USAID CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (CEP-MALI) Year 4 Q3 Report (April 01 – June 30, 2020)

COVID-19 prevention kits delivered by the CEP PPWG to the Town Hall in , June 19, 2020

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

Prepared by: FHI 360 Submitted to: USAID Date: 30th of July 2020

Salimata Marico Leslie-Ann Nwokora 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]

0

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ANNEX 1: PROGRAM INDICATORS STATUS AND PROGRESS IN 27 MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING ANNEX 2: SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED VERSUS IMPLEMENTED 30 ANNEX 3: MAGAZINES AND GRAND DIALOGUES TABLE 37 ANNEX 4: PREPARATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF SURVEYS BY YOUNG 41 COLLECTORS USING TABLETS IN ANNEX 5: FINANCIAL SUMMARY 49

Page i

LIST OF ACRONYMS ARPP Advancing Reconciliation and Promoting Peace AOR Agreement Officer Representative AAOR Alternate Agreement Officer Representative AMPPT Association Malienne des Personnes de Petite Taille AFAD Association de Formation et d’Appui du Développement AMPA Association Malienne des Personnes Albinos AUEP Association des usagers de l’eau potable CEP Civic Engagement Program CMA Coordination des Mouvements de l’Azawad CBO Community-based Organizations CGS Comité de Gestion Scolaire COR Contracting Officer Representative COP Chief of Party CPHDA Centre de Promotion des Droits Humains en Afrique CSO Civil Society Organization DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DPO Disabled Persons’ Organization EOI Expression of Interest FHI 360 Family Health International 360 FONGIM Fédération des Organisations Internationales Non Gouvernementales au Mali FY Fiscal Year GGB Good Governance Barometer GOM Government of Mali GSB Groupe de suivi budgetaire INGOS International Non-Governmental Organization INSO International NGOs Security Organization MACNA Malian Association of Cinema Numerique Ambulant MJP Mali Justice Program MINUSMA Mission des Nations Unis pour la Stabilisation au Mali ME&L Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning NGO Non-Governmental Organization 3P Participatory Peace Processes program PDG Peace, Democracy, and Governance

PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PWD Persons with Disability PPP Public-Private Partnership PPWG Public-Private Working Group PS&R Peace, Stability and Reconciliation Program 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 TEMEDT Association pour la Consolidation de la paix, le développement, la protection et la Promotion des Droits Humains TOR Terms of Reference TOT Training of Trainers OMS/WHO Organisation Mondiale de la Sante/World Health Organization USAID United States Agency for International Development WASH Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

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, which includes the Sub-National Governance Project (SNGP); the Mali Justice Program (MJP); the Peace Stability and Reconciliation program (PS&R); the Lafia program, the EMERGE program, and the Voice for peace (V4P) program supports the full consolidation of the civic engagement and democratic processes in Mali, bringing citizens closer to their officials to reduce the underlying institutional weaknesses that have contributed to the fragility of the country.

During this third quarter of the fourth-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: - Continuing the implementation of 08 GGB processes planned for the program. - Holding 58 forums to strengthen community groups’ participation in decision-making processes and improve access to information and the quality of health, education, and WASH services. These forums brought together a total of 1,311 people, including 854 men and 457 women, and among them 198 people with disabilities. - Holding 553 advocacy initiatives to improve the quality of basic social services at community level. 553 people including 395 men, 158 women, and among them 39 people with disabilities participated in these advocacy initiatives which enabled CBOs to influence and propose 14 concrete actions plans. - Establishing and facilitating 116 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: - Finalizing with ARGA, a CEP’s CSO partner in Bamako, a SCALE+ small grant package (technical and budget proposal) with inputs from the Ministry of Youth and Sports on a youths’ citizenry forums program, and with CPHDA and the GSB finalization of another SCALE+ small grant package to support the capacity building of social services management bodies and forums across the country for their accountability. - Monitoring the activities of public-private partnership working groups in the six regions of CEP’s intervention. - Continuing the mobilization of government and elected officials for their support and participation in the program’s activities. - Meeting with other USAID partners on synergy opportunities and actions. - Organizing 10 training sessions on conflict prevention and management techniques for 171 participants including 135 men, 36 women, and among them 2 people with disabilities.

1

c) Under objective 3: Increasing citizens’ understanding of their rights and responsibilities to feel empowered to engage with the GoM. - Organizing 47 training sessions on transparency-accountability, advocacy, gender and inclusion, and capacity building of CBOs. A total of 748 participants including 462 men (62%) and 286 women (38%) and among them 93 people with disabilities (12%) participated in these sessions. - Organizing 9 capacity building sessions for elected officials and water point management organizations including ASACO and water management committees on WASH management and governance. These sessions brought together 196 actors including 93 men, 103 women, and among them 24 people with disabilities. - Holding 244 awareness sessions on local governance, local budgeting, accountability, advocacy, national legal texts and instruments, governance, the improvement of the services’ delivery, and the inclusion and strengthening of civic engagement. These sessions affected a total of 4,986 people, including 2,406 men, 2,580 women, and among them 407 persons with disabilities. - Organizing with Binthily communication, a Malian communication agency, the production of a broadcast and outreach communication program to be aired by 13 community radio stations across the 6 regions of CEP’s intervention on decentralization, people’s participation in decisions making processes, access to education for all, the respect for public goods, and the community involvement to improve WASH and health sectors. - Producing and broadcasting 6 magazines and 6 grand dialogue radio programs to raise awareness on various issues such as albinism, the management of public resources, local governance with the use of a citizen audit tool, community members involvement in the management of their communes, the legislative elections, etc.

After a brief summary of Mali’s political and security context during FY20 Q3, the report below provides detailed information about the activities mentioned above under each of CEP’s three program objectives, including WASH, disability, gender, and inclusion interventions. THE COUNTRY POLITICAL AND SECURITY CONTEXT During this quarter, northern and central Mali continued to record a large number of security incidents mainly driven by crimes in the north, and terrorist attacks in the center. Southern Mali also experienced a notable rise of urban crime during this quarter.

Most of the NGO incidents recorded during this quarter remained concentrated in the northern areas. More than a third of these incidents are criminal. Crime reached an all-time high with 634 incidents, 45 of which involved NGOs. This problem affects all stakeholders and constitutes a real brake on socioeconomic development. Humanitarian intervention is also disrupted.

Armed groups are still active despite a statistical decline fell by 28% of incidents linked to radical GOA. The number of incidents still remains high (474). Growing tensions and power struggles between radical GOAs escalated incidents before culminating in violent clashes in April, and the repositioning of fighters. In their controlled zones, NGOs are subjected to controls which sometimes end in temporary detention (7 incidents recorded), showing the level of mistrust of combatants. For other non-radical armed groups in central Mali such as community based groups, self-defense (Dozo and other groups), and militias, the trend is on the rise with 194 incidents (+13%). They are reinforcing their influence locally, through attacks against villages with the aim of driving out the population.

During this quarter, the record of incidents linked to national armed forces have been so high also (483, + 46%). The main explanation lies in the sharp increase in arrests in major cities in the South, of people not respecting the curfew put in place at the end of March to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The rise in urban

2

crime has also seen the strengthening of police actions. The national armed forces have been very active in the conflict zones, especially in the center where record of incidents linked to them has been high. NGO incidents related to the national forces are rare with only 4 recorded this quarter. The most striking concerns being the shooting of a vehicle of an NGO which had not heard the warning of the soldiers at a checkpoint in the region of Ségou (the driver was injured without his life being in danger). However, the proximity of the military exposes aid workers to the risks associated with the conflict.

The COVID-19 crisis did not have a significant impact on the dynamics of the conflict in the country. Attacks of villages and the killing have continued despite the threat of the COVID-19. It just accentuated the economic problems while reinforcing the distrust of leaders, who took restrictive measures not well understood by the Malian population.

During this quarter, there have been a series of demonstrations including teachers’strikes for the improvement of their payments, political complaints over fraud accusations during the last legislative elections, and against COVID-19 restrictions of movement in the country in major cities in the country and especially in the capital city. The most recent protests which are still ongoing have a political dimension requesting the president of the country to resign. The protests are driven by religious leaders with the Imam Dicko at the head of the movement.

DETAILED ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD: AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS TO DATE During this quarter, the Civic Engagement Program has continued to implement activities to achieve its three objectives. The program achieved the following results:

Objective 1: Mechanisms for Bottom-up Social Accountability Strengthened through Sub-Awards and Technical Assistance: Implementation of the Good Governance Barometer (GGB): The GGB is a tool designed to aggregate the interests of citizens, connect them to decision-makers, and support advocacy and follow-up actions for the improvement of public services. For CEP, the use of the GGB process in a particular commune inspires the creation of "islands of responsibility" that help to improve public services in the sector of health, WASH, education, and others, and serve as models for surrounding communities in different municipalities and regions. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, CEP continued to implement the GGB process in 8 municipalities as originally planned for the project. To date, the 8 GGB processes are underway in the municipalities of (), and (Segou), Sirakoro (), Commune IV (Bamako), Domba and (), and in the urban commune of Timbuktu. For the GGB of Dandoli and Sirakoro, CEP continued to follow up the implementation in the field of their actions plans. For the GGB of Niono,Tominian, and Bamako IV, CEP submitted their packages for small grants approval, and for the GGB of Domba, Danderesso, and Timbuktu, which have not yet completed all their phases. CEP has worked, despite the current COVID-19 context, to complete phase 5 (Action Plan) of the GGB of Domba, and decided to postpone phase 3 and 4 of the GGBs of Danderesso and Timbuktu which require staff travels from Bamako to the field not allowed yet due to COVID-19 prevention measurers. 1) The level of progress of each of the 8 GGB processes: The GGB process in Dandoli (): The GGB of Dandoli was approved as a small grant by USAID on March 19, 2020. The objective of this small grant is to support a selected number of actions within the GGB action plan as a contribution of CEP to facilitate the implementation of the entire GGB action plan together with other actors. CEP's partner in

3

the region, GAAS Mali, is responsible to support the implementation of activities in this small grant but also facilitate with other actors the implementation of the entire GGB actions plan. The purpose of this GGB actions plan is to improve the governance of education in the municipality of Dandoli. Its main activities include the training of actors of education (CGS, AME, teachers, and elected officials) on the texts and law managing the education sector in Mali, community mobilization and citizenry initiatives, the establishment of frameworks for dialogues to propose recommendations and support their implementation, decisions-making and policies promoting community’s participation for a better management system of schools. The expected results of the GGB actions plan are the improvement of the quality of education, access of children to schools, the involvement of communities, and the technical services and elected officials to play their respective roles and responsibilities. CEP has supported GAAS Mali to work in collaboration with the GGB Plan Monitoring Committee, the CAP, Technical Services, and the Municipality of Dandoli through a community participatory approach on part of these activities as a small grant to support the implementation of this GGB actions plan. It achieved the following results during this reporting period:

Training through 5 sessions of 91 school actors (teachers, elected officials and members of the School Management Committees-CGS, members of the Mothers' Associations of Pupils-AME) including 73 men and 18 women on the prevention and management of conflicts in schools (18 to 2 May 2020). These trainings have enabled these school actors in the municipality of Dandoli to strengthen their capacity to prevent and manage conflicts in schools. Training through 7 sessions of 154 school actors (Elected members of the City Council's Education Commission, members of the School Management Committees-CGS, members of the Mothers' Associations of Students-AME) including 80 men and 74 women on techniques and strategies for mobilizing financial and material resources (June 8-11, 2020). This training allowed the school's stakeholders to assimilate resource mobilization strategies and commit to using the knowledge they have acquired to improve the mobilization of communal resources for the education sector. The training sessions complied with the COVID-19 barrier measures with all participants washing their hands before entering the training room, wearing face masks and respecting social distance. Information on COVID- 19 prevention measures was also shared with participants.

Training through 9 sessions of 134 members including 60 men and 74 women from the CGS (School Management Committee) and the AME (Association of Mothers of Pupils) on the ministerial law creating the CGS and assigning them their roles and responsibilities in monitoring student performance and the simplified management (administrative and financial) of the school (June 27-30, 2020). Beneficiaries of these trainings committed to return to a broad community audience and use the knowledge they acquired to improve their work. Women (members of AMEs) committed also to apply for more positions of responsibility to improve women's representation in the CGS and play their role in the management of schools within their own communities.

Holding a consultation framework between the community and school's stakeholders (village leaders, CGS/AME presidents, and school principals) around school issues. This framework gave an opportunity to address these problems (absenteeism and delay of teachers and pupils, school dropout especially for girls, insufficient monitoring of the technical department from the CAP and of local elected officials, inadequacies of infrastructures including classrooms and WASH structures, and the lack of human resources). Debates during this consultation framework resulted in 5 recommendations: (1)Monitor the compliance of stakeholders with the school's internal rules; (2) Educate parents about the importance of school, especially for young girls; (3) Hold regular monthly meetings and general meetings of CGSs; (4) Build new classrooms and make school furniture for the villages of Sibi-Sibi, Wendeguelé, , and Sassadi; and (5) Build new classrooms and provide school canteens in villages for villages in Gologou, Sincarma, Diubaïrou, Sassadi, Wendeguelé, and Sibi-Sibi. These recommendations aimed at improving

4

the functioning of the municipality's schools. The event was held on June 19, 2020 in Dandoli in 2 sessions of 20 people per sessions bringing together a total of 40 participants including 36 men and 04 women.

