USAID CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (CEP-MALI) Year 4 Report (January 01 – March 31, 2020)

Youths of the 6th district of clearing gutters on January 06, 2020

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

April 2020

Prepared by: FHI 360 Submitted to: USAID

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]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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 Comite 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 support 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 second 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 67 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 2,461 people, including 1,636 men and 825 women, and among them 123 people with disabilities. They have also enabled community organisations to influence and propose 14 policies or plans to local authorities. - Holding 36 advocacy initiatives to improve the quality of basic social services at community level. - Establishing and facilitating 31 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: - Preparing SCALE+ small grants technical packages through a series of meetings with the Ministry of Youth and Sports to finalize a youths’ citizenry program, and with CPHDA and GSB for the capacity building of social services management bodies and 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 08 training sessions on conflict prevention and management techniques for 138 participants including 52 men, 86 women, and among them14 people with disabilities. c) Under objective 3: Increasing citizens’ understanding of their rights and responsibilities to feel empowered to engage with the GoM. - Organizing 26 training sessions on transparency-accountability, advocacy, gender, inclusion and capacity building of CBOs for 493 participants including 307 men and 186 women and among them 123 people with disabilities.

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- Organizing 07 training sessions on WASH for 179 participants including 80 men, 99 women and among them 07 disabled people. - Holding 285 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 5,874 people, including 2,421 men, 3,453 women, and among them 316 persons with disabilities. - Organizing with Binthily communication, a Malian communication agency working with CEP, of caravans in the six regions of CEP’s intervention on decentralization, people’s participation in the elections process, the involvement of women in the elections process, access to education for all, the respect for public goods, and the community involvement to improve WASH and health sectors. - Developing a comic book draft (Kalilou the Good Citizen) with CPDHA, with a scenario inspired by topics of the civic education curricula of the Ministry of National Education. - Producing and broadcasting 06 magazines and 06 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.

Among the above activities implemented under each of the three program objectives, the report specifies in details WASH and disabilities activities and other cross-cutting activities on gender and inclusion.

THE COUNTRY POLITICAL AND SECURITY CONTEXT This second quarter of FY20 ended with 1,028 security incidents in Mali, well above the 2019 quarterly average (845) which confirms the deterioration of the security context observed for more than a year in the country. It is the first time that Mali has exceeded a thousand incidents over 3 months linked to radical groups particualrly the GOAs. Civilians remain the most vulnerable and affected by the crisis with more than 817 civilians killed during this period, a figure never reached, further accentuating the impact of the conflict on the population.

The situation in central Mali, with the presence and growing actions of radical GOAs, and the intensification of self-defense militias actions and FAR operations, favors the change in proportion of the incidents observed since the last quarter between southern, central, and northern Mali. Thus, incidents linked to radical GOAs continue to increase (26%, compared to 21% on average in 2019) while criminal incidents have decreased (36% compared to 43% on average in 2019). The presence and changes within these armed groups increase NGOs’constraints to access the central and northern Mali, and require continual reviews of programs’implementation strategies. The security situation in the south remains complicated with some socio-political tensions such as the various strikes of teachers unions and CHU workers. Crime of all categories continued also to increase during this period in all major cities with several armed robberies recorded especially at night.

NGOs are increasingly being affected by incidents of irregular controls and detentions. 15 incidents noted during this reporting period, including the detention of NGOs’ staff members . While no NGOs’ staff death was recorded in the past quarter, this period recorded the death of an NGO staff member who was in a public transportation that jumped on an ED/mine in the region on March 29th. And on March 03, other NGO workers were injured during a robbery of armed criminals who opened fire to stop their vehicle.

This quarter has also marked the first round of the legislative elections in Mali followed by the second round in April 2020. Some major incidents were recorded as well during these elections, especially during the electoral campaign and on the elections day, particularly in the central and northern Mali. Crimes and radical GOAs attacks took place at the polls in these regions. The major incident reported during the the

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electoral campaign was the attack on the electoral convoy of the Opposition Leader, Soumaila Cissé in Nianfungué, with the death of his bodyguard. Mr. Cisse is still in detention up to date.

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 goals. The program achieved the following results for its objectives:

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 this second quarter of FY20, CEP continued the implementation of the GGB processes in 7 municipalities in progress and launched an 8th GGB process in the urban municipality of Timbuktu (Timbuktu Region) from February 26 to 27, 2020. To date, the 8 GGB processes are underway in the municipalities of (), and (Segou), Sirakoro (), Commune IV (), Domba and (), and in the urban commune of Timbuktu. During the period under review, CEP has completed phase 5 of the GGB process in the municipality of Tominian, data collection for the GGB process in Domba, phase 2 for the GGB process in Danderesso, and phase 1 and 2 of the GGB process in Timbuktu. These different phases have enabled a participatory approach to identify governance challenges in each municipality in the health, and education sectors. At this stage of implementation of the GGB processes, communities have been able to set up priorities and actions plans for 5 out of the 8 GGBs in the municipalities of Dandoli, Niono, Sirakoro, Commune IV of Bamako, and Tominian. On this basis, CEP's CSOs partners supported the development of 5 concepts notes for Small Grants (Technical Proposals and Budgets) that are currently in the submission process for approval first at FHI 360 headquarters level before their submission to USAID. To date, only the small grant for the Dandoli work plan has been approved by USAID, and the package for Sirakoro has been submitted to USAID for approval. Below are details on the level of progress of each of the 08 GGB processes: - The GGB process in Dandoli (): The Small Grant of this GGB process, as a result of a community participatory approach in the commune of Dandoli, was approved by USAID on March 19, 2020. The CEP’s partner in the region, GAAS Mali, responsible to support the implementation of the GGB work plan, signed the contract on April 10. While CEP is monitoring the implementation process of the GGB work plan through its partner, all parties on the ground and the GGB monitoring committee of the municipality of Dandoli will continue to lead the implementation of the work plan’s activities until September 2020. The Dandoli GGB topic is the governance of the education management in the municipality of Dandoli. Activities that are funded under the Dandoli small grant will contribute to the reinforcement of governance around education in the commune of Dandoli. - The GGB process in Tominian (Segou region): ADICO (CEP’s partner) is responsible for the implementation of the GGB process in the municipality of Tominian. The GGB topic is the “mobilisation of local resources". This GGB process completed its phase

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5 from January 29 to 30, 2020 with a workshop of 40 multi-actor participants including 34 men and 6 women, among them 4 people with disabilities. Participants in the workshop were selected among members of community-based organizations (CBOs), technical services, and community members from the municipality of Tominian. The workshop identified, based on the analysis of the data collection’s results, priorities of the municipality, and helped to develop an action plan that will be submitted to USAID for approval in a form of a package for small grant.

GGB phase 5 in Tominian, January 29th, 2020

- 3 GGB processes: in Niono (Segou region), Sirakolo (), and Commune IV (Bamako) For the GGB process in Niono on "Governance in the hygiene and sanitation sector” with FEDE as the implementing partner, the GGB in Sirakolo on "governance of education” with ADEFIM as the implementing partner, and the GGB in Commune IV of Bamako on "safety in the schools” with AADEC as the implementing partner, the program has completed phase 5 of the process and validated their action plans during the period of December 2019 to February 2020. At this stage, small grants packages (technical proposals and budgets) summarizing priorities and actions plans for these 03 GGB processes as well as for the GGB process in Tominian, have been completed and submitted to FHI360 headquarters (HQ) to follow the process for USAID approval.

Meanwhile, CEP will continue to work in the field with its 04 CSOs partners (GAAS, FEDE, ADEFIM, ADICO, and AADEC) to seek other local partners interested in supporting these GGB action plans within their respective municipalities.

- The GGB process in Domba (): CRADE (CEP’s partner) is responsible for the implementation of the GGB process in the commune of Domba. The topic of this GGB is "the problems of girls dropping out of school in favor of gold mining activities". In this commune, the GGB process completed its fourth phase from january 22 to 27, 2020 with the collection and analysis of indicators data. During this period , CEP trained 04 youth data collectors (including 02 men and 02 women) on the GGB questionnaires to address to community members. These questionnaires were addressed to 5 representatives of the commune, 40 members of the community, 5 representatives of OCBs (03 School Management Committee-CGS and 2 Associations of student Mothers -AME), and 5 technical services officers (including 1 advisor of the Center of Pedagogical Animation and 4 school directors). With the support of CRADE staff, the 04 youth data collectors collected data through 55 survey sheets and reached up to 34 men and 21 women. To date, all data collected have been analyzed and the results will inform discussions in Phase 5 (Prioritization and Planning Workshop) which will be organized in the next step.

