10 laws have been To be continued in Q3 disseminate through Studio Tamani translated and the Network radio, Cinema Numerique dissemination is ongoing Ambulant, PhiPhi television shows. with Studio Tamani and the Cinema Numerique Ambulant

CEP makes law translations available online Website conception is done To be done in Q3 for download through the websites of CEP and is waiting for approval and CEP’s grantees, as well as in hard copy from USAID HQ. The in local schools, health centers, and town design of the booklet is also halls done, and the printing will start in the next quarter

CEP funds thematic trainings on the laws CEP is in the process of To be done in Q3. for 20-25 young griots in each target district contracting with a communication firm that will implement this activity.

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Griots participate in creative workshops to CEP is contracting with a To be done in Q3 create songs, jingles, and stories about laws, communication firm that rights, and responsibilities of civic life will implement this activity.

Griots songs, jingles, and stories air on local CEP is the process of To be done in Q3 radio stations contracting with a communication firm that will implement this activity.

CEP supports Caravanes Citoyennes in CEP is the process of To be done in Q3 each target district contracting with a communication firm that will implement this activity.

CEP funds two to three CSOs led by This included in the DPO To be done in the course of women and/or members of historically activities and is in the Y3 disenfranchised social groups that advocate process of approval for laws protecting their rights

Studio Tamani produces bi-weekly 3- Six 3-minute magazine and To be continued during Y3 minute magazines and monthly Le Grand 05 grand dialogue were Dialogue debates on a variety of topics produced 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 hour-long show focused CEP has reworked with the To be done in Q3 on a variety of civic engagement topics partner on a new timeline for activities implementation.

CEP supports CNA to produce thematic CNA produced three 15- Done educational films min films on Education, WASH, and Health.

CNA takes film roadshow and discussion to CEP validated the content To be continue in Q3 80 communes of 03 Films produced by CANA. CNA has completed the first phase of the film projections for Bamako with 12 video screening sessions. CNA is planning the roadshow for the remaining 5 target regions of the program.

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IR 3.2 Citizen ability to engage government and solve problems through participatory democratic processes improved

Education-focused CEG and DPO CSOs Not done To be done in Y3 advocate to include civic education curricula in public schools and universities as part of their grant activities.

CEP supports the modification of curricula Ongoing. The document is To be continue in Q3 to target children and adolescents aged 12- completed and submitted to 16 through 20 half-day trainings of 25-30 CEP for validation youth each

CEP supports CPHDA to adapt standard Ongoing, the scenario of the To be completed in Q3 civic education curricula into comic book comic book was approved. form and provides advocacy trainings for CPHDA started the drawing CSOs attempting to reform the policies process which will be governing civic education finalized in Q3.

CEP funds CPHDA to compile and publish Ongoing, the content of the To be completed in Q3 a printed and audio “Government Access Government Access book is Handbook” finalized and approved by CEP. CPHDA has submitted the draft of the design of the cover page which will be approved in Q3. CEP funds CPHDA to conduct 30 three-day Ongoing, CPHDA has Training in Tombouctou to trainings of 25-30 participants each on completed 27 trainings be done in Q3 citizen responsibilities such as tax-paying, sessions (7 in Mopti and 07 adhering to the rule of law, and holding the in Segou, 07 in Sikasso, 03 government accountable in Kayes, and 03 in Bamako) for a total of 810 participants. Tombouctou training was postponed several times due to insecurity reasons. All the training will be completed in Q3

CEP funds CSOs to hold town hall meetings Ongoing To be done in the course of on issues of interest to various communities Y3 (Timing dependent upon topic. TBD by the CSOs.)

CEP supports an annual Services pour Tous Not done To be done in Q3 photo-sharing activity for marginalized persons to take photos of service delivery challenges

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PROGRAM INDICATORS STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING The table below summarizes the progress made to date on CEP’s targets and indicators.