Holding of 3 dialogue framework sessions between international and national partners working in the field of education in the commune of Dandoli (June 3, 2020). The aim of this initiative was to bring together actors who can help to improve governance in schools in the municipality of Dandoli. The activity allowed participants to propose a follow-up actions plan for a better synergy of actions in the education sector. A total of 49 participants, including 38 men and 11 women.

Dandoli school stakeholders consultation framework, June 19, 2020 The GGB process in Sirakoro (): The GGB in Sirakoro was approved as a small grant by USAID on June 15, 2020. The objective of this small grant is to support a selected number of activities within the GGB actions plan as CEP contribution to facilitate the implementation of the GGB actions plan with other actors in the commune. CEP's partner in the region, ADEFIM, is responsible to support the implementation of these activities within the small grant and also facilitate the implementation with other actors of the GGB actions plan. The purpose of this GGB actions plan is to improve the governance of education in the municipality of Sirakoro. Its main activities include the training of main actors of education (CGS, AME, teachers and elected officials) on the management of schools in the decentralized mode, community mobilization and citizenry initiatives, the establishment of frameworks for dialogues to propose recommendations and support their implementation, decisions-making and policies promoting community’s participation for a better management system of schools. The expected results are the improvement of the quality of education, the access of children to schools, the involvement of communities, and for technical services and elected officials to play their respective roles and responsibilities. ADEFIM will work, in the next quarter, on part of these activities as a small grant to this actions plan, in collaboration with the GGB Monitoring Plan Committee and other actors in the field to ensure the implementation of the full GGB actions plan. The selected activities within the GGB actions plan funded through this small grant will contribute to strengthen governance around the education sector in the municipality of Sirakoro. The GGB process in Domba (): In Domba (region of Sikasso), CRADE, a CEP’s CSOs partner in the region is responsible to facilitate the implementation of the GGB process. During this reporting period the GGB of Domba completed its phase 5 (Actions Plan) from May18 to 21, 2020 through a workshop of 45 multi-actor participants including 28 men and 17 women, among them 6 people with disabilities. These participants were selected among members of community-based organizations (CBOs), communal technical services, and community members from the municipality of Domba. The theme of the GGB of Domba is "the problem of girls dropping out of the school in favour of gold mining activities". Based on the analysis of the results of the data collection phase, this workshop identified priorities of the municipality and developed an action plan. The objective of this GGB actions plan is to reduce the high rate of the dropping out of girls from school

5

in favor of gold mining activities in the municipality of Domba. Its main activities include the training of actors of education (CGS, AME, parents of students and elected officials) on the management of schools in the decentralized mode and on the importance of education for girls, community mobilization, the establishment of frameworks for dialogue and community monitoring mechanisms, decisions-making and policies promoting a better management system of the issue of grils’school drop-out. The expected results are the reduction of the rate of girls dropping out of school and the effective involvement of all actors including parents of students, communities and local elected officials to resolve this problem.CRADE has worked with other local actors in the commune of Domba and selected some activities within this GGB action plan to be part of the package (technical proposals and budgets) which is currently under CEP review for submission to USAID for a small grant approval. The GGB process in Niono (Segou region) In the commune of Niono (region of Segou), FEDE, a CEP’s CSOs partner in the region, is responsible to facilitate the implementation of the GGB process. The GGB theme is "Governance in the hygiene and sanitation sector”. During this reporting period, the GGB of Niono has completed its phase 5 (Actions plan) summarizing its priorities and actions, and FEDE with other local actors worked together with the CEP’s support to select a number of activities within the GGB actions plan that will be funded by CEP to support the implementation of the full GGB actions plan. The objective of this GGB actions plan is to strengthen the management of the hygiene and sanitation (WASH) sector in the municipality of Niono. It will be done through training actions of main actors in the WASH sector including the WASH Management Committee, WASH Economic Interest Group, WASH Cooperatives, technical services and elected officials on the texts and law managing the WASH sector in Mali, community mobilization and citizenry initiatives, the establishment of frameworks for dialogue, and community monitoring mechanisms, the networking of WASH actors, decisions-making and policies promoting a better management system of WASH issues. The expected results are the improvement of the WASH management and stakeholders involvement in the sanitation of the municipality of Niono. FEDE has prepared a package (technical proposals and budgets) for part of these activities selected for a small grand which CEP reviewed and submitted to USAID for a small grant approval. Once the approval is granted, the implementation of the small grant will start in the next quarter. The GGB process of Tominian (Segou region), In the commune of Tominian (region of Kayes), ADICO, a CEP’s CSOs partner in the region, is responsible to facilitate the implementation of the GGB process. The GGB theme is the "mobilisation of local resources". During this reporting period, the GGB of Tominian has completed its phase 5 (Actions plan) summarizing its priorities and actions , and ADICO with other local actors worked together with the CEP’s support to select a number of activities within the GGB actions plan that will be funded by CEP to support the implementation of the full GGB actions plan. The objective of this GGB actions plan is to strengthen the capacity of actors involved in the mobilization of financial resources in the rural municipality of Tominian. It will be done through training actions of the main actors in local resource mobilization including town hall staff, chief of villages, Communities, technical services and elected officials on the text and law managing mobilization of local resources from municipalities, community mobilization and citizenry initiatives, the establishment of formal frameworks for dialogue, and community monitoring mechanisms, decisions-making and policies promoting a better management system of local resources mobilization. The expected result of the plan is to improve the rate of local resources mobilization in the municipality of Tominian and the involvement of stakeholders in the sensitization and mobilization of citizens. ADICO has prepared a package (technical proposals and budgets) of part of these activities selected for a small grant which CEP reviewed and submitted to USAID for a small grant approval. Once the approval is granted, the implementation of the small grant will start in the next quarter. The GGB process of the Commune IV (Bamako) In the commune IV of Bamako, AADEC, a CEP’s CSOs partner in Bamako, is responsible to facilitate the implementation of the GGB process. The theme of this GGB process is "safety in schools". During this

6

reporting period, the GGB of Commune IV has completed its phase 5 (Actions plan) summarizing its actions and priorities, and AADEC with other local actors worked together with the CEP’s support to select a number of activities within the GGB actions plan that will be funded by CEP to support the implementation of the full GGB actions plan. The objective of this GGB actions plan is to contribute to the improvment of security in schools in commune IV of the district of Bamako. It will be done through training actions of the main actors of education (CGS, AME, parents of students, CSO, technical and security services and elected officials) on the management of the school in the decentralized mode and the management of security incidents at school, the establishment frameworks for dialogue and community monitoring mechanisms, decisions-making and policies promoting a better management system of security in schools. The expected results are the reduction security incidents at school and the involvement of schools actors including parents of students, communities, technical services, security services, and local elected officials to resolve this problem. AADEC has prepared a package (technical proposals and budgets) of part of these activities as part of small grant which CEP reviewed and submitted to USAID for a small grant approval. Once the approval is granted, the implementation of the small grant will start in the next quarter. The GGB process in Danderesso (Sikasso region) In Danderesso, APIB, a CEP’s CSO partner in the region, is responsible for the implementation of the GGB process. The theme of this GGB process is the "School governance and monitoring the teacher absenteeism issue in schools". During this reporting period, CEP had initially planned to support the implementation of phase 3 and 4 for the GGB process in Danderesso. During phase 3 of the GGB process, CEP mentors and CSO facilitators use the GGB’s universal criteria and sub-criteria to define local indicators for their selected service delivery challenge and start a data collection process for a baseline. Once this phase is completed, during phase, CEP mentors and CSO facilitators will compile and organize the data collected and compiled for each indicator. They will then use the data calculation software with simple processing functions to generate scale scores for each indicator, sub-criterion, and universal criterion, as well as an overall GGB score to prepare the GGB actions planning as the final phase to respond to the challenge identified all actors during the GGB process. CEP decided to postpone the implementation of phases 3 and 4 to the next quarter due to COVID-19 prevention measures because the holding of these two phases requires big gatherings of at least 45 multi-actors to insure the participatory and inclusiveness approach of the GGB tool. The GGB process Timbuktu (Timbuktu region): In Timbuktu, AMSS, a CEP CSO’s partner in the region, is responsible for the implementation of the GGB process. The theme of the GGB in Timbuktu is "the problem of hygiene and sanitation management in the urban commune of Timbuktu". During this reporting period, CEP had initially planned to support the implementation of phase 3 and 4 of this GGB process. The process for these two phases (3 and 4) is the same as for phases 3 and 4 in the GGB proccess of Danderesso in the above paragraph. Just like in Danderesso, CEP has decided to postpone the implementation of these two phases to the next quarter due to the same reason of COVID-19 prevention measures because the holding of these phases requires big gatherings of at least 45 multi-actors to insure the participatory and inclusiveness approach of the GGB tool. For these two GGB processes in Danderesso and in Timbuktu, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mali since March 2020, has delayed the implementation of their phases 3, 4, and 5. CEP will observe the evolution of the pandemic and will put in place an implementation strategy for all these phases to complete these processes with actions plans for the two GGB in the next quarter. As for the GGB of Niono, Tominia, Commune IV, and Domba, CEP expect to get the approvals of their small grants and begin their implementation in the next quarter. Menawhile, CEP will continue following up the implementation process of the two small grants of the GGB of Dandoli and Sirakolo already approved and currently in the process of implementation.

7

2) Forums to strengthen groups’ participation in decision-making processes and to improve access to information and for quality of basic services (Health, Education, and WASH)

In addition to the GGB processes described above, and with the aim of strengthening the mutual responsibility of all local governance actors in the project's target municipalities, CEP through its CSO partners supported during this reporting period 58 consultation forums to improve the delivery of basic social services and create spaces for exchanges between local communities and citizens on governance and budgeting issues while taking into account citizens' concerns about the community development.

In the 6 regions of CEP’s intervention in the country, 15 of CEP’s CSOs partners organized these 58 consultation forums and mobilized a total of 1,311 participants, including 854 men (65%), 457 women (35%), among them 198 people with disabilities. The forums were organized in the 6 regions as follow: • 05 foras organized in the region of Kayes (circle of Kita) by ADEFIM in the municipalities of (1), Madina (1), (1), Sirakoro (1), and (1); • 15 foras organized in the region of Sikasso of which 07 by APIB in the municipalities of Danderesso (1), Zangarabougou (2), Kapala (2), Zanagasso (1), and (1); 07 by CRADE in the municipalities of (1), (1), Domba (3), (1), and in (1) ; and 01 by GRAT in the municipality of Sikasso (1); • 17 foras organized in the region of Ségou including 04 by ASSAFE in the municipalities of Boky- Were (1), (1), Macina(1), (1), and (1); 03 by AMCFE in the municipalities of and Gare; and 10 by ADICO in the municipality of Tominian(2), Famgasso (2), (2), (2) and Yasso(2). • 14 foras organized in the region of Mopti including 06 by GAAS Mali in the municipalities of (2), Dandoli (2), (1), and Banac(1); 03 by AMID in the commune of (2) and (1); and 05 by ESPOIR in the commune of (2), (2) and Tedie(1). • 03 foras in the region of Timbuktu by AMSS including 02 in the municipality of Timbuktu and 01 in Bourem Inaly; • 04 foras by AADEC in Bamako District including 02 in Commune II, 01 in Commune III, and 01 in commune IV. These forums provided a framework for community organizations and municipal authorities to assess together their respective commitments, recommendations, and appeals made in previous forums, and discussed the level of progress of community organizations and citizen advocacy initiatives.

Dandoli school stakeholder’s consultation framework, Framework for consultation between City Hall and June 19th , 2020 ASACO on health and COVID-19, June 5th , 2020

3) Advocacy initiatives to improve the quality of social basic services at the community level:

8

In the 6 regions of the project’s intervention in Mali, CEPs’ CSOs partners and their CBOs organized during this reporting period 44 advocacy initiatives. These advocacy initiatives come from the recommendations made in the above forums and consultation frameworks. In total 553 community members and decision- makers, including 395 men and 158 women, including 39 people with disabilities took part in these advocacy initiatives.