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- The GGB process in Danderesso (Sikasso region): APIB (CEP’s partner) is responsible for the implementation of the GGB process in the commune of Danderesso. The topic for this GGB is "School governance and monitoring the teacher absenteeism issue in schools". The phase 2 of this GGB took place during the period of January 27 to 29, 2020 through a workshop with all stakeholders in the community to better understand the GGB process, its implementation schedule, their roles and responsibilities, and to identify key services delivery challenges. This stage of the process involved 40 participants, including 30 men and 10 women, among them 02 people with disabilities all selected among the youths, representatives of the village councils, ASACO, the CGS, the water management committees, the technical services, and the town hall and the local administration. - The GGB process in the urban municipality of Timbuktu (Timbuktu region): Initially planned to be implemented by ARDIL in Tonka ( Circle), this GGB was relocated for access and security reasons to the urban commune of Timbuktu. This was possible thanks to the existing collaboration and synergy of actions between AMSS which intervenes for the project in the municipality of Timbuktu and ARDIL which was initially selected as CEP’s partner responsible for this activity. At this stage, phases 1 and 2 of this GGB have been completed through the holding of 2 multi-actor workshops (from February 26 to 27, 2020) which mobilized a total of 40 participants including 23 men and 17 women, among them 02 disabled persons. Participants were selected among the elected representatives, services of the town hall, CSOs, technical services (Health, Hygiene, Sanitation, Education, Hydraulic, Agriculture, CAFO, Directorate of the Promotion of the Woman-Child and Family, Plan and Statistics), and women and youth associations. The topic for the GGB identified by participants is “the problem of hygiene and sanitation management in the urban commune of Timbuktu”. This is a second GGB process addressing WASH issues in addition to the GGB process in Niono.

GGB phases 1&2 in Timbuktu, Febuary 27th, 2020 If the context allows (with regards to the current COVID-19 pandemic), CEP anticipates conducting all the remaining phases to complete action plans for small grants of the 3 GGB processes of Domba, Danderesso, and Timbuktu in the next quarter. Meanwhile, CEP will continue to follow up the approval process of the other GGB small grants submitted and support the progress of the implementation of the GGB action plans of Dandoli, Niono, Sirakoro, Commune IV of Bamako and Tominian. For a greater synergy with its other partners, CEP will share the approved GGB action plans with other PDG partners such as PS&R and with others including the public and private sector partners within the municipalities who will be interested in supporting the implementation of parts of these action plans.

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Summary of the level of progress / activities of the GGB processes:

GGB level of progress per region and per commune Number CSO Participants Type Action of Responsible Region Communes sessions Total M F DP Small GRANT package N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COMMUNE AADEC submitted to HQ for Bamako IV approval Small GRANT package N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ADEFIM submitted to USAID Kayes SIRAKORO for approval Sikasso Danderesso APIB Phase 1&2 completed 1 40 30 10 2 Phase 4: Data collection CRADE 1 55 34 21 0 Sikasso DOMBA and analysis completed Small GRANT package N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FEDE submitted to HQ for Segou Niono approval Small GRANT package ADICO submitted to HQ for 1 40 34 6 4 Segou Tominian approval Small GRANT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A GAAS-Mali Mopti Dandoli Approved by USAID Tombou ARDIL Phase 1& 2 2 40 23 17 2 ctou Tombouctou TOTAL 5 175 121 54 8

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 CSOs partners, supported during this reporting period 67 consultation forums to improve the delivery of basic social services and create spaces for exchanges between local authorities and citizens on governance and budgeting issues, while taking into account the concerns of citizens in terms of community development. These forums organized by 15 CSOs partners in 6 CEP intervention regions mobilized a total of 2,461 participants, including 1,636 men (66%), 825 women (34%), and among them 123 people with disabilities. For example, these forums were spread out in our regions as follows:

• 06 foras organized in the Kayes region (circle of Kita) by ADEFIM in the municipalities of (2), Madina (2), and (2); • 29 foras organized in the Sikasso region of which 07 by APIB in the municipalities of Danderesso, Zangarabougou, Kapala, Zanagasso (Sikasso Circle) and ; 12 by CRADE in the municipalities of (3), (2), Domba (3), (2), and in (2) ; 05 by GRAT in the municipalities of Sikasso (2) , Niena (1), (1), and (1); and 05 by ASECOM with 01 forum held in each of the municipalities of Dioumaténin, Zégoua, , Misséni, and .

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• 08 foras organized in the Ségou region including 05 by ASSAFE in the municipalities of Boky- Were (1), (1), Macina(1), (1), and (1); 02 by AMCFE in the municipalities of and Gare; and 01 by ADICO in the municipality of Tominian • 13 foras organized in the Mopti region including 05 by Action Mopti in the municipalities of Mopti (1), (1), Bassiro(1), (1), and (1); 05 by GAAS Mali in the municipalities of Bandiagara(2), Dandoli(1), (1), and Banac(1); 02 by AMID in the commune of ; and 01 by ESPOIR in the commune of . • 02 foras in the Timbuktu region by ARDIL in the municipality of Timbuktu; • 02 foras in Bamako District Commune IV by AADEC. These forums addressed various topics to improve the availability and quality of basic services (health, education, WASH, agriculture, gender and inclusion) considering the needs and priority actions in the communal plans for each municipality. They served as frameworks for community organizations and local authorities to assess commitments, recommendations, and appeals made in previous forums, to discuss the level of progress of community organizations and citizens' advocacy initiatives towards municipal authorities. They also enabled communities to mobilize their authorities and services providers to engage and demonstrate more leadership in decision-making processes to improve the quality of services for their communities. CSOs, in turn, also made commitments to continue playing a greater role for community mobilization to engage citizen initiatives and lead advocacy and citizen follow-up actions. Advocacy initiatives to improve the quality of social basic services at the community level: During this reporting period, 36 advocacy initiatives were held in the 06 regions of the project intervention. They were made up of recommendations done in the above forums and consultation frameworks in each of the 06 regions of the project. These advocacy initiatives involved a total of 807 CBOs partners and community members, and decision- makers, including 466 men and 341 women, among them 27 people with disabilities. Some of the issues addressed in these advocacy initiatives included the need for infrastructures and equipment, the recruitment of qualified staff for the provision of services, the good quality of WASH, education and services, transparency in the management of public funds and assets, and the consideration of community priority needs in the community development plans with a focus on community participation. CBOs, with the support of CSOs partners, led these advocacy initiatives and contributed to increase follow- up actions and proposals/suggestions addressed to elected officials through several follow-up meetings and community outreach and organized sessions to update and monitor CBO work plans. Some results of these advocacy initiatives can be linked to the INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC POLICIES during the program intervention in different municipalities: CEP, through its CSO partners, helped community organizations prioritize and influence local authorities in the decision-making process regarding community concerns, and the adoption and implementation of local policies and communal plans in their respective municipalities. They participated in communal sessions organized for the adoption of public plans and restitutions of municipalities and helped to take into account some concrete proposals that include the priority needs of their community members in the areas of health care, education, WASH, gender and inclusion. Through their active involvement, CSOs and CBOs were able to influence and propose 14 concrete actions as a result of their sustained advocacy activities and interactions between communities, and local authorities and technical services. These concrete actions include for instance the integration into the annual community priority action plans, the construction of infrastructures (Renovation of 06 classrooms) funded from the municipal budget, ANICT (National Agency of Territorial Communities) contributions and others partners funds, the purchase

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of equipment, and the care of health personnel following the CSOs’ advocacy initiatives within their respective municipalities. Some examples of these infrastructures and actions:

• In the Mopti region: MINUSMA funded the construction of a centre for people with disabilities as a result of advocacy actions of CBOs at the Town Hall (February 2020). UNICEF funded the construction of 3 Water Points (1 water point at the Sassadi school, 1 at the Wendeguele school in Dandoli commune, and 1 at the Dourou fundamental School) as a result of the advocacy initiatives of the CGS and the monitoring committees of the WASH consultation frameworks with the Town Hall. • In the Sikasso region: As a result of the CGS of Niena advocacy initiatives, the NGO “Go Africa Online” supported the school A of Niena with computer equipment including 10 computers, 10 tablets, 4 round tables, 10 chairs, 10 batteries, and 10 solar panels in January 2020. The advocacy initiatives of the CGS of Niena resulted also into the prioritization and registration by the local council of the drilling at school B of Sanso (Commune of Sanso) in the orientation of the funds for the fiscal year 2020 of ANICT (National Agency of Territorial Communities ) for a cost of 13,956,000 FCFA (Deliberation N 04/CRS of February 26, 2020 by which the local council decided to adopt the orientation of the right to draw ANICT); The advocacy actions of the coordination of CGS of Sanso resulted in the renovation by the Town Hall of Sanso and 6 classes at the level of School A of Sanso (January 2020). • In the region of Ségou: The advocacy actions initiated by the advocacy committee of Souleye resulted in the adoption by the town hall of the municipality of Souleye of the decree 2020-6-M- CRS on 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 and the finalisation of the GGB action plan in the municipality of Tominian. • In the Timbuktu Region: The advocacy actions initiated by ASACO and the youth and women associations in Lafia resulted in the granting of land and the start of the construction of a hangar (February 2020) at the CSCOM in Algal (Lafia commune); as well as the payment of the matron salary of the CSCOM of Bourem Inaly by the Town Hall (February 2020) • In the District of Bamako, the advocacy actions led by the Multi-actors’groups resulted in the validation of the GGB action plan of the Commune IV by the Town Hall (March 2020). The CBOs members of ARGA, following their advocacy initiatives, obtained the agreement in principle from the municipal authorities of the town halls of the municipalities I, V and VI of the District of Bamako for the validation of 3 charters of governance at the next communal sessions.

External control mechanisms for the use of public resources: To help fulfill the role of citizen monitoring, CBOs partners initiated and/or participated in a total of 31 mechanisms/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 follow-up exercise has generally been done through an active participation in meetings/actions to monitor the allocation of public resources and public sessions on the municipality administrative accounts (accountability session)in several municipalities including in Danderesso, Zangarabougou, Kapala, Zanagasso, and Koutiala with the support of APIB, in Koumantou, Sanso, Domba, Debelin, and Zantiebougou with the support of CRADE, in Niono with the support of FEDE, in Ségou, Samine, Sakoiba, and Cinzana Gare with the support of AMCEF, and in commune IV in Bamako with the support of AADEC. These follow-up actions and public sessions on the municipality administrative accounts (accountability session) provided the information that community organizations and citizens needed to know about how public resources and services were managed and transferred within their communities.

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Community organizations have also played their role as supervisors through follow-up meetings and questioning elected officials on how they allocate public resources, the quality of services they provide, and the time they take to complete building infrastructures.

Here are some examples of the follow-up actions by community organizations: • Holding 07 workshops of restitution and adoption of administrative account in the municipalities of Kapala (March 12, 2020), (March 17, 2020), Zangarabougou (March 21, 2020), Danderesso (March 14, 2020), and Koutiala (March 25, 2020) supported by APIB. A total of 203 people attended the rendition sessions, including 157 men and 46 women, with 07 among them living with a disability. These sessions allowed elected officials (mayors) to share their annual management records with their citizens 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 for future planning. The CBOs also took these opportunities to discuss the closure of schools following the teachers' union strike and its impact on the school year. • In the Segou region, ADICO supported the holding of follow-up meetings of the Community Heath Association-ASACO and the City Hall in the municipalities of on January 17, 2020 with 20 participants including 16 men and 4 women, with 1 person among them with disability, and of Tominian on January 23rd with 20 participants including 14 men and 6 women. These meetings mobilized the mayors of the two municipalities and the elected members of the Committee and members of the ASACO. In these meetings, they focused on recalling the obligations of the commune and ASACO in the field of health as it’s stipulated in the CAM (Convention of Mutual Assistance), the presentation of the management balance sheet of ASACO and the forging of recommendations such as the summoning and questioning of health service providers who work at the same time as nurses without the authorization of the town hall (Responsibility of the Town Hall), the permanence at the level of health centers and the awareness of communities for a better frequentation of the centers, and the fight against the illegal sale of medicines and the sale of parallel medicines by health workers (Responsibility of the Town Hall and ASACO). • AMCFE supported the holding of 6 participatory follow-up sessions organized by CBOs in the municipalities of Sakoiba (3), Ségou(1), Cinzana Gare(1), and Saminè(1). These meetings allowed the CBOs to reiterate their advocacy initiatives for a better allocation of resources in the health, WASH, and education sectors. A total of 20 CBOs members, including 12 women and 08 men participated in these sessions.

CBOs members attending the Town Hall Session on expenses of the communal budget in Sakoiba, th February 15 , 2020

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• CSOs partners in Sikasso also supported the holding of the presentation sessions of the annual reviews of the Zantiebougou and Koumatou ASACO, the Association "Ma Commune en Marche" (with CRADE), and the ASACO of the village of DJITAMANA (ZANGASSO commune with APIB). • Holding follow-up meetings of the Health Management Bodies (Community Health Association- ASACO), and WASH (including the management of water point committees and drinking water user associations) for the registration of priorities and the maintenance costs of basic social infrastructures in the communal plans in Farakala, Niena, Wayerma II, and Lobougoula (Sikasso region). • The monitoring by the youths and women's associations of the commune of Lafia of the construction of the Hangar in the CSCOM of Aglal. These 2 control actions were carried out in the region of Timbuktu. • The restitution of the report of the citizen audit investigation in the commune IV of the Distrcit of Bamako (AADEC) through the Civic Group of this commune. This session was held on February 4, 2020 with the participation of 45 participants, including 34 men and 11 women and among them 1 person with disabilities. The restitution allowed to share the content of the report with various actors of the commune, and to call upon decision-makers including municipal authorities to take commitments based on recommendations made in the report in order to improve the quality of basic social services, and for tranparency in the management of public resources. During this quarter, the community organizations’s control actions allowed to identify some community challenges and priorities, and drew the attention of decision-makers to community concerns, including existing gaps that need to be improved in the policy implementation or infrastructures’ construction. These actions were also a reminder of the role and responsibility of elected officials, services providers, and CBOs and citizens to work together for the development of their municipalities.

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 the youth’s activities suggested during our SCALE+ process, CEP initiated discussions with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the NGO ARGA to finalize a technical proposal on organizing youth’s forums on citizenry and peace across the country. At this stage, ARGA has submitted to CEP a technical and financial proposal that took into account the Ministry of Youth and Sport’s suggestions. CEP also engaged in discussions with other USAID programs including PS&R and MJP for their involvement in these youth’s activities, and PS&R has expressed interest in supporting the outcomes of the youth’s forums. CEP team is currently finalizing the packages for this activity that will be submitted to USAID for approval. With the new context of COVID-19, reflections are under way to define the best strategy to organize the forums while respecting the prevention measures. The results of these reflections will help in finalizing the package. 2) CEP team meeting with CPDHA and the GSB (Groupe de suivi budgetaire/Budget Monitoring Group) to discuss initiatives that will support the capacity building of basic social services infrastructure’s management bodies (Health and WASH) and the holding of forums for their accountability at the municipal levels. These initiatives are part of the CEP SCALE + the implementation process. At this stage, the 2 partners have submitted their draft of memorandum for agreement to CEP. CEP will consolidate and finalize these documents for small grants in the third quarter. 3) Monitoring of public-private partnerships working groups (PPWG) As a reminder, CEP and its CSOs partners have conducted 6 public-private partnership workshops as originally planned in the regions of Ségou (with AMCFE), Sikasso (with GRAT), Kayes, and Diéma (with