List of Indicators Target Actual Difference/GAP % of Strategies for 03 Value Target

years Achieved Indicator No. Indicator 1.1.1 Number of Civil Society 420 518 98 123% Organizations (CSOs) receiving USG assistance engaged in advocacy interventions. (USAID Indicator DR.4.2-2) 1.1.1.a Number of community- 400 500 100 125% based organizations that formally participate in government decision- making at local (Communal) level. 1.1.1. b Number of organizations 420 500 80 119% trained with USG support on improving transparency and accountability (Indicator 2.4 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.1.1.c Number of civil society 420 500 80 119% groups formed and/or strengthened through USG assistance to engage in sector (Education, Health/WASH, Agriculture…) governance (Indicator 4.3 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.1.1.d Number of USG assisted 200 253 53 127% civil society organizations that engage in advocacy and watchdog functions (Indicator 4.5 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance)

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1.1.1. e Number of advocacy 240 114 126 90% initiatives on sector governance issues undertaken by civil society organizations with project support (Indicator 4.6 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.1.2 Number of public policies 120 49 71 41% introduced, adopted, repealed, changed or implemented consistent with citizen input 1.1.2. a Number of public policies 120 49 71 41% or amendments drafted with USG support (Indicator 1.2 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.1.2. b Number of policies or 100 49 51 49% amendments to policies drafted with project support that are approved (Indicator 1.3 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.1.2.c Number of policies or 80 49 31 61% amendments institutionalized as a result of project support (Indicator 1.4 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.1.3 Number of mechanisms for 139 79 60 57% external oversight of public resource use supported by USG assistance 1.1.3. a Number of mechanisms 240 79 161 33% functioning with USG support to improve transparency or accountability (Indicator 2.2 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance)

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1.1.3. b Number of trainings 405 112 293 28% conducted with USG support on improving transparency or accountability (Indicator 2.3, HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.1.3.c Number of events 440 185 255 42% organized with public support to strengthen local groups’ participation in community-based decision making on health, education, agriculture/resilience (Indicator 4.2 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 1.2.1 Number of sub-national 40 32 8 80% development plans that include actions for WASH (water management, hygiene and/or water source protection) as the result of citizen advocacy 1.2.2 Average percentage change 15% N/A in citizen satisfaction with public services in target communes where GGB is operating 1.2.3 Number of people 1500 1657 (157) 110% educated on tools, approaches, and/or methods for water security, integrated water resource management, and/or water source protection as result of USG assistance. (USAID Indicator HL.8.3- 1) 1.2.3. a Satisfaction level of 90% N/A participants to the training on WASH 1.2.3.b Percentage of women/girls’ 40% N/A participants to the training on WASH

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1.2.3.c Number of advocacy 28 38 (10) 136% initiative implemented for WASH 1.3.1 Number of CSOs that 312 135 177 43% demonstrate working with and representing the concerns of marginalized groups 1.3.2: Number of USG-funded 12 4 8 33% organizations representing marginalized constituencies trying to affect government policy or conducting government oversight (USAID Indicator 2.4.1-11) 1.3.3 Number of advocacy 240 43 80 18% initiatives on sector governance issues undertaken by DPOs with USG support 1.3.4 Number of USG-assisted 24 9 24 38% organizations and/or service delivery systems that serve vulnerable persons 1.3.5 Number of service 100 0 0 0% providers trained who serve vulnerable persons 2.1.1 Number of public-private 20 11 9 55% or private-private partnerships facilitated, brokered, strengthened, or established with project support (Indicator 5.6 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 2.1.1.a Number of Public Private 10 17 1 170% Working Groups (PPWGs) that have been established to bring stakeholders from CSOs, the GOM, and the private sector together on issues of service delivery (custom)

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2.2.1 Number of groups trained 420 241 179 57% in conflict mediation/resolution skills or consensus-building techniques with USG assistance (USAID Indicator DR.3.1-2) 2.2.2 Number of consensus 143 100 43 70% building forums (multi- party, civil/security sector, and/or civil /political) held with USG Assistance (USAID Indicator DR.3.1- 3) 2.2.3 Number of public 320 96 224 30% awareness raising activities on sub-National planning and budgeting. (SNGP Indicator 2.1) 2.2.4 Number of public forums 576 164 412 28% for dissemination of information, increased public awareness, and public discussion established with project support (Indicator 2.6 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 2.2.5 Number of public forums 288 114 174 40% for dissemination of information, increased public awareness, and public discussion that are regularly convened (Indicator 2.7 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) 3.1.1 Number of individuals 2623380 2623380 0 100% receiving civic education through USG-assisted programs (USAID Indicator DR.3.2-5) 3.1.2 Percentage of people 20% N/A 15% 0% surveyed who demonstrate understanding of rights and responsibilities in terms of

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public accountability and transparency (Custom)

3.2.1 Number of USG-supported 240 237 3 99% activities designed to promote or strengthen the civic participation of women 3.2.1 a GNDR-1 Number of legal 40 5 35 13% instruments drafted, proposed, or adopted with USG assistance designed to promote gender equality or non-discrimination against women or girls at the national or sub-national level 3.2.2 Number of youth trained in 1200 1110 90 93% civic education and/or citizen responsibilities with USG-assistance 3.2.2 a Number of youths at risk of 270 270 0 100% violence trained in social or leadership skills through USG assisted programs (USAID Indicator YOUTH-1)

OPERATIONS ACHIEVEMENTS During this reporting period, CEP recruited a new M&E advisor who started officially working on March 1st, 2019. CEP was also involved in the annual performance evaluations process. CEP was also able to renew its vehicles documents except the vehicle vignettes during this reporting period. It’s takes an inordinate amount of time to get these papers due to the exemption process in Mali.