Advocacy action in front of the City Hall PDSEC follow-up session of the municipality in , April 28, 2020 of , June 23, 2020

The goal of these advocacy initiatives is for CBOs to propose some concrete actions that include priority needs of members of their communities in terms of their basic social services such health care, education, WASH, gender and inclusion etc. To enable CBOs to carry out these initiatives, CSP’s CSOs have reinforced their capacities on how to prioritize and influence local authorities in the decision-making processes with regards to community concerns and the adoption and implementation of local policies and community development plans within their respective municipalities. CBOs have participated in communal sessions organized for the adoption of public plans and restitutions of municipality budgets. They helped to take into account and implement some concrete actions and have been able to influence and propose 14 concrete actions through their sustained advocacy activities and interactions with their community members, local authorities and communal technical services. Some of the concrete actions carried out resulting from CSOs and CBOs’ advocacy initiatives include: In the region of Mopti: The CAFO (Coordination of Associations and Organization of Women) in Bandiagara introduced two advocacy initiatives to the local authorities (Town Hall and Prefecture) for the construction of a drinking water point and two blocks of latrines on the site (Bandiagara Social Housing) of displaced people from the villages of Dèkembèrè, Goro, and Tillékanda. The support of the town hall and the administration resulted in the implementation by NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council) with UNICEF funding of two (2) blocks of latrines at the site of the displaced people;

The INDEGUENE Association (partner of GAAS Mali) conducted an advocacy initiative for the identification of transit depots and a final disposal of garbage for the commune, and the mayor of Bandiangara took a commitment to respond favorably to this request in the next meeting of the local council; In the municipality of Dourou in the region of Mopti, CBOs and community members constructed a stone fence around the Sassambourou school with local materials following a voluntary community initiative (Municipality of Dourou) between May-June 2020. The stone fence will prevent the presence of animals and them to defecate in the school compound.

9

The Local Youth Council of Youwarou, a CBO partner of AMID, in collaboration with the Town Hall initiated and received in May 2020 funding from one native of Youwarou to clean up the city and facilitate the evacuation of rainwater through the realization of 65 meters of gutters. Many youth volunteers participated in this activity and is now in its final stage; In the region of Sikasso, following advocacy initiatives of 6 CBOs of Niena, the town hall with its own budget carried out 02 Human Motricity Pumps (PMH) in Tabakoro/Niena and 01 in Timpola at a cost of 10,000,000 FCFA. (Debate 2020-N 03/CRN of the municipality of Niena). This deliberation also enshrines the construction of a shop for the Mandela school; In the commune of kolokoba in the region of Sikasso, advocacy initiatives of 5 CBOs resulted in the realization of 04 PMH 1 in Kolokoba, 1 in Niantasso, 1 in Missasso, 1 in Zanadougou, the construction of 02 classrooms equipped with school furniture, a block of 3 latrines in for a total cost of 25,000, 000FCFA (Deliberation N 2020-02/CRF of Farakala commune); In the municipality of Lobougoula, advocacy initiatives of 5 CBOs have resulted in the implementation, with the ANICT funding and the contribution of the municipality, of a PMH and the construction in progress of 01 equipped classroom and an office and store at the complex-school B for a total of 15, 984,554 FCFA ((Debate N 2020-06/CRL) by which the local council decided to adopt the orientation of the ANICT drawing right); In the region of Ségou, the advocacy committee initiated advocacy initiatives in the municipalities of Souleye, Cinzana Gare, and Sakoiba on the management of Natural Resources and the fight against the rambling of animals. The mayor of the municipality of Sakoiba after consultation with the village chiefs responded favourably by taking a decision (Municipal Decree) to open the pound to punish the owners of animals that caused the damage; Following CBO’s advocacy initiatives in the municipality of (Tominian-region in the circle of Segou) the municipality took the decision to increase the education budget in 2020 from 408,030,436 CFA to 410,376,019 CFA to cover new expenses such as the salary of new recruits and for the operation of some schools in the commune. The Macina's advocacy committee initiated advocacy actions that led to the adoption by the town hall of the municipality of Macina of the promotion of gender in the education sector which establishes the need before any validation by the town hall for a quota of 30% of women in the composition of the school management committee of the commune (June 2020);

In the District of Bamako, CBOs members of ARGA, obtained the validation of the governance charters by the municipal council of the town halls of the municipality V of the District of Bamako (June 2020) as a result of their advocacy activities; The municipalities of Zegoua, Misseni, , Dioumatene, and Kadiola (region of Sikasso), Sirakoro, Kita West, Kassaro and Toukoto (region of Kayes ) wrote circular letters instructing School Management Committees to monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of COVID-19 barrier measures in their respective schools. The Bandiangara Educational Animation Centre (State Technical Service in charge of education) wrote a similar circular addressed to all school principals in the commune.

10

Community members constructing a fence for the Sassambourou school (Municipality of Dourou), May 2020

4) External control mechanisms for the use of public resources: To help fulfill their role of citizen monitoring, CSOs’ CBOs partners participated during this reporting period in a total of 116 actions to control the use of public resources and the management of basic social services. These actions mainly concerned municipal authorities and services providers. This control action was generally carried out through active participation meetings and actions to monitor the allocation of public resources and public sessions on the administrative accounts of the municipality (accountability sessions) in several municipalities including Danderesso, Zangarabougou, Kapala, , and Koutiala with the support of APIB, in Koumantou, Sanso, Domba, Debelin, and Zantiebougou with the support of CRADE, in Lobougoula, Kolokoba, Niena, and Sikasso with the support of GRAT, in Niono with the support of FEDF, in Ségou, Samine, Sakoiba, and Cinzana Gare with the support of AMCFE, and in Commune IV in Bamako with support of AADEC. These community organizations have also played their role as supervisors holding follow-up meetings and interviewing elected officials about how they allocate public resources and the quality of services they provide in the health, education, and WASH sector. Here are some examples of CBOs follow-up actions: CBOs held 12 workshops including 03 on the restitution and adoption of administrative accounts in the municipalities of Kokry (April 2020) in the region of Ségou, Youwarou and Dandoli (June 2020) in the region of Mopti; and 09 workshops on the adoption of additional budgets in the municipalities of Kapala, Zangarabougou, Debelin, Sanso, Domba, Zantiebougou , Danderesso ( 16 to 29 June 2020) in the region of Sikasso. A total of 275 people attended the supplementary budget restitution sessions, including 211 men and 64 women, among them 11 people living with disabilities. These sessions allowed elected officials (mayors) to share their annual management files with their citizens, their planning budget for the upcoming period, and received feedback from the community and questions about the use of public resources, the quality of basic social services (health, education and WASH), and priorities and next steps for the future. CSOs also took the opportunity to discuss COVID-19 barrier measures. CBOs held 25 sessions/mechanisms through meetings with the town hall and technical services to discuss how health services and WASH actions were delivered and their quality in the municipalities of Benena (1),Yasso(2), Fangasso(1), Ouan(1) and Tominian(1) with the support of ADICO; Sakoiba(2), Segou(2), and Cinzana Gare(1) with the support of AMCFE; Koutiala(1), (1) with the support of APIB; Soboundou(1), and Tonka(1) with the support of ARDIL, and in the and Commune II of the District of Bamako with the support of AADEC.

11

Meeting of the joint committee, ASACO and City Hall in Benena, April 28, 2020 CBOs held 41 follow-up meetings in the education sector with the CGS in the municipalities of Misseni (4), Dioumatenin (3), (3), Fourou (3), Zegoua (3); Commune of Dourou (2), Dandoli (3),PignariBana (1) and Bandiagara (2), Zangasso (1), Kapala (1), Danderesso (2),Koutiala (1), Zangasso (1), Danderesso (1), Zangaradougou (2), Youwarou (1), Kita West (1) Kassaro (1), Commune II (3) and Commune IV of Bamako (2) through the civic groups. During these meetings, discussions focused on recalling the responsability of communes and of CBOs (ASACO, CGS, and Committees WASH) in the field of health as stipulated in the CAM (Convention of Mutual Assistance), the management of ADARS funds (Direct Support Fund for the Improvement of School Performance) by minicipalites. These meetings also allowed CBOs to reiterate their advocacy initiatives for a better allocation of resources in the health, WASH, and education sectors, taking into account priority actions in the PDSECs and municipal action plans. CBOs will continue with their follow- up actions to influence local decision-makers to impliment actions that contribute to the improvement of basic social services (Education, Health and WASH)

Follow-up Meeting beetween the Dandoli Mayor The Deliberation session on the Additional 2020 and CGS Members for the building of latrines at budget of Farakala Commune, on June 10th, 2020 the Sassadi 1st cycle basic school, on June 11th , 2020

Objective 2: CSOs Collaborate Effectively with Government and the Private Sector to Develop Public Policy and Advance Issues of Common Interest 1) Meeting with the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the finalization of youth forums on citizenry: In order to support youths activities within the CEP’s SCALE+ actions plan, CEP followed up its discussions with the Ministry of Youths which begun in the previous quarter, to finalize the strategic approach. During this quarter, ARGA, a CEP’s CSO partner in Bamako and responisible to carry out these

12

youths activities, finalized a technical proposal with inputs from the Minsitry of Youths. The suggested activities are mainly the organization of youths forums on citizenry across the country. The expected results of these forums are the establishment of exchange frameworks around the action plan of the National Citizenship Policy and the development of a set of proposals / recommendations for better appropriation, dissemination and implementation. of the action plan by youth organizations. CEP reviewed the proposal and requested ARGA to adapt the implementation of forums to the COVID-19 context and integrate prevention measures to the pandemic. At this stage, ARGA has resubmitted the technical and financial proposal and CEP has prepared a package that will be submitted for a small grant approval. Once the approval is granted the implementation will begin in the next quarter. 2) CEP team meeting with CPHDA During this reporting period, CEP initiated discussions with CPHDA on initiatives to support the capacity building of basic social services infrastructures management bodies (Health and WASH) and the holding of accountability forums at the municipal level as suggested in the SCALE+ actions plan. CPHDA has suggested a technical proposal reviewed by CEP. CEP requested that CPHDA to adapt the implementation of these activities to the COVID-19 context and at this stage CEP has finalized the package which will be submitted for a small grant approval. Once the approval is granted the implementation will begin in the next quarter. 3) Monitoring of public-private partnerships working groups (PPWG) From the beginning of the project, CEP and its CSO partners organized 06 public-private partnership workshops in its 06 regions of intervention; in Ségou with AMCFE, Sikasso with GRAT, Kayes and Diéma with IAMANEH, Timbuktu with AMSS, and in the district of Bamako with ARGA. Each workshop led to the creation of two Working Groups on Public-Private Partnerships (PPWG), and to date 12 PPWGs have been created. These PPWG work on topics related to education, health, and WASH. During the reporting period, CEP, through its CSO partners, organized 12 working and planning meetings with the PPWGs in Mopti, Sikasso, Ségou, Timbuktu, Kayes, and Bamako to follow up on the implementation of their respective actions plans. In the region of Segou for example, the PPWG continued with the support of AMCFE to implement the recommendations of their meeting with the director of the regional hospital of Segou and the governor of the region for the respect of the health pyramid because many patients often skip the CSCOM (Community Health Center) and the CSREF Reference Health Center to go directly to the hospital. The PPWG has thus conducted in collaboration with the ASACO (Community Health Association) 5 advocacy/awareness sessions at the CSCOM level in Sekoura, Bagadadji, Medine, Banani Sabakoro, and Sido Sonikoura (Segou Urban Municipality) on the importance of the respect of the health pyramid (which helps to stop to overwhelm the hospital with many patients) especially in the current context of COVID-19. This is also for the benefit of community members when they adhere to ASACO they have tickets to access to the care service with reductions or free costs. A total of 65 members including 51 men, 14 women, and among them 5 disabled people from the ASACO and other CBOs took part in these sessions. The PPWG in Ségou has decided to continue working on this initiative as a priority. In the region of Timbuktu, the PPWG, with the support of AMSS, organized a multi-actors meeting to update their work schedule and prioritize the relevant actions to be taken in particular with the current context of COVID-19 . A total of 16 people, including 13 men, and 3 women among CBO members and private operators members of the PPWG, the town hall and the health services attended the meeting. Discussions and reflections focused on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Timbuktu (currently with the high spread), the measures taken by the political and health authorities, and made their recommendations to local authorities. Among their recommendations, the PPWG suggested the continuation of the awareness campaign with all actors including the Town hall, women's and youth associations, the increased mobilization of the communal technical services with the support of local

13

operators, the synergy between USAID funded organizations intervening in the region, and the continuation of regular meetings to monitor the evolution of the pandemic in the region. Participants in the meeting decided by mutual agreement and on a voluntary basis to provide their own contributions each to buy COVID-19 prevention kits (8 packs of liquid soap, 4 packs of bleach, 2 packs of gel) that they made available to the Town Hall for distribution to the health and care centers. In a synergy action between USAID funded programs, the PS&R, in addition to the CEP’s PPWG donation, donated 10 hand washing machines to the Timbuktu City Council (the mayor) at the same time.

Meeting of the Public-Private Partnership Working Group / The delivery of COVID-19 kits to the Town Hall (Timbuktu), June 19, 2020. 4) Continuing the mobilization of government and elected officials for their support and participation in CEP In all CEP’s regions and municipalities, the CEP team has maintained good relations between CSO partners and local authorities (including governors, mayors, and technical services providers in health, education, WASH, and agriculture) for their participation in the program's activities at the municipal and circle level. For example, in Domba, despite the context of COVID-19, CEP through its partner CRADE, involved mayors and technical services, local authorities in the GGB workshops and forums, and they expressed their interests in these activities and allowed the development of the GGB action plan of the commune. In Timbuktu, CEP, through its partner AMSS, has worked with local authorities and the PPWG to take action against COVID-19. During this quarter, AMPA (Malian Association for the Protection of People with Albinism) organized several meetings in commune II with the communal technical services of health and education sectors, and communal authorities for the validation of an "orientation guide on the management of albinism in education services".