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IAMANEH), Timbuktu (with AMSS), and in the district of Bamako (with ARGA) on topics related to education, health, and WASH. Each workshop led to the creation of a second Public-Private Partnership Working Group (PPWG), and to date 12 PPWGs have been created. During this reporting period, the CEP team through its CSO partners, has organized 6 working and planning meetings with the PPWs in Mopti, Sikasso, Ségou, Timbuktu, Kayes, and Bamako to discuss their collaborative plans and advocacy initiatives. With CSO partners, the CEP team has organized as well 6 meetings, 1 in each region to identify at least 2- 3 priority initiatives that will be supported in the implementation of their action plans. In these meetings, PPWG identified priority issues for their communities that could be the subject of advocacy, follow-up, community mobilization and collaboration between CSOs and the private sector in the area of education, health, WASH and their related solutions, as detailed by each region below. In Segou, for example, the PPWG continued the advocacy initiative on improving services at the Segou Regional Hospital. The director of the hospital pointed out that the main problem of the surflux at the hospital level is due to the failure of the respect of the health pyramid because patients often skip the CSCOM (Community Health Centre) and the CSREF Reference Health Centre and go directly to the hospital instead. The Director suggested that they should work to increase awareness at the CSCOM/ASACO level in order to ensure that the health pyramid is respected and stop overwhelming the hospital level by so many patients. Accordingly, the PPWG in Segou decided to work towards this direction as a priority. In the Mopti Region, the PPWG held a series of meetings and decided to address the issue of the inadequation of health staff allocation in the health centres at the Regional Directorate of Health level and the resumption of courses of schools in the region. In Sikasso reion, the PPWG continued meeting with its three partners, including the Wayerma II City Council, the owner of the Maissa Kone Hotel, and the Jean Bosco School in Sikasso for their support in the project finalizing the construction of the 3 classrooms of the Wayerma II school in the municipality of Sikasso. At this stage, the PPWG plans to organize a series of workshops to remobilize all actors to increase the community, state representatives, and private sector’s involvement. 4)Continuing the mobilization of government and elected officials for their support and participation in CEP In all regions and municipalities of interventions, the CEP team has maintained good relationships between CSOs partners and local authorities (including governors, mayors, and technical services providers in health, education, WASH and agriculture) for their participation in the program activities at the municipal and circle level. For instance, in Tominian, CEP through its partner ADICO involved actively local authorities’ mayors and technical services in the GGB workshops, training sessions and forums, and they expressed their interest in these activities. In Timbuktu, CEP through its partner AMSS engaged local authorities in the two phases 1 & 2 of the GGB and their participation contributed in the definition of the GGB topic of Timbuktu. In Domba, local authorities decided to carry out the GGB process with their communities and are pressuring CEP to finalize the GGB work plan as they want to submit it to Morilla Mining company for support before its expected closure. During this quarter, FERAPH supported 06 meetings to set up 06 consultation frameworks between the disabled people, elected officials, CSOs, and Community members (including 2 in Kadiolo, 2 in Sikasso, and 2 in ). The aim of these consultation frameworks was to promote the consideration of the specific needs of people with disabilities. These meetings were held from febraury 20 to 27, 2020, and mobilized in total 100 people, including 71 men and 29 women, including 29 people with disabilities. At the end of these meetings, 06 consultation frameworks, each composed of 11 members, were established.

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At the national level, CEP held several meetings with the Ministry of Youth to involve authorities in the preparation of the technical proposal and identify together their roles during the implementation of the youth’s forums across the country. 5) Training the CBOs on conflict mediation During this quarter, 03 CSOs partners organized 08 training sessions on consensual conflict management in the Mopti and Timbuktu regions. In the Mopti region, Action Mopti organized 05 training sessions in its 5 municipalities of intervention, and AMID organized 01 training session in Youwarou. In the region of Timbuktu, ARDIL organized 02 training sessions for its CBO partners (CGE, CEHA, AUEP, CGS, and women and youth associations). The content of the training was built on the tools already developed by CEP. A total of 138 members of community organizations, including 52 men and 86 women, among them 14 people with disabilities, participated in all these trainings. CEP conducted this activity to achieve its goal of building the capacity of community organizations in conflict prevention and mediation techniques. These techniques enable community organizations to resolve conflicts that arise at the local level within their respective communities. In addition, CEP is working on awarding 05 subgrants to 05 CSO partners (ADEFIM in Kita-Kayes, GRAT in Sikasso, ARGA in Tominian-Ségou, Action Mopti in Mopti and GAAS in Bandiagara-Mopti) under its Emerging Opportunity Grants for an Annual Statement Program called APS. This program aims to equip CSOs with conflict prevention and management techniques to enable them resolve local conflicts particularly those arising around community common interests. The 5 grants, each lasting 3 to 4 months will include training sessions, consensual forums between the authorities, CSOs and CBOs, and mediation actions to resolve and mitigate identified local conflicts. At this stage, 03 packages (Technical Proposals and Budgets) have been submitted to FHI 360 headquarters for review before submission to USAID for approval. The remaining 02 subgrants packages will be submitted in the next quarter. 6) Strengthening synergy actions with other USAID-funded programs and the private sector During this reporting period, CEP held a series of meetings with other USAID partners, including PS&R, MJP, and LAFIA, to identify areas of collaboration and synergy. One of the areas identified for collaboration is organizing youth forums across the country with the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Another area identified for collaboration with PS&R is providing support to the review of PDESCs in 15 municipalities in common with CEP. CEP also attended the synergy planning meetings organized by the USAD/PDG department to reinforce synergy among partners.

Objective 3: Citizens Understand their Rights and Responsibilities and Feel Empowered to Engage with the Government of Mali. During this Q2 of Year 4 of the program, CSOs partners contributed to this third objective as follow: 1. Organizing 26 training sessions on transparency-accountability, advocacy, gender, inclusion and capacity building of CBOs for 493 participants including 307 men and 186 women and among them 123 people with disabilities. 2. Organizing 07 training sessions on WASH for 179 participants including 80 men, 99 women and among them 07 disabled people. 3. Holding 285 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 5,874 people, including 2,421 men, 3,453 women, and among them 316 persons with disabilities.

1) Organizing 26 trainings sessions on transparency and accountability During this quarter, 08 CSOs/DPOs partners organized 26 training sessions on transparency and accountability for their CBOs in the region of Sikasso, Segou, and in the district of Bamako. In the region of Sikasso, GRAT organized 04 training sessions and FERAPH organized 07 sessions. In the region of

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Segou, ASSAFE organized 04 training sessions on transparency and accountability. In the district of Bamako, ARGA organized 04 training sessions, AMPA organized 04 sessions, APHM 02 sessions, and EIHD 01 training session. These training sessions involved local authorities and technical services providers. The training focused on topics related to transparency, accountability, lobbying and advocacy, and rights and citizenry. In total 493 people participated in these trainings including 307 men and 186 women, and among them 123 people with disabilities attended the training. 2) Organizing 07 training sessions on WASH During this reporting period, CSO partners organized 07 training sessions for the elected officials, water point management organizations (ASACO and water management committees), and other community organizations on WASH management and governance to build their capacity. These sessions brought together 179 actors, including 80 men and 99 women, and among them 7 people with disabilities. 3) Holding 285 awareness sessions CEP through its 18 CSO partners (IAMANEH and ADEFIM in Kayes, Action Mopti, ESPOIR, GAAS and AMID in Mopti, GRAT, APIB, ASECOM and CRADE in Sikasso, AMCFE, ADIC, FEDE and ASSAFE in Ségou, AMSS and ARDIL in Timbuktu, ARGA and AADEC in Bamako) supported 285 awareness sessions in the form of community discussions, debates, and mass campaigns. These sessions focused on improving the quality and management of the education, WASH, and health sectors in the decentralized mode, governance-accountability, municipal budgeting, inclusion and rights of women, girls and youths. Of the 285 sessions, among them 110 sessions addressed women's rights and their concerns, the consequences of early marriage, female genital mutilation, access to care and the concerns of people with disabilities; 111sessions are related to messages on promoting good practices in WASH and 64 sessions focused on other themes A total of 5,874 people, including 2,421 men and 3,453 women, among them 316 people with disabilities, participated in these awareness sessions. All these actions (training and awareness sessions) have gradually strengthened the knowledge of all actors (CBOs and community members) on their rights and responsibilities, the rules, laws and policies around the governance of basic social services. Recipients of these training sessions and the awareness campaigns learned participatory tools (advocacy, forums and consultation frameworks) to be used in their advocacy initiatives, during their planning periods, and in the budgeting process with other stakeholders for an effective influence. CSOs partners have used these tools to engage local authorities and services providers to fulfill their commitments taken during forums and through their decision-making processes. With the current COVID- 19 context, CEP's CSO partners began in mid-March to integrate systematically messages within their advocacy actions for the prevention and the use of prevention measures against COVID-19 within their own communities. Thus, in the first round of the legislative elections (March 29, 2020), 107 volunteers among CBOs members sensitized voters to wash their hands before and after the voting and to comply with prevention measures during the voting process in the 5 regions of the CEP’s intervention.