PROGRAM CHALLENGES Program Challenges

Risk Level Risk Management Strategy

Spread of insecurity in High CEP has continued to gather sufficient information on the the center of Mali security situation in its regions of intervention particularly prior to sending staff in the field. CEP collect information from various actors in the field, INSO, and OCHA before sending

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staff to the field. CEP’ security officer provides a weekly report and advice on the security situation to the staff.

Ban of motorcycles in Moderate CEP has set up a weekly discussion with its partners to find case some regions per case solutions to their difficulties to implement their activities despite the ban of motorcycles in their regions. CEP’s grantees find different local means for their movement to implement activities based on the reality in the field.

Community conflict in Moderate CEP has set up a weekly discussion with its partners to find case the center of Mali per case solutions to their difficulties to implement their activities particularly in zones that are affected by the conflict

Departure of technical Moderate CEP recruited a new M&E Advisor during this reporting period. staff

OPPORTUNITIES During the period covered by this report, CEP was able to work with CSOs on the renewal of their amendments for Year 2, and at the same time finalize the files of 3 CSOs selected for emerging opportunities (APS) for quick grants to resolve conflicts between communities likely to affect the program. APS program will be launched next quarter and contribute to address conflicts in these regions of our CSOs’ intervention.

The CEP also discussed during the period under review with other USAID programs (NHP and Harande). A collaborative working plan between NHP, Harande, and CEP will be finalized in the next quarter. The CEP was also able to finalize the SCALE + action plans and start discussions with other partners such as the Morila SA mine, and the Ministry of Youth, Employment and Citizen construction for synergy of actions and collaboration around civic engagement and improvement of basic social services.

This synergy between various actors including NHP and Harande, and through the SCALE+ initiative will be a great opportunity for CEP to strengthen the program around its main goal of improving the delivery of basic social services in CEP’s regions of intervention.

RECOMMENDATIONS CEP should continue working closely with other USAID programs, particularly with HARANDE and NHP (CARE), in the Mopti region, to facilitate complementarity between our civil society organizations, and those working with other programs. CEP needs to continue exploring potentials opportunities with partners who would be interested in supporting the SCALE + actions plan just as it has done in reaching out to Morila Mining company. CEP needs to accelerate the implementation of major activities such as the GGB processes and the implementation of ODA plans. CEP also needs to continue strengthening its monitoring and evaluation data collection tools taking into account recommendations of the last DQA and TPM reports.

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY Per USAID’s request, CEP tracks spending against its various funding sources - WASH, disability, and governance. As of March 31st, CEP has spent $4,828,142.03 representing 82.32% of its current obligation of $5,865,018.31. Out of the total spent, $4,230,725.4 is from the governance and democracy funds, $385,360.64 from the WASH funds, and $212,056 from the disability funds. The CEFM is merged into Governance and Democracy funds. The table below provides a budget line breakdown of the program’s spending through FY3Q2. Table 7: CEP FY3Q2 Financial Summary by Funding Source:

Budgeted Spent to Line Item Governance Wash Disability Amount Date PERSONNEL & $3,444,395.00 $1,443,003.61 $1,242,671.20 $118,897.36 $81,435.05 CONSULTANTS FRINGE BENEFITS $1,142,573.00 $722,899.86 $640,108.52 $49,685.93 $33,105.41 TRAVEL & $456,283.00 $197,384.04 $180,765.50 $10,738.86 $5,879.69 TRANSPORTATION OTHER DIRECT $685,442.00 $587,746.14 $527,147.88 $34,274.94 $26,323.33 COSTS CONTRACTUAL $3,792,000.00 $768,809.71 $658,065.69 $96,122.02 $14,622.00 EQUIPMENT $125,000.00 $101,709.89 $101,709.89 $0.00 $0.00 INDIRECT COSTS $2,354,169.00 $1,006,588.78 $880,256.73 $75,641.53 $50,690.51