5) Training the CBOs on conflict mediation During this quarter, 02 CEP CSOs partners in the region of Mopti (Action Mopti and GAAS-Mali) held 10 training sessions on consensual conflict management in the Mopti region. 05 training sessions were conducted by Action Mopti in its 5 intervention municipalities (Mopti, , , and ). GAAS Mali held also 05 training sessions in schools in 05 villages of the commune of Dandoli (Bandiangara Circle). A total of 171 members of community organizations, including 135 men and 36 women, among them 2 people with disabilities participated in all these trainings. The goal of this activity was to build the capacity of community organizations to enable them to resolve peaceful conflicts at the local level. For instance, these skills enabled Action Mopti and the Mopti Advocacy Committee to initiate consultation and mediation to resolve a disagreement between the town hall and the ASACO in Mopti over

14

the granting by the Town Hall of funds to support the ASACO in order to improve health services at the CSCOM level. In the Commune VI in Bamako, ARGA, a CEP’s CSO partner, with conflict management skills gained through CEP, initiated through the CBO (Coordination of the CGS of the Commune VI) good offices that helped to resolve the disagreement between volunteer teachers and incumbents in the schools of Commune VI of Bamako.

During this reporting period, CEP followed up the finalization and submission of packages for small grants under its emerging opportunity grants APS for 5 CSO partners (ADEFIM in Kita-Kayes, GRAT in Sikasso, ARGA in Tominian-Ségou, Action Mopti in Mopti, and GAAS in Bandiagara-Mopti.) This program aims not only to equip CSOs with conflict prevention and management skills to enable them resolve local conflicts, especially those that arise around the common interests at the community level, but also provides direct support to conflict resolution processes within the community. At this point, the 5 packages (technical proposals and budgets) have been submitted for approval to USAID.

6) Strengthening synergy actions with other USAID-funded programs and the private sector During the reporting period, CEP attended a series of virtual meetings with other USAID partners, including PS&R, SNGP, MJP, Voice for Peace, and LAFIA, organized by USAID to identify areas of collaboration and synergy. For CEP, one of the areas identified for collaboration especially with PS&R was the use of CEP’s youth data collectors in the socio-medias COVID-19 prevention campaign. At this stage, CEP has shared a list of its youth data collectors who will be trained by PS&R in Segou and Timbuktu in the next quarter.

With PS&R, CEP had discussed the possibility for its CSOs partners to participate actively in the review sessions of PDSECs which PS&R intends to support in its communes of intervention. CEP has shared a list of its CSOs intervening in our common communes with PS&R.

CEP has also discussed with the Lafia project on possible collaboration actions around the promotion of the rights of a marginalized group called “slaves” in the region of Kayes through its partnership with TEMED. The package for this project will be submitted for approval in the next quarter and once it’s approved CEP and the Lafia project will work together on a collaboration plan.

CEP has continued to attend also the monthly USAID partners meetings organized by USAID where opportunities for synergy are also discussed among participants.

Objective 3: Citizens Understand their Rights and Responsibilities and Feel Empowered to Engage with the Government of Mali. During this reporting period, CEP’s CSOs partners have organized 47 training sessions on transparency- accountability, advocacy, gender, inclusion and capacity building of CBOs for 748 participants including 462 men (61%) and 286 women (39%) and among them 93 people with disabilities (12%). They have also organized 09 training sessions on WASH for 196 participants including 93 (47%) men, 103 women (53%) and among them 24 disabled people (12%). They held 244 awareness sessions on local governance, local budgeting, accountability, advocacy, national legal texts and instruments, governance, the improvement of the services’ delivery, and the inclusion and strengthening of civic engagement. A total of 4,986 people, including 2,406 men (48%), 2,580 women (52%), and among them 407 persons with disabilities (8%) attended these sessions. 1) Organizing 47 trainings sessions on transparency and accountability CEP’s CSO and DPO partners held 47 training sessions on transparency and accountability of their CBOs in the regions of Sikasso, Ségou, and Bamako districts:

15

• In the region of Kayes, IAMANEH organized in the commune of Kayes 01 training session on transparency and accountability. In the region of Sikasso, GRAT organized 07 sessions in the municipalities of Sikasso, Lobougoula, Niena, Farakala, and Kolokoba, CRADE organized 01 session in Koumantou, and FERAPH organized 02 sessions in Sikasso. • In the region of Segou, FEDE organized 04 training sessions on transparency-responsibility and gender. • In the region of Mopti, GAAS-Mali organized 16 sessions with the CGS and AME of the municipality of Dandoli on their roles and responsibilities and on the texts governing their work. • In the district of Bamako, AADeC organized 06 training sessions in the commune II (2), III (2), and IV (2) of Bamako, AMPA organized 04 sessions, EIHD 04 sessions, and the CEP team held 02 training session for the youth data collectors of Bamko. All these training sessions involved local authorities and technical service providers and took into account the COVID-19 prevention measures. 2) Organizing 09 training sessions on WASH During this reporting period, CEP’s CSOs partners organized 09 capacity building sessions for elected officials and water point management organizations including ASACO and water management committees on WASH management and governance. Among the 09 sessions, AADEC organized 02 sessions in Commune II and IV of Bamako, ADICO organized 02 sessions in Tominian; ARDIL organized 04 sessions in the municipalities of , Tonka, Soboundou, , and ARGA organized 01 session in commune V of Bamako. These sessions brought together 196 actors, including 93 men and 103 women, and among them 24 people with disabilities. 3) Holding of 244 awareness sessions CEP through its 18 CSO partners supported 244 awareness sessions in the form of community discussions, debates, and mass campaigns. These sessions focused on improving the quality and management of education, WASH, and health sectors in decentralized mode, governance-accountability, municipal budgeting, inclusion and the rights of women, girls and youth. Among the 244 sessions, 93 discussed women's rights and concerns, the consequences of early marriage, female genital mutilation, access to care, and the specifi concerns of people with disabilities; 70 sessions were linked to messages promoting best practices in WASH; and 81 sessions focusing on themes of governance and accountability. A total of 4,986 people, including 2,406 men and 2,580 women, including 407 people with disabilities participated in these awareness sessions.

All these actions (training and awareness sessions) have gradually strengthened the knowledge of all stakeholders (CBOs and community members) about their rights and responsibilities, the rules, laws and policies around the governance of basic social services. Recipients of these training sessions and awareness campaigns learned how to use various participatory tools in their advocacy initiatives, during their planning periods, and in the budgeting process with other stakeholders for an effective influence. CEP’s CSOs partners have used also these tools, during this reporting period, to engage local authorities and service providers to meet their commitments made during forums and through their decision-making processes. During the implementation of these activities CEP has continued to adapt the current COVID-19 context and integrate systematically prevention messages against the pandemic. Cross-Cutting Activities The cross-cutting activities of this program include the organizational development capacity (ODA) of CEP’s CSO partners, inclusion and gender, and WASH activities. 1) ODA activities:

16

To strengthen the organizational capacity of its CSO partners, CEP supported 09 training sessions for 02 CSO partners and 3 DPO partners during the third quarter of the fiscal 2020. For the 02 CSO partners, ADICO organized 01 session for its members in Ségou and IAMANEH organized 01 session for its members in Bamako. For the 03 DPOs, FERAPH organized 02 training sessions for its members in Sikasso, EIHD organized 04 sessions for its members in Bamako, and AMPA 01 session for its members in Bamako. A total of 88 CSO/DPO members, including 71 men and 17 women, and among them 46 people with disabilities took part in these training sessions. The training content comprised internal and external communication techniques and network, administrative and financial management including the development of a procedures’ manual, reporting and filing archives documents, and resources mobilization techniques and strategies. In addition, CEP provided technical advice to AMPA and EIHD in their process of recruiting consultants who worked with them to develop an advocacy strategy with an actions plan, an administrative and financial procedures’ manual, and a strategic plan for AMPA. CEP will continue to monitor the implementation of ODA capacity building plans with each of its CSO partners and will continue to mentor them to improve their technical and organizational capabilities.

2) WASH governance : CEP has continued to ensure that WASH governance is a priority in its operations. 07 of its CSOs partners are focusing primarily on WASH governance but the majority of all its CSOs partners have included WASH governance activities in their respective work plans. During this reporting period, CEP, through its partners, has conducted the following WASH activities: - ARDIL and ADICO conducted 05 training sessions for their CBOs on tools, approaches, and methods of water safety, integrated water resource management, and on COVID-19. ARDIL conducted its 04 training sessions in the municipalities of Soumboudou, Soumpi, Tonka, and Goundam, and ADICO 01 session in the commune of Yasso. These sessions were facilitated by health workers and hygiene and sanitation services. They strengthened participants' hygiene capabilities around water points, securing the transport of water from the water source to consumption, latrine hygiene, water treatment and preventive measures against COVID-19. In total, 140 participants, including 53 men and 87 women, and among them 22 people with disabilities attended these training sessions. - ADICO, held 02 meetings with joint committees, members of the ASACO and the City Hall in its intervention municipalities to discuss WASH issues in Benena and Yasso (Tominian Circle-Ségou region). A total of 40 people attended the 02 meetings, including 36 men, 14 women, and 2 people with disabilities. - The DPO APHM worked to maintain hygiene in 3 health centres in the Commune II. Its activities were held in the CSCOMs of Hippodrome, Niarela (Bognaba), and Ngoni; - The Youth Council of the municipality of Bandiagara, with the support of the city council, organized a day of sanitation and cleaning of the gutters in the city of Bandiagara in several sessions. This activity, which started at the beginning of wintering, clears the gutters and prevents flooding in the city. A total of 135 people participated in different sessions, including 100 men and 35 women. Most participants wore masks to comply with COVID-19 barrier measures. The Urban Municipality of Bandiagara and the Prefecture welcomed this initiative and provided equipment (a tractor and a vehicle) to support the transport of garbage outside the city. - As mentionned in Objective 1 the local youth council of Youwarou cleaned up the city and facilitated the evacuation of rainwater by gutters. - In the Sikasso region, GRAT supported through 03 training sessions the AUEP (Association of Potable Water Users) and elected officials in their roles and responsibilities in the management of

17

drinking water points to insure their sustanaibily in the municipalities of Lobougoula, Kolokoba, and Niena. A total of 36 participants, including 17 men and 19 women, among them 03 people with disabilities participated in these sessions. - APIB supported the holding of two meetings of inquering between its CBO partners and the SOMAGEP (Malian Society for Potable Water Management) coordination office in Koutiala and the SOMAGEP centre in Zangaradougou on the delays and most often their inactions when troubleshooting services due pipe failures and water leaks are reported. These meetings were held as a follow up to a letter (dated April 24, 2020) addressed to SOMAGEP-Koutiala under the initiative of 05 CBO partners members of the Citizens' Watch Committee of the municipality of Koutiala. The two meetings aimed to better understand the reasons of the deficiencies in the provision of water services, and the most appropriate channels to inform SOMAGEP when multiple leaks are reported. SOMAGEP appreciated the initiative and committed to do the necessary reparations. They also encouraged the monitoring committee to continue making similar advocacy initiatives in to order to improve provision of water service in the region. In total 16 participants, including 14 men and 2 women, among them 01 disabled person took part in these meetings. In addition to WASH activities, CEP’s CSOs partners through their CBOs conducted advocacy initiatives around the COVID-19 prevention measures and as a result, in the communes of Zegoua, Fourou, Misseni, Dioumatene, Kadiolo (Sikasso Region), Sirakoro and Toukoto (Kayes Region), decisions makers wrote and dissimanated circular letters to instruct school managements committees to monitor the effective implementation of the barrier measures against COVID-19 in their respective schools. The Bandiagara Centre for Educational Animation (CAP) took also a similar decision instructing school principals to monitor the effectiveness of compliance with the barrier measures against COVID-19.

Training of CGS-AME on resource mobilization, Training of CBO on WASH and water security Dandoli June 11, 2020 in Tonka, April 25th 2020

The 07 CEP’s CSOs partenrs focusing their actvitities on WASH supported during this reporting period, the implementation of 80 awareness sessions on WASH (31 sessions with ADICO in Tominian-Segou, 19 with ESPOIR in Douentza, 7 with GAAS in Bandiangara in the Mopti region, 07 with ARDIL in Goundam- Tombouctou, 12 sessions with GRAT, 04 with ASECOM in the Sikasso region, and 03 with ARGA in Bamako). These sessions took place in the form of community debates and information campaigns, focusing on improving the quality and management of WASH infrastructure and promoting good practices (washing hands with soap, clean water, wearing masks, social distancing, clean latrines, water points and access for people with disabilities). A total of 2,426 people, including 1,236 men, 1,190 women, and among them 87 people with disabilities participated in these awareness sessions.