Contribution of CEP’s contractors to objective 3 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 decentralization in Mali that CEP initially identified for communication in more accessible languages to communities through traditional communicators. In that perspective, Binthily trained first six (6) traditional communicators from 06 regions of CEP’s intervention (Mopti, Segou, Timbuktu, Kayes, Sikasso, and Bamako). In the first quarter of year 4, the six people who got the training have also trained other 120 young traditional communicators in the six regions. The aim of this training was to translate basic information and texts into

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an accessible language to communities and allow them to understand the laws and public policies on governance around the delivery of basic services in their regions. This helped to clarify local governance policies and promote the grassroots’ good understanding of laws of decentralization. After the training, these laws were translated into songs, sketches, and poems. In collaboration with the 102 young people selected among the 120 young traditional communicators trained in the past quarter, Binthily organized between March 04 and 14, 2020 mobile awareness sessions in each of the six regions to better communicate the laws and policies. The mobile sessions started with the District of Bamako, from March 4 to 5, 2020 both on the west side of the town (Lafiabougou Market Route, Sebénikoro Market, Djicoroni Para Market, Sugunikoura-Missira, Banconi Market, Djélibougou), and on the east side of it (Route Baco Djicoroni ACI, Badalabougou, Daoudabougou, ATTbougou, Kalaban koura, Sabalibougou). The two sides ended with two conferences at the football ground of Korofina (for the west side) and Sabalibougou (for the east side).

Binthily organized simultaneously similar mobile sessions/caravans in the five other regions; Segou, Mopti, Kayes, Timbuktu, and Sikasso between March 12 to 14, 2020. During the caravans sessions, the main topics presented were on the decentralization, the people’s participation in the elections process, the involvement of women in the elections process, the access to education for all, the provision of public goods, WASH and health. In order to reach a maximum number of people during these caravans, an itinerary and stop points with big gatherings particularly at markets were initially identified in each city. At each stop point, the young people performed their songs, sketches, slams and poems for the public. And at the end of each caravan, one of the trained griots explained in the form of a conference, the laws and public policies on governance around the delivery of basic social services (WASH, health, education, and agriculture). During these conferences,

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participants had the opportunity to interact with the trained youths, asking them questions to better understand the decentralisation context and how far it is applied in Mali. One of the lessons learned during these sessions was that people really understood and appreciated the laws and policies when they got translated into their local languages.

During one of the conferences at the end of the caravan in Bamako The number of people reached during the caravans’ itineraries is estimated at 9,850, while a total of 430 people participated in the different conferences organized at the end of each caravans including 237 women and 193 men and among them 23 people with disabilities. One of the key recommendations made during these caravans and conferences was to gather and keep available these artistic productions (songs, poems, and sketches) that have been used to raise the awareness during the sessions in a way that more other people can have access to them. Accordingly, Binthily Communication has created a Facebook page to collaborate with local radio stations for the dissemination of these productions. In the next quarter, Binthily will continue the media campaign to disseminate more these artistic productions. 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 reporting period, CPHDA has developed a comic book draft (Kalilou the Good Citizen) with a scenario inspired by the topics of the civic education curricula of the Ministry of National Education such

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as the notion of family, the values of work, active citizenry, the rights and duties of citizens, the cousinage a plaisenterie1”, issues of disability and social inclusion, and the democratic values. The first draft of the Comic book was shared with USAID for comments and one of the feedbacks received was to test the comic book in a number of selected schools in Bamako to assess the level of understanding of students aged between 12 to 16 as the primarily recipients, and take into account their feedbacks. Based on this recommendation, CPHDA has tested the book in two private schools in Bamako and has conducted an evaluation in the form of a survey to assess the students’ understanding of the comics book. The test was done only in private schools (Adjara Modern School Complex in Kalaban, and the Dara School Group in Hamdallaye ACI 2000) because public schools were closed during this period due to the teachers’ strike. To run the test, CPHDA worked with the principals and teachers of the two schools to facilitate access and prepare the students. A sample of 20 students (10 for each school, boys and girls together) was picked for the test. Each of them was given a copy of the book to read three days before the test. The table below shows the results of the evaluations of these students’ responses to the questionnaire:

Students evaluation result on the comic book 20 15 10 TRES SATISFAIT 5 0 SATISFAIT NON -SATISFAIT

Based on the results, more than 75% of the students who participated in the evaluation understood the content of the comic book. When CPDHA asked the students about the lessons they learned in this exercise, they mentioned that they want to be like Kalilou, the main character who is disseminating good and active citizenry values in the comic book. They also made a commitment to share all the messages contained in the comic book to their classmates for a positive behavior change. Following the test, students, principals, and teachers in these two schools recommended that CEP makes a wide distribution of the comic book (Kalilou the good citizen) to students and the general public throughout the country, because they believe that the messages contained in the book promotes active citizenry, patriotism, and social cohesion much needed now and at large level in Mali. They requested CEP to organize guided or directed readings sessions of the comic book with students in all schools in Mali. Finally, they also recommended that CEP produces a cartoon of the book and broadcast it on the national television for a large audience. The next step will be to print copies of the Comic book, which will be available for dissemination to the general public to participate in the strengthening of citizenry values, and social cohesion among the Malian population. After the printing, CPDHA will conduct training sessions in schools on the content of the book, but this activity has been delayed by the teacher’s union general strikes in the country. This has led once

1 Cousinage a plaisenterie is a culture within communities in Mali that allows jokes between different ethnic groups to emphasize the fact that there won’t be any conflict among them.

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more to a modification of the CPHDA period of performance in its contract with CEP to give them more extra time to pursue this the activity in schools and particularly in public schools.

Figures 1: Adjara Modern School Complex/ 7th, 8th and 9th graders in the evaluation

DARA scholar Group 3) 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 this film in the six regions of the program’s intervention. The contract of CNA with CEP ended last year, however CNA still has some screenings to complete in the region of Mopti and Timbuktu. During this reporting period, CEP has been working to extend the CNA’s contract and meanwhile CNA has requested to complete the remaining screenings in other regions since it has been challenging for them to do the screenings 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. Before getting back to CAN, CEP will discuss with USAID to select other areas that can benefit these screenings in the regions where there is less security concerns. For instance, CNA has suggested the regions of Kayes, Segou or Sikasso. 4) Phiphi Show Phiphi+ completed its activities this quarter by the last TV show recorded in Kayes on gender issues with topica main focus on “Women's rights and equality for women in the region of Kayes” on the 29th of February. This topic is one of our Partner IAMANEH intervention’s topics in Kayes. Since the

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implementation of this activity coincided with the legislative elections campaigns period, CEP took the opportunity to engage in discussions about the law of 30% quota of women representativeness on the lists of candidates from all political parties participating in the election process. In addition, this was an opportunity to engage disucsssions for women to elect candidates who prioritize women's rights and needs in their agenda as well as the issues of violence, and the representation of women in decision-making bodies at the local level. 100 people including 60 women and 40 men, among them10 people with disabilities, participated in this recorded event. Guests were selected among women’s associations, technical services that work on gender issues in the region, and community women leaders. The show was broadcasted on the main National Television channel (ORTM) on the 14th and the 16th of March. This was the last activity of Phiphi+ before the end of its contarct with CEP. Then CEP worked on the close-out contract process with Phiphi show during the quarter.

During the recording of Phiphi show in Kayes.

5) 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. The six (6) magazines respectively focused on:

• Magazine 62: Campaign on Albinism: raising awareness of the albino protection

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CEP’s partner AMPA works on albinism and has organized a campaign during this quarter to inform people on the albinism and the rights of the albino people. Its sensitization activity was aired through the radio magazine program on January 22nd , 2020 to inform the broader population on the albinism issues. • Magazine 63: Management of public resources: "the NGO IMANEH trains the population" In order to make the population more active in their role of inquiring communal authorities on public resources management, IAMANEH conducted several trainings during this quarter which were produced in a magazine program aired on January 29th, 2020.

• Magazine 64: Local governance: Bamako Municipalities II and IV experience with the citizen audit tool This radio magazine was an opportunity to share with the wider population and with other CEP’s CSO partners the use of the citizen audit tool which is an accountability tool that can improve citizen watchdog function at the commune level.

• Magazine 65: Bourem Inaly and : communities are "better involved" in the management of their commune This radio magazine explains how partners in the northern of Mali are reinforcing the role of CBOs and other community members for their involvement in their community management processes. It was worth sharing this experience through a radio magazine for people in other regions to learn about the northern people efforts for participation to improve the delivery of their basic services despite their difficult conditions.

• Magazine 66: Bandiagara: people aware of good hygiene and sanitation practices CEP’s partner in Bandiagara, GAAS Mali, is implementing WASH activities and had an opportunity to share through this radio magazine its experience on how they are involving community members in the sanitation and hygiene activities. This radio magazine can be an inspiration for other partners working on the same topics.