GRAND TOTAL $11,999,862.00 $4,828,142.03 $4,230,725.40 $385,360.64 $212,056.00

An obligation increase was made in April 2019. This figure is Obligated Amount $5,865,018.31 as of March 2019. Total Amount Spent $4,828,142.03 Obligation Remaining $1,036,876.28 Percentage of 82.32% Obligation Spent

PLANNED YEAR 3 QUARTER 2 ACTIVITIES • Implementation of GGB processes • Follow up on SCALE+ task forces activities • Provide grants to implement SCALE+ collaborative actions • Set up and follow up on PPWG activities • Outreach activities with studio Tamani • Video screening with Cinema Numerique Ambulant

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• Follow up on the implementation of ODA action Plan • Issuing Emergency Opportunity Grant to three CSOs • Issuing Grant to 4 DPOs • Collaboration with traditional Communicators • Continue CSOs activities in the field (forums, advocacy activities, external review mechanisms, Capacity building of CBOs…) • CEP coordination meeting with others PDG projects • Photo Sharing activities • CPDHA training on civic education • Printing of Government access hand book • Printing of comic book on civic education • Co-hosts government-youth meetings that have intermittently taken place in the past • Mid-year internal program review with partners Annex 2 : Radios programs Fondation Hirondelle Janvier 2019

DESIGNATI THEME DATE NOMB OBSERVATIONS / liens ON DE RE DIFFUSI ON

Magazine 38 Accès aux Mercredi 2 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magaz services 09 rediff ines/18451-acces-aux-services-sociaux-de- sociaux de jeudi 10 base-koumantou-enregistre-des-avancee base : matin Koumantou enregistre des avancées

Magazine 39 Toukoto : Mercredi https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magaz l'accès aux 23 rediff ines/18634-toukoto-l-acces-aux-services- services jeudi 24 sociaux-de-base-connait-une-amelioration sociaux de matin base connaît une amélioration

GRAND Centre du Jeudi 10 2 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialog DIALOGUE Mali : janvier 19 ues/18469-centre-du-mali-quelles-sont-les- 34 quelles sont sources-de-la-crise-et-quelles-solutions les sources de la crise et quelles solutions ?

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GRAND Révision Jeudi 24 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialog DIALOGUE constitutionn janvier 19 ues/18645-revision-constitutionnelle-quels- 35 elle : quels peuvent-etre-le-role-et-l-apport-de-la-jeunesse peuvent être le rôle et l'apport de la jeunesse ?

Février 2019

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Magazine 40 Services Mardi 05 2 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/maga sociaux de fév., rediff zines/18777-services-sociaux-de-base-a- base à mercredi sirakoro-un-bond-qualitatif-selon-les-autorites Sirakoro : « 06 matin un bond qualitatif », selon les autorités.

Magazine 41 Accès aux Mercredi https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/maga services 20 fév., zines/18947-acces-aux-services-sociaux-de- sociaux de rediff 21 base-la-commune-de-dandoli-releve-le-defi base : la jeudi commune matin de Dandoli relève le défi

GRAND La Jeudi 07 2 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialog DIALOGUE prolifératio février 19 ues/18794-la-proliferation-des-armes-le- 36 n des armes phenomene-explique-t-il-l-insecurite-actuel- : le dans-le-pays phénomène explique-t- il l'insécurité actuelle dans le pays ?

GRAND Collectivité Jeudi 21 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialog DIALOGUE 37 et février 19 ues/18952-collectivite-et-vestibule-a-qui-s-en- vestibule, à prendre-pour-la-perte-de-l-autorite qui s'en

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prendre pour la perte de l'autorité ?

Mars 2019

DESIGNATI THEME DATE NOMB OBSERVATIONS / liens ON DE RE DIFFUS ION

Magazine 42 Dourou : Mardi 05 2 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazi des progrès Mars., nes/19133-dourou-des-progres-dans-l-acces- dans l'accès rediff aux-services-sociaux-de-base aux mercredi services 06 matin sociaux de base

Magazine 43 Niéna : les Mercredi https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazi enfants 20 nes/19289-niena-les-enfants-abandonnent-l- abandonnen Mars., ecole-pour-l-orpaillage t l’école rediff 21 pour jeudi l’orpaillage matin

GRAND 08 Mars : Vendredi 2 https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialog DIALOGUE quel bilan 08 Mars ues/19151-08-mars-quel-bilan-de-la-promotion- 37 de la 19 des-femmes-au-mali promotion des femmes au Mali ?

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