18

Volunteer Youths cleaning gutters in Bandiagara, June 16, 2020

3) Inclusion and Gender:

• Gender activities: During this reporting period, CEP's CSO partners have implemented 62 activities to promote inclusion and gender. These activities brought together 1,346 people, including 817 women and 529 men, and among them 101 people with disabilities. Some of these gender-related activities include: In the region of Kayes, ADEFIM supported the holding of 06 forums for the promotion and effective participation of women in public affairs, and on Law 052 in the villages of Faradala and Dambana (West Kita Commune) and in Mourougoula, and Dalala (Sirakoro Commune). A total of 117 people including 64 women and 53 men, including 3 people with disabilities participated in these activities. Discussions focused on issues that hinder women's participation in the life of the commune and their effective participation in decision-making processes within their communities. FEDE supported 34 outreach and information sessions for community stakeholders to better prepare communities to defend their interests and support gender inclusion in the allocation of arable land in the 's office area and villages. FEDE has also initiated 4 advocacy initiatives toward local authorities (ellected officials and traditional leaders) on this. These sessions involved a total of 785 people, including 478 women and 307 men, among them 82 people with disabilities. In the circle of Macina (Ségou region), ASSAFE supported the adoption by the town hall of the municipality of Macina of the promotion of gender in the education sector which establishes the quota of 30% of women in the composition of the school management committee before its validation by the town hall. CBOs continues to monitor this decision at the level of other municipalities. In the region of Sikasso, GRAT conducted 09 outreach initiatives for a better involvement of women in civic engagement activities and plannings within their communities in the municipalities of Kolokoba, Lobougoula, and Niena. In total, these activities involved 59 people, including 52 women, and 7 men. In the region of Timbuktu, AMSS supported 06 gender-based violence awareness sessions, taking into account the COVID-19 context, to encourage women and other vulnerable people to apply for renewal positions within the basic social service management bodies in their communities. These sessions were held in 3 districts of the urban municipality of Timbuktu respectively in Koiratao, Djingareiber, Badjinde, Hamabangou (urban commune of Timbuktu), in Toya (Municipality of ), and in Bourem Inaly

19

(Commune of Bourem Inaly). A total of 49 people, including 42 women and 7 men among them 05 people with disabilities participated in these sessions.

• Inclusion of Disabled Persons Organizations (DPO) The inclusion of people with disabilities and vulnerable people in all CEP activities is essential for the program. All CSO partners and subcontractors include people with disabilities witihn their activities. Currently, 45 specific CBOs representing people with disabilities work with CEP's CSOs partners. CEP has also specifically initiated a formal partnership with 04 DPOs; AMPA, APHM, EIHD (all 03 in Bamako) and FERAPH (in Sikasso) in addition to the inclusion of disable persons within its 18 CSOs partners’activities. During the reporting period, CEP’s DPOs partners, as mentionned in the ODA section conducted a series of capacity reinforcement sessions for their members on various topics including communication techniques, adminstrative and financial management, reporting, filing and archiving etc.

AMPA : “Association Malienne pour la protection des personnes atteintes d’albinisme”: The Malian Association for the Protection of People with Albinism AMPA supported the celebration of the International Albinism Awareness Day (13-19 June 2020) in the courtyard of the Institute for Blind Youth in Faladie (IJA). It recorded the presence of several organizations of people with albinism such as SOS Albinos, SIAM, the Salif KEITA Foundation as well as the representative of UMAV, environmental services, the press/media and several supporters. In total, approximately 128 people including 49 men, 79 women including 118 persons with disabilities participated in the event. The celebration was marked by lectures on the rights of people with albinism, radio broadcasts, a day of tree planting, newspaper interviews on the difficulties, challenges, and successes encountered, the role of government, grievances and the cries of heart of Albino rights groups. AMPA has also developed during this reporting period a guide on the management of albinism in the education and health services. This guide is the result of an extensive consultation with stakeholders in the two services and will help professionals to promote the best way to treat children and people living with albinism. APHM: “Association des Personnes en Situation d'Handicap de Medina Coura An be kun”: Association of People with Disabilities of Madina Coura APHM supported a series of clean-up actions to maintain hygiene in 3 health centres in Commune II as already mentionned. APHM initiated also advocacy actions towards communal authorities of the commune II for the sustanaibility of WASH activities involving community members in decisions making processes, effective GIE, and taking into account the specifi needs of disable persons. In these advocacy actions, APHM insited also on the respect of barrier measures againt the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cleaning and hygiene day at the Niarela health center (Commune II of Bamako)

FERAPH: « Fédération Régionale des Associations de Personnes Handicapées » : Regional Federation of Disabled Persons Associations FERAPH organized 03 awareness sessions for the elected and village/neighbourhood leaders of Sikasso, Kadiolo, and Kolondiéba and basic social services workers on the process of developing and revising

20

development plans and communal budgets. The aim of these sessions was to draw the attention of participants to the specific needs of people with disabilities and to strengthen the capacity of actors to be sensitive to disability and influence decision-makers in the next development of the PDSEC (Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan) in their respective municipalities. A total of 42 people, including 31 men and 11 women, among them 9 disabled people took part in these sessions.

Sensitization on taking into account Handicap in Sikasso, April 27th 2020

EIHD: « Emploi Intégration des Handicapés pour le Développement » : Employment Integration of the Disabled for Development With CEP support, EIHD organised a series of 04 training workshops for its staff, health and education workers and the elected authorities on the Disability Rights Convention from 14 to 17 April 2020 and from15-20 June respectively. The aim of these sessions was to draw attention to the specific needs of people with disabilities and to strengthen the capacity to better understand disability and the rights of people with disabilities in order to integrate these rights and needs into their work and their daily behaviours. Atotal 44 people, including 36 men and 8 women, including 10 people with disabilities took part in the various sessions. • Contribution from CEP’s subcontractors 1) Binthily Communication: CEP is working with Binthily Communication, a Malian communication company, to implement outreach activities involving traditional communicators in its 06 regions of intervention. CEP contracted Binthily to train traditional communicators (youths) on laws related to the decentralization in Mali to enable them to carry out communication activities at the community level of these laws in more accessible languages. In quarter 01 Binthily completed the trainings, the translation of the laws in more accessible languages to communities (songs, slams, sketches…), and the caravans to disseminate the identified and translated laws in the 06 regions of the programme. After training the traditional communicators, translating the laws into songs, slams, and sketches and completing a series of caravans during the previous quarter, Binthily developed, during this reporting period, a broadcasting and outreach communication program through songs and poetry aired by 13 community radio stations in the 6 regions of CEP’s intervention. The broadcasting program on community radio contains 83 broadcasts on 03 radio stations in Bamako, 63 broadcasts on 02 radio stations in Kayes, 34 broadcasts on 02 radios stations in Mopti, 22 broadcasts on 02 radio stations in Sikasso, and 49 broadcasts on 02 radio stations in Timbuktu.

21

2) Center for the Promotion of Human rights and Development in Africa (CPHDA) The Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights and Development in Africa (CPHDA) is one of CEP’s subcontractors, responsible for the production of educational deliverables on citizenry, including the adaptation of the Ministry of Education's civic education curricula in the form of a Comic book, which will be distributed to students aged 12 to 16 in the USAID/Mali-CEP intervention areas. During this quarter CEP and CPHDA worked for the extension of the contract due to the fact that the training in the schools could not be done due the teachers strike throughout the year. CPHDA is finalising the audio version of the government access book and the comic book that will be disseminated in schools in the CEP’s intervention regions. CEP has requested CPHDA to adapt the COVID-19 current context to its activities before the implementation. Now that the teachers’ problems are finding solutions, CPHDA will plan again their activities at the opening of schools in the next quarter. 1) Fondation Hirondelle/Studio CEP works with Studio Tamani to produce and broadcast radios programs. The radio programs are used to identify and raise awareness of existing challenges in the delivery and management of basic social services. Through these radio programs, CEP aims to influence citizens to participate in local governance, help communes to identify their own challenges, find solutions, and permit other communes facing similar challenges to learn from their peers. CEP radio programs are broadcasted on 70 local radio stations with a national coverage. They give an opportunity to each of the CEP’s communes of intervention to learn from challenges and solutions of one another, and to learn from the best practices. These radio programs are produced and aired bi-monthly in the format of a 3 minutes radio magazine and a radio debate program called “Grand Dialogue” of 45 minutes. Radio Magazine: During this quarter, CEP through its partner Studio Tamani, produced and aired 06 radio Magazines to inform and promote dialogue in order to find consensual solutions to governance issues in the communes. Grand Dialogue: During this quarter, Studion Tamani did not produce new debate programs due to the spread of the COVID- 19 pandemic in Mali and decided to rebroadcast 6 selected “grand dialogue” programs already produced in quarter 01 and considered to be still relevant today. It has resumed now the production of new “Grand dialogue” programs for the next quarter. (See the table on the magazines and Grand dialogues in Annex 3)

2) Cinema Numerique Ambulant (CNA) CNA is a CEP’s subcontract that produced an educational film on WASH, education, and health, and is responsible to do the screenings of these films in the six regions of the program’s intervention. During this reporting period, CNA did not continue the film screening in Mopti and Timbuktu regions due to security reasons. In fact, the screenings of the films are done only at late hours in the day and that becomes hard to insure everyone’s security during this activity. CNA requested to complete the remaining screenings in other regions due to security constraints in the region of Mopti and Timbuktu. CEP has suggested a new approach to CNA to use social media and/or community radio stations to communicate the content of the films in the two regions of Mopti and Timbuktu.

22

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (MEAL) ACTIVITIES : PREPARATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF SURVEYS WITH YOUTH DATA COLLECTORS USING TABLETS IN BAMAKO

During this reporting period, CEP decided to work with its youths data collectors to collect data on the level of satisfaction of people over the delivery of basic socio services in Bamako to assess progressively the effets of its program activities. The data collected allowed CEP to analyze the level of appreciation of citizens on the existence and quality of basic social services in the CEP’s communes of intervention in Bamako, and appreciate also the level of involvement of citizens in the CEP’s CSOs partners and subcontractors activities in Bamako. CEP has conducted this process of data collection in Bamako in collaboration with its youths data collectors form Bamako already trained, and with ARGA and AADEC, its two CSOs partenrs in Bamako. The data collection process was completed in three phases: - A youth initiation and orientation session - Conduct the survey with youth data collectors in Bamako - Analysis of the survey results

The youth initiation and orientation session

The introductory and orientation session of 12 youth data collectors was done in two phases due to COVID- 19 prevention measures bringing together 6 youths in the first phase and the other 6 in the second phase. During the orientation session, the training focused on the following points: • Remind participants the respect of barrier measures against COVID 19 (indoors and in the field) • Remind CEP’s objectives and activities and of its 02 CSO partners in Bamako • The youth data collectors’ initiative • Introduction to the survey using tablets (demonstration, practical cases, different stages) • The survey itinerary in the neighborhood during the 3 days • Translation of questions into local languages • People and structures to be interviewed (sampling) • Administrative and logistic apects • Presentation of the survey report template

Conduct of surveys by young data collectors in Bamako

Following the orientation session, the survey was conducted in 04 communes of Bamako (Commune II, IV, V, VI) with a total of 12 Neighborhoods (03 Neighborhoods per municipality) where CEP’s CSOs and CBOs partners intervene. Each youth data collector covered one Neighborhood for 03 days to conduct the survey among citizens and existing structures using a tablet to record data. In each neighborhood, the youth data collector met citizens who are directly and indirectly beneficiaries of CSOs and CBOs’ activities, local authorities, and technical services representatives. In total the 12 youths data collectors reached through the survey 372 people including 139 women ( 37%).

- Analysis of surveys results The analysis and interpretation of the survey results were done (1) on the socio-demographic characteristics of the populations surveyed, (2) the level of satisfaction of citizens on the quality of social services provided

23

in their communes, (3) the level of satisfaction of citizens of the quality of the municipal governance, and (4) the level of satisfaction of citizens with CEP’s CSO partners and sub-contractors activities. (1) The soial -demographic charasteristics of the populations interviewed: In Total 372 people were interviewed during the 06 days of the satisfaction survey, with 37% of them being women. From all age groups (18-30, 31-40, 41-40, more 50) interviewed, there was a good representation of each age group in the total number of people interviewed (between 23% and 27%). The occupational categories "Worker / Craftsman / Trader", "Public Administration Executive", and "Youth Association Leader" were the most representative among the population with more than 15% for each of these categories. (2) The level of satisfaction of people on the existence and quality of basic soci services Based on different repsonses obtained, the survey analysis ranked the hydraulic services in the first position with 30.44 % who said they are satisfied as opposed to 41.49% who are rather satisfied, followed by the the health services in the second position with 26.47% who said they are satisfied as opposed to 31.91% wha are rather satisfied, the hygiene and sanitation services in the third position with 19.54% who said they are satisfied as opposed to 30.76% who are rather sastisfied, and finally the education services ranked to the last position with 11.90% who said they are satisfied as opposed to 26.88% who are rather satisfied. This low level of satisfaction of the Education service can be linked to the context of the last 2 years marked by numerous teachers’strikes which have greatly affected the quality of supervision and education of pupils. (3) The level of staisfaction of the quality of municipal governance The analysis of responses of interviewees has indicated that an average of only 20% said they are satisfied with the governance and delivery of services at the communal level as opposed to 28.46% who said they are rather satisfied and 26.79% little satisfied. These services include the reception at the town hall, delivery of civil registration services, holding of sessions, degree of collaboration between the town hall and CSOs, the payment of taxes, the degree of women involvement in the management of public affairs, and the degree of accessibility of Disable persons to basic socio services. (4) The level of satisfaction of CEP’s CSOs and CBOs activities The analysis of the responses of interviewees showed that, on average, 57% of the interviewees say they are satisfied with CEP’s CSO partners (ARGA and AadeC) and of the 03 sub-contractors (Studio Tamani, Cinéma Numérique Ambulant, and PHI-PHI SHOW). The majority of those interviewed said that they have participated in these CSO activities. (A Detail report of this assessment of the level satisfaction of the popluations in Bamako is in Annex 4)

PLANNED FY20 QUARTER 4 ACTIVITIES During the implementation of the following activities in Q4, CEP will adapt its strategy to comply with barrier measures against COVID-19: • Implement the remaining phases of the GGB processes of Danderesso and Timbuktu, and continue to support the implementation of other GGB small grants approved. • Provide small grants to support the implementation of SCALE+, GGB, and PPPWG actions plans. • Provide small grants to support the implementation of inclusion activities with TEMEDT. • Set up and follow up the PPWG activities. • Outreach activities with studio Tamani. • Follow up the implementation of the evaluation of ODA actions Plans. • Issue the second round of Emergency Opportunity Grant to five CSOs (APS). • Continue the implementation of DPO project activities.