• Magazine 67: Kassaro: speed bumps to reduce accidents This radio magazine is a good example of the community’s civic engagement in Kassaro. Given the huge number of traffic accident in the road section of Kassaro, ADEFIM and its CBOs partners, initiated advocacy actions to the Municipality for the setting up of 03 speeds bumps to reduce accidents. This shows the impact of the work of CEP partners on citizenry among community members and the importance of communities to engage in the solution of issues that directly affect their members.

Grand Dialogue: During this quarter, CEP through its partner Studio Tamani produced and aired 06 Grand Dialogue. One of the topics that marked the Malian socio-political context during this period was the legislative elections. Therefore 05 of the 6 Grand Dialogue programs produced focused on the elections. The table below shows the 06 Grand Dialogue produced and broadcasted:

January 2020 Topic Grand Dialogue Date Link 56 Legislative January https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/22619-legislatives-au- elections in Mali: 23rd mali-comment-reussir-des-elections-inclusives-et-credibles how to achieve inclusive and

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credible elections? Guests for the grand dialogue • Zoumana N’tji Doumbia, From the Presidential Majority; • Nouhoum , Opposition ; • Ibrahim Sangho, President of the Election Observatory

Topic Grand Dialogue Date Link 57 Strikes and the Jnauary https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/22688-greves-et- teachers’ 30th recrutement-des-enseignants-quels-sont-les-enjeux-pour-le-mali- recruitment bamanankan process: what are the stakes for Mali? (Bamanankan) Guests for the grand dialogue • Dr Moriké Dembelé, Pédagogue – Professor at the University of Bamako; Souleymane Dé, Lawyer - Professor at the University of Bamako.

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Topic Grand Dialogue Date Link 58 Legislative 2020 February https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/22808-legislatives- and the 30% 13th 2020-et-loi-sur-le-quota-des-30-quelles-perspectives-pour-les-femmes- quota law, what dans-les-regions are the prospects for women in the regions?

Guests for the grand dialogue Seima Issa Maiga, member of RPM (Presidential political party); Diouka Traoré Keïta, member of the URD (Main opposition political party) section of Commune III; Mariam Diallo Dramé, President of AFLED (Women's Leadership and Sustainable Development Association).

Topic Grand Dialogue Date Link 59 Elections: What is February https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/22954-elections- the situation for 28th quelle-place-pour-les-personnes-vivant-avec-un-handicap-au-mali people living with disabilities in Mali? Guests for the grand dialogue Aminata Traoré, Malian Association for the Protection of Albinos; Barthelemy Sangala, Employment Association Integration of the Disabled for Development (EIHD); Salia Kariba Traoré, Coalition for Citizen Election Observation in Mali (COCEM); • Nouhoum Keïta, Sadi party.

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March 2020

Topic Grand Dialogue Date Link 60 Are Malian MPs March https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/23077-les-deputes- representatives 12th maliens-sont-ils-representatifs-des-populations of the population? Guests for the grand dialogue o Fily Keita, Former deputy; 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, constitutionalist Topic Grand Dialogue Date Link 61 Legislators in March https://www.studiotamani.org/index.php/dialogues/23207-legislatives-a- Sikasso: what is 26th sikasso-quelle-place-pour-les-personnes-vulnerables the situation for vulnerable people? Guests for the grand dialogue Mme Ouonogo Aoua Fomba, Regional Directorate for the Promotion of Rights of Women, Children and Families - Sikasso; Sidy Cissé, Regional Federation of Living with Disabilities - Sikasso; Souleymane Berthé, Regional Youth Council - Sikasso.

Cross-Cutting Activities The cross-cutting activities in this program include the organizational development capacity (ODA) of CSO partners, the inclusion and gender, and WASH activities.

1) ODA activities:

To strengthen the organizational capacity of its CSO partners, the CEP team has supported during this Q2 of FY20 the execution of 07 training sessions for its 2 CSO partners and for its 4 DPO partners. For the 02 CSO partners, the training sessions were organized, 01 session for AMCEF and 01 for ASSAFE in Segou. For the 04 DPOs, the training sessions were organized 02 sessions for FERAPH in Sikasso, 01 session for EIHD, 01 session for AMPA, and 01 session for APHM in Bamako. [NK1] A total of 104 CSO members including 74 men and 30 women, and among them 77 persons with disabilities attended these training sessions as follow:

• Training of 30 APHM members and community elected staff (including 23 men and 7 women among them 14 disabled people) on the PDSEC planning and disability-sensitive budgeting (January 16-18, 2020); • Training of 18 AMPA officers including 12 men and 6 women, including 15 people with disabilities, on the consultation processes and networking between the associations of people with albinism (February 08, 2020) • Training of 5 AMPA officers (including 2 men and 3 women) on the monitoring and evaluation techniques (March 25-26, 2020) • Training of 30 members of the FERAPH office (including 20 men and 10 women all of them are disabled people) on advocacy and mobilization techniques. (December 2019); • Training of 14 FERAPH members (including 12 men and 2 women all of them are disabled people) on communication, information, and awareness techniques (December 2020).

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• Training of 4 AMCFE agents and 1 board members (all of them are men) on the use and management of the website (January 15-17, 2020) • Training of 2 ASSAFE agents (all of them are women) on the use of scanner and electronic archiving (From March 04 to 05, 2020)

These training sessions have helped build the capacity of CSOs and DPOs’ staff members. In addition, CEP provided additional support to strengthen their organizational and institutional capacities. CEP provided technical advice to AMCFE, FERAPH, APHM, AMPA, and EIHD in their process of recruiting consultants who worked with them to: - Develop the strategic plan for EIHD ( January 2020); - Develop EIHD staff management policy document including staff evaluation and maintenance tools ( February 2020). - Establish an archive system for ASSAFE (March 2020); - Develop an advocacy strategy with its action plan for APHM (January 2020)

CEP will continue to monitor the implementation of the ODA capacity building plans with each of its CSO partners and will continue to provide them mentorship to improve their technical and organizational capabilities. CEP intends to evaluate the implementation of the ODA plans of its partner CSOs in the fourth quarter of FY2020.

2) WASH governance : During the second quarter of 2020, CEP continued to ensure that WASH governance was a priority in its operations. As a reminder, 07 of all the CEP’s CSO partners focus their activities primarily on WASH governance. WASH accounts for approximately 38.88% of CEP's global activities. In addition, the majority of CEP recipients have included WASH governance activities in their respective projects. During this reporting period, CEP through its partners conducted a series of WASH activities including: - The continuation of the GGB process on WASH in Niono with the topic of "Hygiene and Sanitation problem in the City of Niono". CEP has already submitted a small grants packages for approval to support the implementation of the GGB work plan. - In Timbuktu, CEP has conducted Phase 1 and 2 of the GGB process working with ARDIL and AMSS. The topic of this GGB is to improve the hygiene and sanitation management in the city of Timbuktu. - The Citizens Audit carried out by the civic group of commune IV of the district of Bamako included WASH. - The DPO APHM actions to maintain the hygiene of health centers in commune II. - The 07 CSO partners working on WASH activities conducted 07 training sessions for elected officials, water point management committees, and other community-based partner organizations on water point management and governance. These sessions brought together 179 actors, including 80 men and 99 women, and among them 07 people with disabilities. - ADICO, CEP’s partner in Tominian held 02 meetings with joint committees (ASACO and City Hall) in its intervention municipalities that included WASH issues in Ouan and Tominian (Ségou region). A total of 40 people attended the 02 meetings, including 30 men, 10 women and 2 persons with disability. - GAAS-Mali supported the holding of collaborative frameworks from February 12 to 15, 2020 between WASH sector stakeholders in the four target municipalities (Pignari-Bana, Dandoli, Dourou, and Bandiagara) which mobilized a total of 80 participants including 59 men, 21 women, and among them 06 people with disabilities. Through these established collaborative frameworks, community organizations attended the review and communal planning sessions of the 4 municipalities and advocated for the inclusion of WASH as a priority in the communal plans. These sessions provided an overview of the action plans from previous forums that were updated, the

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review of the roles and responsibility of all actors, and the renewal of committees to monitor the recommendations of the consultation frameworks. - GAAS also facilitated the holding on February 06, 2020 of a framework for dialogue with local elected representatives of the municipalities of Dandoli, Bandiagara, Dourou, and and decision-makers of the prefecture of Bandiagara on the need and importance of citizens' participation in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of WASH projects. In total, this framework involved 40 participants, including 33 men, 07 women, including 02 people with disabilities. The event took place in the presence of the authority representatives of the Municipalities of Dandoli and Bandiagara, Dourou (Commune de Dourou), and (Commune de Pignari-Bana). - In addition, GAAS Mali supported 02 citizen initiatives promoting hygiene and sanitation (Salubrity Days) led by youths in the 6th district from January 04 to 06, 2020, and the Lafiabougou district of the city of Bandiagara on February 29, 2020 for the cleaning of major public arteries, gutters and garbage disposals. Thanks to the support of GAAS, a genuine and ongoing win-win partnership has been established with the Urban Municipality of Bandiagara, which welcomed this initiative and provided support by providing equipment (one tractor and one vehicle) for the transportation of garbage outside the city. In total, these initiatives involved 110 participants, including 77 young men and 33 young women.