24

• Continue the implementation of CSOs activities in the field (small forums, advocacy activities, external review mechanisms, Capacity building of CBOs, etc.). • Coordinate CEP meetings with others PDG projects. • Finalize and disseminate the comic books on civic education. • Disseminate the printed and audio "Government Access Manual". • Continue in the region of Kayes, and Mopti the data collection process using CEP’s youth data collectors, as part of the implementation of an Online monitoring system (hotline).

OPERATIONS ACHIEVEMENTS During this reporting period, the CEP procurement team carried out a series of activities, including the close monitoring of CEP exoneration files with a challenge of slowness: • CEP has obtained 05 exemptions out of the 08 submitted during this reporting period and is still following up with USAID on the remaining requests including the exemption requests from customs duties for the extension of the registration plates of three vehicules. • CEP processed 03 requisitions for the provision of Malitel / orange additional units for the staff for the teleworking during the confinement period due to COVID-19 constraints. • CEP has notified the owner of the building office of FHI360 for the renewal of the rental contract expiring on September 30, 2020 and the follow-up of the principle of the withholding option of 15% on the rental value by FHI360 in accordance with the applicable law in the field in Mali.

HUMAN RESOURCES CEP started a recruitment process of a local consultant to develop guidelines and standard tools on conflict sensitivity / and conflict management for its CSOs’partenrs. The process hasn’t been completed yet and will continue in the next quarter.

SUB-AWARDS AND GRANT ASSISTANCE During this reporting period, the main activities carried out by CEP GRANTS include: ▪ CEP worked on 13 small grants packages of Fixed Award Amount (FAA) type Grants for the APS projects and GGB processes which are in the approval process. ▪ The planification of modification packages for 18 partners with cost reimbursement type subsidies to be completed in the next quarter. ▪ The submission to FHI360 HQ of two modification requests of the POP of CPHDA and Binthily.

PROGRAM CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES This quarter was very challenging with the spread of insecurity in the north and the center of Mali, and recently with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pendemic. CEP’s CSOs partners have reshaped their strategies to adapt to the very changing context in their areas of intervention. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Mali in mid-March, CEP and its partenrs have rapidly adapted all the prevention measures against the transmission of the virus, and integrated into the awareness activities, following the government and OMS intructions. CEP’s CSO partners have reduced the size of participants to 10 - 15 persons in the traininsg and forums activities to comply with the social distancing measures. With CEP support, all CEP’s CSO partenrs have inserted the COVID-19 prevention messages into their WASH activities in the field. CEP has also produced an operations plan in order to define protocols and instructions to protect staff and partners while ensuring the continuity of the implementation of the program’s activities.

25

CEP’s staff are currently working from home to prevent the risk of COVID-19 transmission and continuing to provide technical support to CSO partenrs through teleworking while facing technology challenges including the slow internet connections particularlry with CSOs partners in the field. The second challenge we are facing is the limitation of the remaining obligation available for WASH funds (12%). On July 21, the CEP team has submitted a request of $1,373,320 in obligated funds., and is waiting to receive the funds.

RECOMMENDATIONS • CEP should continue working with its CSOs partenrs to reinforce compliance with COVID-19 prevention measures in the field. • CEP should accelarate the preparation of its CSOs partners’ modification of obligations for the next fiscal year. There is a working plan for these mdodification for August and september 2020. • CEP should start preparing the annual plan for the next fiscal year with a particlar attention to activities delayed during this year due to COVID-19 pendemic restraints and a focus on synergy actions with other USAID funded partners. This will be completed on time and submitted to USAID by early September. • CEP should follow up its last submission to USAID of the WASH incremental funds request to be able to continue supporting its activities and of its CSOs partners.

26

ANNEX 1:

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:

% of

Achieve Achieve Achieve Total Target Target Indicator Name d in d in d in Achieve No. Y4 Achieve (Q1-Y4) (Q2-Y4) (Q3-Y4) d Y4

Indicator Indicator d (Y4) Number of Civil Society 481 481 482 Organizations (CSOs) receiving (includi (includi (includi 1.1.1 USG assistance engaged in 520 482 93% ng 50 ng 50 ng 53 advocacy interventions. (USAID DPO) DPO) DPO) Indicator DR.4.2-2) Number of mechanisms for external oversight of public 1.1.3 262 64 31 116 211 80% resource use supported by USG assistance Number of mechanisms functioning with USG support to improve 1.1.3. transparency or accountability 262 64 31 116 211 80% a (Indicator 2.2 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) Number of trainings conducted with USG support on improving 1.1.3. transparency or accountability 344 40 26 51 117 34% b (Indicator 2.3, HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) Number of sub-national development plans that include actions for WASH (water 1.2.1 40 22 23 23 23 58% management, hygiene and/or water source protection) as the result of citizen advocacy 31.98% 31.21% (Data (Data from from Average percentage change in GGB GGB citizen satisfaction with public survey survey 1.2.2 25% 0% 31.21% 125% services in target communes where in 5 out in 6 out GGB is operating of 8 of 8 GGB GGB commun commun es) es)

27

% of

Achieve Achieve Achieve Total Target Target Indicator Name d in d in d in Achieve No. Y4 Achieve (Q1-Y4) (Q2-Y4) (Q3-Y4) d Y4

Indicator Indicator d (Y4) Number of people educated on tools, approaches, and/or methods 276 179 196 for water security, integrated water (162 (80 Men (93 Men 1.2.3 resource management, and/or Men 651 145% 450 and 99 and 103 water source protection as result of and 114 Women) Women) USG assistance. (USAID Indicator Women) HL.8.3-1) Number of CSOs that demonstrate 1.3.1 working with and representing the 265 300 300 300 300 113% concerns of marginalized groups Number of USG-funded organizations representing marginalized constituencies trying 1.3.2 12 16 16 16 16 133% to affect government policy or conducting government oversight (USAID Indicator 2.4.1-11) Number of public-private or private-private partnerships facilitated, brokered, strengthened, 2.1.1 1 0 0 1 1 100% or established with project support (Indicator 5.6 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) Number of groups trained in conflict mediation/resolution skills 2.2.1 or consensus-building techniques 200 77 3 42 122 61% with USG assistance (USAID Indicator DR.3.1-2) Number of consensus building forums (multi-party, civil/security 2.2.2 sector, and/or civil /political) held 100 63 67 58 188 188% with USG Assistance (USAID Indicator DR.3.1-3) Number of individuals receiving

civic education through USG- 3.1.1 2,623,68 2,623,68 2,623,68 2,623,68 2,623,68 100% assisted programs (USAID 0 0 0 0 0 Indicator DR.3.2-5) Number of USG-supported activities designed to promote or 3.2.1 100 28 31 64 123 123% strengthen the civic participation of women GNDR-1 Number of legal instruments drafted, proposed, or 3.2.1 adopted with USG assistance 25 7 3 1 11 44% a designed to promote gender equality or non-discrimination

28

% of

Achieve Achieve Achieve Total Target Target Indicator Name d in d in d in Achieve No. Y4 Achieve (Q1-Y4) (Q2-Y4) (Q3-Y4) d Y4

Indicator Indicator d (Y4) against women or girls at the national or sub-national level

Number of youths at risk of violence trained in social or 3.2.2 leadership skills through USG 170 144 0 0 144 85% a assisted programs (USAID Indicator YOUTH-1)

29

ANNEXE 2 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED VERSUS IMPLEMENTED In the Table below, CEP presents a summary of Q2 of FY20 activities planned versus implemented.

Summary Plan of Activities for Q4 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments

Program Start-Up and Administration PDG program coordination meetings Remote meetings and call To be continued with other were held with partners as well in the next MJP, PS&R, Lafia, quarters EMERGE, Voice For Peace, and SNGP for synergy actions with CEP

During this Q3 of Y4, CEP This will continue in Q4 mentors continued to coach and support civil society organizations in the 6 CEP A&E Mentors and staff coach and mentor intervention regions (Ségou, CSO partners based on their individual needs Mopti, Sikasso, Kayes, Timbuktu and Bamako) through remote meetings and phone calls.

During this Q3 of Y4, CEP This will continue in Q4 mentors continued to coach through follow-up calls and and support civil society remote meetings due to organizations in the 6 CEP COVID-19 pandemic A&E Mentors and staff visit CSOs to review intervention region (Ségou, measures. Support visits TDP implementation, troubleshoot issues, Mopti, Sikasso, Kayes, will be done as soon as the and offer feedback at least 3 times per year Timbuktu and Bamako) context allows. through virtual meetings and phone calls due to COVID- 19 constraints

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 in All the 08 communes Completed in Q2 selected communes; CEP GGB Mentors completed this phase of GGB introduce the GGB process to target process communes to build understanding and a community level buy-in

30

Summary Plan of Activities for Q4 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments Community members nominate a small All the 08 communes Completed in Q2 multi-stakeholder group that participates in a completed this phase of GGB break-off, one-day workshop; the small process 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 All the 08 communes Completed in Q2 CSO facilitators organize a workshop with completed this phase of GGB the full stakeholder group to introduce them process to the GGB process, the implementation timeline, and their roles and responsibilities

06 GGB out of 08 completed 02 GGBs (Danderesso and GGB Phase 3: GGB Mentors and CSO this phase. Timbuktu) will start this facilitators use the GGB’s universal criteria phase in Q4. CEP will adapt and sub-criteria to define local indicators for its strategy to consider their selected service delivery challenge preventive measures against COVID-19

06 GGB out of 08 completed 02 GGBs (Danderesso and this phase. Timbuktu) will start this GGB Phase 3: Data collection (especially phase in Q4. CEP will adapt conducted by youth) its strategy to consider preventive measures against COVID-19

06 GGB out of 08 completed 02 GGBs (Danderesso and GGB Phase 4: GGB Mentors and CSO this phase. The last one to Timbuktu) will start this facilitators present outputs to the GGB multi- reach this phase is the phase in Q4. CEP will adapt party stakeholder group for participatory municipality of Domba its strategy to consider analysis and action planning (Sikasso) preventive measures against COVID-19

GGB Phase 4: The multi-stakeholder group 06 GGB out of 08 completed 02 GGBs (Danderesso and elects a Technical Monitoring Group, this phase. Timbuktu) will start this charged with management and oversight of phase in Q4. CEP will adapt the GGB action plan, implementation and its strategy to consider coordination with CSO facilitators and other preventive measures against civil society groups, and integration with the COVID-19 PDSEC process, as needed

31

Summary Plan of Activities for Q4 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments GGB Phase 5: The Technical Monitoring At this stage 6 GGB actions Advocacy and synergy Group identifies resources available to plans are available. The actions will continue in Q4 implement GGB oversight and advocacy CBOs and monitoring activities groups are carrying out advocacy activities to mobilize communities and seek synergies for the implementation of the actions plans.

GGB Inclusivity Grants: CEP funds select CEP will submit 5 GGB activities proposed in GGB action plans that The package for the small small GRANTs packages GRANT including concept for USAID approval during notes for 5 GGB have been Q4. CEP will adapt its finalized (Dandoli, Niono, strategy to consider Tominian, Sirakoro and preventive measures against Bamako IV). 2 GGB Small COVID-19 Grant (Dandoli and Sirakoro) have been approved by USAID and their implementation began in Q3.