• In Sikasso region, GRAT supported the supervision of the training of AUPEs (Association of Potable Water Users) and elected officials on their roles and responsibilities in the management of drinking water points from March 12 to April 01, 2020 in its 4 municipalities of intervention (Sikasso, , Lobougoula, and Niena). A total of 100 participants, including 42 men and 58 women, including 3 people with disabilities, participated in these trainings to ensure the sustainability of their infrastructures.

Functionality Training Workshop (AUEP) held from 12 to 14 March 2020 at Kolokoba Town Hall.

• CEP through 07 CSO partners supported the implementation of 122 awareness sessions on WASH (35 sessions with ARDIL in Goundam-Tombouctou, 36 sessions with ESPOIR, 05 with Action Mopti, 17 with GAAS Mali in the Mopti region, 19 sessions with ADICO in the Ségou region, 05 sessions with GRAT, and 05 with ASECOM in the Sikasso region). These awareness sessions were held in the form of community discussions debates and mass information campaigns. They were focused on improving the quality and management of WASH infrastructures and promoting good practices (washing hands with soap, clean water and latrines, and access for people with disabilities). A total of 1,630 people, including 633 men, 997 women, and among them 136 people with disabilities participated in these awareness sessions.

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3) Inclusion and Gender:

• Gender activities: During this second quarter of FY20, CEP’s CSO partners implemented a total of 31 activities to promote inclusion and gender. These activities brought together 1,237 people, including 942 women and 295 men, among them 30 people with disabilities. Some of these gender activities are: • In Kayes region (Kita Circle), ADEFIM supported between February and March 2020 the holding of 07 public information and awareness forums on the "rights and duties of women and girls in the education and on their involvement and positioning in the education decision-making bodies”. These forums were held in the municipalities of Kassaro, Madina, Sirakoro, Toukoto, and Kita West. A total of 192 people participated in these activities, including 43 men and 149 women, among them 05 persons with disabilities. The purpose of these forums was to raise awareness among participants (community leaders, women's leaders, communities, and elected officials) for taking into account women and girls’ specific needs, their rights and their best positioning in community-based governing bodies for basic social services. The forums recommended that communities and elected officials adopt specific measures to better represent women in the community decision-making bodies so that their concerns are effectively addressed

Presentation session on women's engagement in Kassaro, February 06, 2020

• FEDE supported 08 mass outreach and information sessions for community stakeholders to better prepare communities to advocate for their interests and support gender inclusion in the PDESC planning in the municipalities of Niono, , Dogofry, and . These sessions involved a total of 562 people, including 347 women and 215 men, and among them 25 people with disabilities. • In the region of Ségou, from January 24 to February 12, the NGO ADICO supported a series of 12 sessions of discussion and mobilization of women for their civic engagement in the municipalities of , , Ouan and Tominian. A total of 196 women leaders participated in these sessions. Discussions focused on the problems that hinder their participation in the life of the commune and the better participation of women in the decision-making processes of their communities. • In the circle of Niono (Segou region), ASSAFE supported 02 meetings to put forward proposals for legal instruments in favor of the promotion of gender in the municipalities of souleye, Boky- wèrè, and Kolongo. A total of 14 CBOs participated in these sessions for a total of 24 people, including 17 men and 7 women. At this stage, the follow-up process has resulted in the adoption by the Town Hall of the municipality of Kolongo of the 2020-6-M-CRS decree on the promotion of gender in the education sector which establishes the need before any validation by the Town

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Hall of the 30% women quota in the composition of the School Management Committee of the commune. The CBO continues to monitor this at the level of other municipalities.

Awareness session for the promotion of women's civic engagement in Fangasso (left) and Benena (right) in the Tominian circle, January 24, 2020

• In Sikasso region, GRAT carried out the sanitation initiatives in 05 public spaces (Health care centers, Centre for Educational Animation-CAP, Town Hall, the Prefecture, and Civil Protection) as well as other public spaces around the Water Points, Water Supply Summary, as part of their activities to promote women's civic engagement in sanitation (January 29 to February 7, 2020). In total, these activities involved 75 volunteers - all women members of 23 women's associations.

Cleaning of public services in front of the sub- Cleaning days prepration session with Women prefecture and civil protection of Nièna, held on Association in Nièna, january 28, 2020 january 29, 2020

• In Timbuktu region, the NGO AMSS supported 03 awareness sessions in 3 districts of the urban municipality of Timbuktu on January 04 and 05, 2020 respectively in Kabara and Badjinde, and on March 27, 2020 in Ahara to encourage women and other vulnerable people to apply for office renewal positions of management bodies of basic social services within their communities. A total of 54 people, including 50 women, 4 men and among them 05 people with disabilities took part in these sessions. • AMSS also helped renew the youth committee in the municipality of Alafia in the Timbuktu region. In total, the meeting involved 41 people, including 24 men and 17 women, among them 05 people with disabilities. The commune's municipal office is made up of 44 members, including 39 young men and 5 young women, including 2 people with disabilities. The project contributed for the first time to the good positioning of 5 young girls in the youth executive office.

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Session for the establishment of the youth council of the municipality of Alafia in the Timbuktu Region on January 27, 2020

•Inclusion of Disable people organizations (DPO) in the implementation of the program: The inclusion of people with disabilities and vulnerable people in all CEP activities is essential for all CSO beneficiaries and subcontractors. Currently, 45 specific CBOs representing people with disabilities are working with CEP’s CSO partners. To stimulate and accelerate actions for marginalized groups, CEP initiated this year a formal partnership with 04 DPOs ; AMPA, APHM, EIHD (all 03 in Bamako), and FERAPH (in Sikasso) in addition to its 18 CSO partners for the inclusion purpose. Thus, during this reporting period, the 04 DPOs were operational in the field and were able to work with 12 other DPO partners in the implementation of their activities. Their activities involve their own capacity building and of their other CBO partners to enable them to become capable of carrying out community activities and become competitive in fundraising. With this in mind, CEP supported a series of 10 training sessions, including monitoring and evaluation techniques and data collection tools, advocacy, networking and mobilization, and disability-sensitive planning actions and budgeting. These trainings with CEP took place between January-March 2020 in Bamako and Sikasso, and affected a total of 184 people including 113 men, 71 women, and among them 46 people with disabilities. The 04 DPOs supported also the holding of 07 frameworks of consultation and discussions around the consideration of the specific needs of people with disabilities. During this quarter, the DPOs implemented their activities as outlined below:

• AMPA : “Association Malienne pour la protection des personnes atteintes d’albinisme”: The Malian Association for the Protection of People with Albinism During this quarter, AMPA supported on February 08, 2020 the holding of a consultation workshop between the various associations of people with albinism and their allies. This workshop was a framework that allowed 4 associations of People with Albinism (AMPA, Salif Keita Foundation, SOS Albinos, and SIAM- International Solidarity for the Support of Marginalized Persons) and a representative of the development department of the commune IV of Bamako to follow the restitution of the study on the repertory of associations defending the rights of people with albinism. The workshop, which involved 18 participants including 12 men and 6 women, among them 15 people with disabilities, also helped to define the process and importance of the networking between associations and advocacy actions to strengthen their voices in the run-up for the proposition of a law at the national level to protect the rights of people with albinism. In the next quarter, AMPA will take action in the direction to propose this law. AMPA with CEP’s support trained 39 educators, including 31 men and 8 women, including 1 person with disabilities, among CAP directors and advisors, and a preschool representative and education specialist on albinism issues (February 13-14, 2020). This activity was part of the implementation of the sub-regional action plan on albinism to promote the understanding of key players and conditions of access, equality and the non-discriminatory condition for people living with albinism. Through this activity, AMPA intends to reach out to educators to prepare them to train their students with disabilities.