Promote advocacy and oversight for The 4 DPO partners CEP will continue to marginalized groups continued to implement support the pursuit of advocacy and community CBO’s advocacy and mobilization activities. community mobilization actions

Completed in the 6 CEP’s CEP in collaboration with Organization of a two-day training regions of intervention . PS&R has already started workshops on Community Youth Mapping and will continue to use (CYM) methodology for 300 youth data young collectors for collectors in selected 5 regions and the prevention initiatives district of Bamako (50 per Region) against COVID-19

Deployment of youth in communes to collect Youth were involved by CEP Youth will continue to be data related to existing water points and their M&E team in collecting data involved in collecting data functionality, water user committee for surveys on citizen for CEP in others regions. performance, number of latrines in public satisfaction in the delivery of spaces, number of shared latrines in basic social serives in households, latrine maintenance and Bamako District. cleanliness, open defecation, and presence of visible feces

32

Summary Plan of Activities for Q4 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments Fondation Hirondelle, through Studio This started with Domba and To be continued in Q4. Dandoli GGB Tamani, uses media to showcase GGB

Inclusivity Grant activities

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

Advocacy & Empowerment (A&E) Mentors Ongoing process. During this Advocacy mentoring will reinforce CEG CSOs advocacy skills as Quarter CEP has continue with all CSOs in needed strengthened 18 CSOs and 4 Q4. CEP will continue to DPOs partners in Advocacy adapt its strategy to consider preventive measures against COVID-19

IR1.3: Citizens, especially marginalized groups, have improved access to and oversight of government

During this quarter CEP staff To be continued in Q4 supported 8 capacity building sessions of 3 DPOs (AMPA, FERAPH, and APHM) and 2 CSOs (ADICO and CEP staff will provide targeted capacity IAMANEH) on Advocacy & building in areas identified in the DPOs' communication, TDPs administrative and financial management, resource mobilization strategies , disability people rights, and elaboration of others strategic documents

The 4 DPOs (FERAPH, Coaching will continue in A&E Mentors will train selected DPOs on AMPA,EIHD and APHM) Q4 advocacy received advocacy coaching

DPOs will work to provide information and All the 4 DPOs conducted To be continued in Q4. sensitize citizens on the law and policies that awareness sessions during promote marginalized groups Q3

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

33

Summary Plan of Activities for Q4 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments In progress with some key To be continued in Q4. activities identified with CEP will adapt its strategy some partners in the work to consider preventive CEP provides grants to two to three SCALE+ plans (Ministry of Youth, measures against COVID- Task Forces to implement collaborative CPHDA). The 2 concepts 19 actions identified during the retreat through noted were delayed because marched funds of up to 50% of the adaptation of the intervention strategy to take into account barrier measures against COVID-19

CSOs support two Public-Private Working Public-Private partnership PPWG will continue in Q4. Groups (PPWGs) each year in the target initiatives are underway in CEP will adapt its strategy regions Sikasso, Segou, Mopti, to consider preventive Kayes, Timbuktu and measures against COVID- Bamako 19

CSOs present results of PPWGs at town hall This was done in all 6 CEP PPWG will continue the meetings in each target region regions. advocacy and mobilization work in Q4.

Studio Tamani has produced To be continued in Q4. Local radio, through partner Studio Tamani, and aired radio programs on and through CSOs' own community radio the advancement of the partners, reports highlights from the Public Private Partnership PPWGs and SCALE+ actions of Segou and Timbuktu.

IR 2.2: Conflict Management mechanisms strengthened

CEP completed a conflict CEP will continue to analysis with CSOs. CEP support CSOs in the CEP staff and TA provide ongoing mentoring provided training tools to development of a conflict and TA to organizations interested in CSOs. During this quarter, management directive to developing conflict sensitivity policies and CEP has also launched the help monitor the conflict conflict management guides for their recruitment process of a resolution process in their organizations consultant for the areas. development of conflict management guidelines

CEG CSOs in conflict-affected areas will Ongoing. During this To be continued in Q4 carry out conflict mitigation activities quarter, 03 CSOs partners including training at-risk youth, conflict (Action Mopti, GAAS Mali resolution and conflict mitigation training, and AMID) organized 10 and non-violent conflict resolution strategies training sessions on

34

Summary Plan of Activities for Q4 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments consensual conflict management in region

CEP will fund Emerging Opportunity All the small GRANT CEP will follow the packages including concept approval of these 5 GRANT Grants to diffuse conflicts as appropriate notes for 5 APS were by USAID and start finalized while taking into implementing these APSs account barrier measures in Q4. CEP will adapt its against COVID-19 (for strategy to consider barrier GRAT in Sikasso, Action measures against COVID- Mopti in Mopti and 19 ADEFIM in Kayes-Kita) and submitted to HQ for review and after for USAID approval.

Fondation Hirondelle’s Studio Tamani's Ongoing This activity will continue story-enhanced talk shows broadcast during Q4. bimonthly to introduce conflict mediation, communication, and dialogue skills to listeners

Objective 3: Citizens Understand Their Rights and Responsibilities and Feel Empowered to

Engage with Government of Mali Actors

IR 3.1: Citizen understanding of rights and responsibilities increased

Translate laws into 6 local languages and 10 laws have been translated To be continued in Q4. disseminate through Studio Tamani Network and the dissemination is radio, Cinema Numerique ongoing with Studio Tamani Ambulant, PhiPhi television shows.

CEP makes law translations available online The Website has been To be completed in Q4. for download through the websites of CEP finalized and just waiting for and CEP’s grantees, as well as in hard copy a go-live from USAID to in local schools, health centers, and town start. halls The design of the booklet has also been completed and 8000 copies have been printed and will be distributed in Q4.

35

Summary Plan of Activities for Q4 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments

Griots songs, jingles, and stories air on local During this quarter, Griots Completed in Q3 radio stations songs, jingles, and stories have been aired on 13 local radios of CEP’s intervention regions

Studio Tamani produces bi-weekly 3minute Ongoing To be continued in Q4. magazines and monthly Le Grand Dialogue debates on a variety of topics relevant to enhancing civic life, including laws, citizen rights and responsibilities, conflict management, participatory governance, and issues concerning marginalized groups. These shows are broadcast across Studio Tamani's network of 70 local radio stations.

CNA takes film roadshow and discussion to Completed in all regions To be planned in Q4 in other 80 communes except in Mopti and regions after discussions Timbuktu for insecurity with USAID. CEP will reasons adapt its strategy to consider preventive measures against COVID-19

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

CPHDA did the pre-test in To be completed in the next CEP supports CPHDA to adapt standard civic two private schools of quarters, depending on education curricula into comic book form and Bamako and shared the schools reopening. provides advocacy trainings for CSOs student’s evaluation report attempting to reform the policies governing with CEP. CPDH will civic education integrate USAID comments in Q4

CEP funds CPHDA to compile and publish a The content of the The document will be printed and audio “Government Access Government Access book printed and disseminated in Handbook” has been completed Q4.

Ongoing To be completed in Q4 CEP funds CSOs to hold town hall meetings on issues of interest to various communities (Timing dependent upon topic. TBD by the CSOs.)

36

ANNEXE 3: Table for more details on Magazines and Grand dialogues produced during this quarter: April 2020

Grand Dialogue Theme Date Link 1 Legislative elections in 09 April https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/22619- Mali: how to achieve 2020 legislatives-au-mali-comment-reussir-des-elections- inclusive and credible inclusives-et-credibles elections? Guests grand dialogue • Zoumana N’tji Doumbia, Presidential majority; • Nouhoum , Opposition ; • Ibrahim Sangho, President of the Election Observatory.

Magazine Theme Date Link Elections and COVID-19: when 08 April https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazines/23320- CBOs raise awareness to prevent elections-et-covid-19-quand-les-ocb-sensibilisent-pour- the spread minimiser-la-propagation

Grand Dialogue Theme Date Link 2 Are Malian 23 April https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/23077- Parliamentarians les-deputes-maliens-sont-ils-representatifs-des-populations representative of the population? Guests grand dialogue • Fily Keita, ancien Parlementarian; • Mirjam Tjassing, Country Director of the Dutch Institute for Multiparty Democracy; • Habibatou Nagnouma Traoré, Chair of Mali's network of young women leaders; • Mamady Sissoko, constitutionnalist.

37

Magazine Theme Date Link Covid 19: In Madina, 2 CSCOM 22 April https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazines/23429- receive hygiene kits covid-19-a-madina-2-cscom-recoivent-des-kits-d-hygiene

May 2020

Grand Dialogue Theme Date Link 1 What contribution do women's 07 May https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/22316- organizations make to civil society quelle-contribution-des-organisations-de-femmes-dans-les- and peace-building initiatives in initiatives-de-la-societe-civile-et-de-consolidation-de-la-paix- Mali? au-mali Guests grand dialogue Gnagna Sène, Women's and Youth Peace and Security Working Group in West Africa and the ; Loda Coulibaly, of Young Women Leaders of Political Parties and Civil Society Organizations (REJEFPO)

Magazine Theme Date Link Committee Agreement: for transparent 06 May https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazines/23513- management of CSCOM in Yasso and accord-de-comite-paritaire-pour-une-gestion-transparente- Benena. des-cscom-a-yasso-et-benena

38

Grand Dialogue Theme Date Link 2 Corruption: what impact on farmers? 21 May https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/21485- corruption-quel-impact-sur-les-agriculteurs Guests grand dialogue• Pr. Mamoutou Soumaré, Economist-Researcher at the Corruption Research and Reflection Group (GRCC); • Clément Dembelé, Member of Anti-corruption and unemployment platform in Mali.

Magazine Theme Date Link School management: the municipality of 20 May https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazines/23608- Sikasso benefits from the ADARS fund gestion-scolaire-la-commune-de-sikasso-beneficie-du-fonds- adars

Juin 2020 Grand Dialogue Theme Date Link 1 What is the record of transferring 11 June https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/20121- skills and resources to quel-est-le-bilan-du-transfert-des-competences-et-des- communities? ressources-aux-collectivites

Guests grand dialogue Amadou Coulibaly, National Agency for the Investment of Territorial Communities (ANICT); Bassirou Diabaté, Budget Monitoring Group; Yacouba Traore, Association of Municipalities of Mali (AMM).

39

Magazine Theme Date Link Resuming classes and Covid-19: the 10 June https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazines/23772- "inadequate" barrier measures denounced reprise-des-cours-et-covid-19-l-insuffisance-des-mesures- in Bandiagara barrieres-denoncee-a-bandiagara

Grand Dialogue Theme Date Link 2 Waste management in Mali: what 25 June https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/20380- solutions? gestion-des-dechets-au-mali-quelles-solutions

Guests grand dialogue Niarga Oulé Dembelé, Head of the sanitation division at the National Directorate of Sanitation and Control of Pollution and Nuisances (DNACPN); Sékou Sangaré, Consumers Association (ASCOMA); Bamadou Sidibé, specialist in waste management. Magazine Theme Date Link Albinism: ritual crimes and stigma debates 24 June https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/magazines/23884- still relevant in Mali albinisme-les-crimes-rituels-et-la-stigmatisation-encore-d- actualite-au-mali

40

ANNEX 4: PREPARATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF SURVEYS BY YOUNG COLLECTORS USING TABLETS IN BAMAKO

CEP initiated the conduct of surveys with its youths data collectors among citizens and the CBOs targeted by the program activities. This aims to collect the level of satisfaction of populations in order to assess the effects and achievements of the program. The data collection process will allow the program to:

- Analyze the level of appreciation of citizens of the existence and quality of basic social services in the communes where CEP operates; - To appreciate the level of involvement and appreciation of citizens of CEP’s CSOs and sub- contractors’activities in the CEP intervention communes.

These data collection activities concerned the District of Bamako for the first stage, it has been carried out in close collaboration with CEP 2 CSO partners (ARGA and AaDeC). During this quarter, the deployment of surveys by young collectors using tablets in bamako has been done in 3 steps : - Holding of the youth initiation and orientation sessions - Conduct of surveys by young data collectors in bamako - Analysis of survey results

Holding of the youth initiation and orientation sessions

The introductory and orientation sessions of 12 young data collectors took place in two phases to consider the preventive measures against COVID 19 (wearing a mask and social distancing), with 06 young people per session respectively on 17 and 22 June 2020 These one-day sessions focused on: • Reminder to respect barrier measures against COVID 19 (indoors and in the field) • Reminder of CEP objectives and activities and its CSO partners • Young data collector’s initiative reminder • Introduction to the survey using a tablet (demonstration, practical cases, different stages) • Survey itinerary in the neighborhood during the 3 days • Translation of questions into local languages • People and structures to be interviewed (sampling) • Administrative aspects and conditions for the care of young people by the CEP / FHI 360 • Presentation of survey report template

Conduct of surveys by young data collectors in Bamako

Following the initiation sessions, the surveys were carried out in 04 communes of Bamako, with a total of 12 Neighborhoods (03 Neighborhoods per municipality) where CEP partners (CSOs and CBOs) carry out activities of several types. Each young collector covered a Neighborhood for 03 days of surveys using a tablet with citizens and structures, based on the survey progress sheets made available to them. These surveys were addressed to people (citizens), some of whom were directly involved in the activities of CSO partners and CBOs and others who were indirectly involved. They also contacted the structures (CBOs and technical services) regularly involved in the partners' activities.

41

In each neighborhood, each youth met the following people: • Day 1: 15 people/ citizens, direct beneficiaries of partner activities, including men, women, HP with consideration of various socio-professional categories • Day 2: 10 people/ citizens, indirect beneficiaries of partner activities, including men, women, HP with consideration of various socio-professional categories; and 03 CBO managers in each neighborhood • Day 3: 03 Local managers of public services (Basic Education, Community Health and Local Officials)

Communes and Neighborhoods 04 communes and 12 neighborhoods covered • Commune II : Missira, Bougouba, Bakaribougou • Commune IV : Lafiabougou, Hamdallaye, Djicoroni Para • Commune V : Sabalibougou, Daoudabougou, Kalaban Coura • Commune VI : Sogoniko, Magnambougou, Sokorodji Numbers of Young collectors 12 young people (06 from ARGA and 06 from AaDeC) Number of survey days per youth 03 days per youth and per neighborhood Total number of people interviewed 372 People including 139 Women (37%)

Map of Communes and neighborhoods covered by the surveys in Bamako

(i)The illustration of areas the young collectors visited for surveys in the Communes V and VI – Bamako

42

(ii) The illustration of areas the young collectors visited for surveys in the Communes II and IV – Bamako

Analysis of surveys results

The analysis and interpretation of the survey results were done in accordance with the 4 points structuring the questionnaire, namely: - Analysis of the socio-demographic characteristics of the populations surveyed - Analysis of the level of satisfaction of citizens with the quality of social services provided in the Communes - Analysis of the level of satisfaction of citizens with the quality of municipal governance - Analysis of the level of satisfaction of citizens with the activities of CEP CSO partners and sub- contractors 1. Analysis of the socio-demographic characteristics of the populations surveyed

Characteristics Size Percentage Sex Men 233 62.63 Women 139 37.37 Total 372 100.00 Age 18-30 88 23.66 31-40 103 27.69 41-50 92 24.73 More than 50 89 23.92 Total 372 100.00 Occupation Worker /Craftsman / Trader 56 15.05

43

Characteristics Size Percentage Housewife 19 5.11 Civil servant 59 15.86 Young Association Leader 60 16.13 Community Leader 47 12.63 Disabled person member of DPO 42 11.29 Student 14 3.77 CSO/CBO Officers 40 10.75 Health Manager 10 2.69 Education Manager 13 3.49 Elected municipal councilor/ Town Hall Officer 12 3.23 Total 372 100.00

A total of 372 people were interviewed during the 06 days of the satisfaction survey, with 37% of them being women. Compared to the four age groups of the population interviewed, there is a good representativeness of each age group in the total number of people interviewed (between 23% and 27%). The occupational categories "Worker / Craftsman / Trader", "Public Administration Executive", "Young Association Leader" represent the great majority of the population surveyed, with more than 15% for each category, i.e. a total of 47% for the three categories. 2. Analysis of the level of satisfaction of citizens with the quality of social services provided in the Communes

Satisfaction of the population with the quality of basic social services (in Percentage) Very Rather Little Very Without satisfied satisfied satisfied unsatisfied opinion Total Quality of Education Services Management of schools by the CGS 9.14 21.51 33.33 15.59 20.43 100.00 Number of students per class 4.57 16.40 43.55 30.91 4.57 100.00 Quality of student supervision by 12.10 23.92 38.44 22.31 3.23 100.00 teachers Amounts that parents pay for their children at school level 21.77 45.70 23.12 5.65 3.76 100.00 Average Overall satisfaction 11.90 26.88 34.61 18.62 8.00 100.00 Quality of Health Services Quality of reception and orientation in 32.24 28.96 25.14 7.65 6.01 100.00 the CSCOM Quality of care services at CSCOM 20.70 27.96 29.03 8.06 14.25 100.00 level CSCOM management 15.05 30.39 28.49 8.60 17.47 100.00 Consultation fees that people pay at the CSCOM level 37.90 40.32 14.52 4.03 3.23 100.00 Average Overall satisfaction 26.47 31.91 24.30 7.09 10.24 100.00 Quality of Hydraulic Services Accessibility of the population to drinking water points 34.95 36.56 21.24 5.65 1.60 100.00

44

Satisfaction of the population with the quality of basic social services (in Percentage) Very Rather Little Very Without satisfied satisfied satisfied unsatisfied opinion Total Quality of infrastructure / water 22.31 46.24 19.09 6.18 6.18 100.00 equipment Contribution fees collected from users 34.05 41.67 19.93 2.90 1.45 100.00 Average Overall satisfaction 30.44 41.49 20.09 4.91 3.08 100.00 Quality of hygiene and sanitation services Regularity of hygiene and sanitation work (garbage collection) 20.12 24.49 28.86 21.87 4.66 100.00 Contribution fees collected from users in relation to services rendered 18.95 37.03 26.82 9.91 7.29 100.00 Average Overall satisfaction 19.54 30.76 27.84 15.89 5.98 100.00

With the 372 people interviewed on their satisfaction with the quality of basic social services, 4 possible levels of satisfaction were planned, and each level corresponds to a percentage of satisfaction:

- Very satisfied (75% - 100%) - Rather satisfied (50% - 74% - Little satisfied (25% - 49%) - Very unsatisfied 0% - 24%) - Without opinion Based on the different responses obtained, an average degree of satisfaction was calculated for each level of satisfaction. Thus, we can note for the satisfaction of the populations (Very Satisfied & Rather Satisfied) compared to the quality of the 04 of the social services (see table above), that the hydraulic services come in first position, with 30.44% of interviewed who say they are "Very Satisfied", followed by 41.49% of those who are "Rather Satisfied".

The Health services follow hydraulic services in 2nd position, in terms of satisfaction, with 26.47% of those interviewed who say they are "Very Satisfied", followed by 31.91% of those who are "Rather Satisfied".

The Hygiene and Sanitation Services rank third in terms of the degree of satisfaction of the populations. Thus, 19.54% of the people interviewed say they are "Very Satisfied", followed by 30.76% of the people who are "Rather Satisfied".

Finally, the Education Services rank last on a level of satisfaction, with only 11.90% of those interviewed who said they are "Very Satisfied", followed by 26.88% of those who are "Rather Satisfied". This low level of satisfaction is to be linked to the context of the last 2 years marked by

45

numerous teaching strikes which have greatly affected the quality of supervision and the performance of pupils.

The graph below gives details of the analysis of the responses: Average Overall satisfaction of the population with the quality of basic social services 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Very satisfied Rather satisfied Little satisfied Very unsatisfied

Quality of Education Services Quality of Health Services Quality of Hydraulic Services Quality of hygiene and sanitation services

3. Analysis of the level of satisfaction of citizens with the quality of municipal governance

The data collection also aimed to assess the level of satisfaction of citizens with the quality of municipal governance i.e., the good management of local affairs with the involvement of different actors including CSOs in this management. The first level of analysis of this problem relates to the appreciation of citizens in relation to the following elements: - Reception at the town hall - Delivery of civil registration services - Holding of the sessions - Degree of collaboration between the Town Hall and CSOs - Payment of taxes and local taxes by the population - Degree of involvement of women in the management of public affairs - Degree of Accessibility to Basic Social Services for People with Disabilities

Analysis of the responses of the interviewees indicates on average that only 20% of the interviewees say that they are "Very Satisfied" with the above-mentioned ratings, compared to 28.46% who say that they are "Rather Satisfied"; and 26.79% are "little satisfied".

The table below gives details of the different levels of satisfaction. 1) Satisfaction of the population with the quality of municipal governance Very Rather Little Very Without satisfied satisfied satisfied unsatisfied opinion Total

46

Reception at the town hall 26.61 29.84 23.92 11.83 7.80 100.00 Delivery of civil registration 100.00 22.85 32.26 26.61 10.75 7.53 services Holding of the sessions 33.70 44.56 9.78 11.96 - 100.00 Degree of collaboration between 100.00 12.91 21.63 28.53 12.31 the Town Hall and CSOs 24.62 Payment of taxes and local taxes 100.00 5.91 22.04 32.26 22.58 17.21 by the population Degree of involvement of women in the management of public 22.31 28.49 31.72 10.22 7.26 100.00 affairs Degree of Accessibility to Basic Social Services for People with 15.86 20.43 34.68 20.97 8.06 100.00 Disabilities Average Overall satisfaction 20.02 28.46 26.79 14.37 10.35 100.00 2) The second level of analysis of the issue of municipal governance relates to the regularity of the holding of public restitution sessions, the participation of citizens in budget sessions and the access to information resulting from these sessions. Thus, at the end of the analysis of the results, we note that the town halls do not generally organize the sessions of public restitution; and only 33% of people say "YES". Also, most people interviewed (42%) affirm that citizens and CBO do not participate in the town hall's budget sessions. In addition, 36% say that the town hall's deliberations are posted and accessible by citizens. Finally, more than half of the people interviewed (58%) affirm the existence of citizens' watch bodies in the municipality.

The graph below gives details of the analysis of the responses:

Satisfaction of the population with the quality of municipal governance

58%

33% 42% 32% 35% 33% 36% 31% 33% 26% 25% 16%

Regular organization Citizen and CBOs Posting and Existence of citizens' of public restitution participation in town accessibility of watch bodies in the sessions by the hall budget sessions citizens to town hall commune Town Hall deliberations

YES NO Without opinion

47

4. Analysis of the level of satisfaction of citizens with the activities of CEP CSO partners and sub- contractors 3) The data collection also aimed to appreciate the level of satisfaction of citizens with the activities of CEP CSO partners and subcontractors. To do this, citizens were interviewed to express their level of satisfaction with the following 04 areas of appreciation: - Appreciation of the activities of CSO partners (ARGA and AaDeC) and their CBOs - Appreciation of radio programs from Studio Tamani - Appreciation of CNA film screenings - Appreciation of PHI-PHI SHOW broadcasts The analysis of the responses of the interviewees showed that on average, 57% of the interviewees say they are "Very Satisfied" in relation to the CSO partners (ARGA and AadeC) as well as those of the 03 sub- contractors (Studio Tamani, Cinéma Numérique Ambulant and PHI-PHI SHOW). Through the activities of CSOs, these include awareness-raising on basic social services issues, forums, interpellations, and advocacy with local decision-makers. For sub-contractors, their activities mainly concern radio broadcast "Magazine" and "Grand Dialogue" for Studio Tamani and its partner radios, on screenings of nocturnal films/cinemas on the delivery of basic social services as regards Mobile Digital Cinema and on TV broadcasts on ORTM 1 as regards PHI-PHI SHOW. The majority of those interviewed said that they participated in CSO activities more than twice and said that they meet the needs of the population and that they serve to improve the delivery of basic social services in the commune and the state of municipal governance. About 40% of those interviewed say there are positive changes seen in the locality as a result of CSOs activities.

The table below gives details of the different levels of satisfaction

Citizens appreciation of the activities of CEP CSO partners and sub-contractors 80% 71% 70% 60% 57% 60% 50% 50% 40% 40% 56% 28% 30% 25% 23% 20% 15% 10% 0% Appreciation of the Appreciation of radio Appreciation of CNA Appreciation of PHI- Average Overall activities of CSO programs from Studio film screenings PHI SHOW satisfaction partners and their Tamani broadcasts CBOs

Very satisfied Rather satisfied

48

Annex 5: FINANCIAL SUMMARY Per USAID’s request, CEP tracks its spendings against three different funding sources - WASH, Disability, and Peace Democracy and Governance (PDG). As of June 30th, CEP has spent $8,059,031.49 of its current obligation of $10,191,699.21. $6,674,162 of the amount spent is from the PDG funds against $ 8,465,019 obligated which shows a remaining obligation of 21%. For the WASH portion, $ 988,044 was spent against $1,126,680 obligated which shows a remaining obligation of 12%. $ 396,825 was spent from the Disability funds against $600,000 obligated which shows a remaining obligation of 34%. CEP anticipates continuing to increase its burn rate in the coming quarter, as all 18 CEG grants and 04 DPO grants would have started and begun the implementation of their last year work plans. Some small grants have also started the implentation of their work plans. See the table below for a budget line breakdown of the program’s spending through Y4 Q3. Table : CEP Y4 Q3 Financial Summary by Funding Source:

Budgeted Line Item Spent to Date Governance WASH Disability Amount PERSONNEL & $3,373,081 $2,188,313.13 $1,726,995.97 $337,087.54 $124,229.63 CONSULTANTS FRINGE BENEFITS $1,304,577 $1,139,378.35 $913,186.93 $165,379.60 $60,811.82 TRAVEL & $489,280 $269,566.93 $257,789.15 $11,512.60 $265.18 TRANSPORTATION OTHER DIRECT COSTS $1,296,146 $758,593.06 $704,723.39 $40,434.45 $13,435.22 CONTRACTUAL $2,986,569 $2,046,033.34 $1,691,442.08 $230,449.02 $124,142.24 EQUIPMENT $99,156 $101,709.89 $101,709.89 $0.00 $0.00 INDIRECT COSTS $2,451,053 $1,555,436.79 $1,278,314.53 $203,180.98 $73,941.28 GRAND TOTAL $11,999,862 $8,059,031.49 $6,674,161.94 $988,044.18 $396,825.37

49