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AMPA training of education workers AMPA also supported the holding of a training session for health workers on the albinism dimension on February 24 and 25, 2020 in Bamako. The workshop brought together 28 women from community health centres in the 6 municipalities of Bamako, officers from the reference health centre, and representatives of the district and the National Council of the Order of Midwives of Mali. This activity allowed health workers to better understand the types of albinism, the rights of people living with albinism, and committed to take into account the needs of this specific group in the delivery of health services. In addition, AMPA team benefited from a training session on monitoring and evaluation conducted by the CEP's M&E advisor from March 25 to 26, 2020. This training brought together 5 people including 2 men, 3 women, and the 5 participants were all people with disabilities. The training helped them understand how to better monitor the implementation of their project’s activities and measure the project results.

Training of Health agent on albinism, From February 24 to 25, 2020, AMPA.

• APHM : “Association des Personnes en Situation d'Handicap de Medina Coura An be kun”: Association of People with Disabilities of Madina Coura During this quarter, the APHM's team with CEP’s support, developed from January 06 to 08, 2020 an advocacy strategy with its action plan. CEP’s support is part of the implementation of the APHM's capacity- building plan (ODA). In this strategy document, APHM’s advocacy actions focused on promoting the inclusion of Handicap in WASH issues in the commune II in the district of Bamako. The process involved 30 people, including 23 men and 7 women, among them 13 people with disabilities. APHM also supported the training held on January 16-18, 2020 on disability-sensitive planning and budgeting in the development of the PDSEC for the municipality of Commune II in Bamako. The aim of this training was to improve the advocacy and take into account the specific needs of people with disabilities in all stages of the development processes of the PDSEC and planning at the level of commune II of the district of Bamako (ANBEKUN Project Project Intervention Zone). The training involved 30 participants including 23 men, 7 women and 14 people with disabilities. In addition, APHM supported community- based stakeholder awareness and sanitation issues at the Bakaribougou CSCOM in Commune II of the Bamako District (conducted on 29 February 2020). This bi-monthly event involved 58 participants,

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including 29 men, 29 women. The purpose of the event is to engage community actors and civil society organisations in a practical way to promote WASH in their communities and in the sanitation actions planned by APHM as part of its ANBEKUN project.

Cleaning initiative in the CSCOM of Bakaribougou in Commune II of the district of Bamako, February 29, 2020

APHM also developed 10 radio messages on a variety of topics such as the involvement of CBO/CSOs for WASH actions in Commune II, the promotion of the rights of people with disabilities, their mobilization and participation in the elections, and the importance of citizenry and civic engagement. These messages were recorded through the voices of elected leaders, community leaders, neighborhood leaders, and influential associations including women, youth and DPO associations. These messages are already being broadcasted on BAMAKAN radio station (frequency 100.0) every Wednesday and Thursday from 5pm and after the 8pm evening paper. They will continue to be broadcasted until September 2020.

• FERAPH : « Fédération Régionale des Associations de Personnes Handicapées » : Regional Federation of Disabled Persons Associations During the reporting period, FERAPH held 03 training and awareness sessions in Sikasso, Kadiolo, and Kolondiéba for the CSREF leaders and members (Reference Health Centres), CAP (Centre for Pedagogical Animation), CGS, APEs, ASACO, and the Town Halls on the dimension of disability and the inclusion of disabled people in the health and education sectors. These training sessions took place from February 20 to 27, 2020 and were facilitated by Harouna TRAORE, a member of FERAPH. They mobilized in total 30 people, including 14 women and 16 men, among them 9 people with disabilities. The aim of the training was to strengthen the capacity of technical services (CAP and CSREF) and community structures (CGS, ASACO, Town Halls, APEs) to take into account the disability aspect in their interventions or actions.

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Image of the Training of Actors in the Meeting Room of Sikasso Town Hall

FERAPH also supported 06 meetings to set up 06 consultation frameworks between the disabled, elected, CSO and Communities (including 2 in Kadiolo, 2 in Sikasso, and 2 in Kolondieba). The aim of these consultation frameworks was to bring attention to the specific needs of people with disabilities. These meetings were held from Febraury 20 to 27, 2020 and mobilized in total 100 people, including 71 men and 29 women, including 29 people with disabilities. At the end of these meetings, 06 consultation frameworks, each composed of 11 members, were set up.

Members of the concertation framework of Kolondieba, Febrauary 27, 2020

• EIHD : « Emploi Intégration des Handicapés pour le Développement » : Employment Integration of the Disabled for Development With CEP’s support, EIHD held on January 27 to 31, 2020, a workshop to develop a strategic plan document for the period of 2020-2025. This document defines the organization's vision and priorities for the next 5 years. During the 5 days of the workshop and with the support of a consultant, 11 members including 9 men and 2 women, and among them 2 people with disabilities, among the leaders, members of the association defined the priority topics, axes, and action plans. The finalized strategic document integrates the specific priorities and needs of people with disabilities and will be very useful to EIHD in mobilizing resources and seeking additional funds for the organization and for its beneficiaries. Through the CEP project, EIHD also supported a workshop on the development of a manual and human resources management policy (including aspects of retention of the staff). This document, finalized and validated in March, 2020, will enable the association to have a human ressources management policy that

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integrates the handicap dimension and the retention of staff. This activity completed from February 24 to 28, 2020, mobilized 11 people, including 9 men and 2 women, all with disabilities. EIDH also conducted a study on the status of people with disabilities’access to basic social services (health and education) and their commitments on citizenry issues within their own communities. The aim of the study, which took place in the 6 municipalities of Bamako district, was to better understand the needs of people with disabilities in order to integrate them into the CEP’s activities, especially in the advocacy and citizenry actions, and to use recommendations in other projects. The study reached 172 people, including 130 men and 42 women, among them 12 people with disabilities (at the level of 09 Town Hall/Civil Status Centres, 17 educational structures including preschool, and 13 health centres). The study revealed inadequacies in both the consideration of disability in the delivery of basic social services and in the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the involvement of marginalised groups in citizenry actions or initiatives in their communities.

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (MEAL) ACTIVITIES : • Continuation of the orientation sessions for CSOs partners on data collection sheets: These sessions are the conituation of CEP technical capacity building field missions for its CSO partners. From February 04 to 10, 2020, CEP carried out a field mission with IAMANEH, CEP’s partner in Kayes region, to help its staff located in Diema and Kayes better understand how to use the new data collection sheets (designed since last year in November 2019) in oder to improve their data collection process and the CEP indicators tracking effort as part of their monthly activities reports. During this field visit, discussions with the IAMANEH staff focused also on how to improve their archiving system and to gather and save evidence of all their activities in the field. CEP carried out another field mission in Segou and Mopti regions in February and March 2020. During this field visit, CEP worked with its CSO partners on the understanding of the program indicators and how to make a logical link between activities and the indicators data progress to improve the outstanding indicators.

Working session with partners at IAMANEH Office in Diéma - 06 February 2020

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• Training session on monitoring evaluation and reporting techniques for CSO partners: In order to reinforce the capacity of CEP’s CSO partners on monitoring and evaluation, and the reporting techniques, CEP held 01 training session with members of AMPA (one of the 4 CEP’s DPO partners ), as part of its ODA work plan implementation. This activity helped AMPA develop a monitoring-evaluation system for its activities and templates for its periodic reporting. 05 members of AMPA attended this training. All 05 participants were disabled persons, including 02 men and 03 women.

• Follow-up meetings on the activitivies of Studio Tamani's listening groups : During this reporting period, CEP held working sessions with members of the Studio Tamani Listening groups in the regions of Kayes, Ségou, Mopti, and Timbuktu. With these groups, discussions focused on the appreciation of the listening audience and the impacts of the 2 CEP’s radios programs (Magazine and Grand Dialogue) produced and aired through studio Tamani. As results of these discussions, it was noted that the magazine radio program, given its proximity to the grasroot populations, seems to have more impact within communities. According to members of the listening groups, the content of the magazines radio program raises more awareness on issues that affect the community members and shares good practices. In some communities, members or the group are seeing some changes in practices in the management of social services, such as the management of CSCOM, for instance there is an improvement of resources management by the Dramane village’s ASACO in Kayes, and an improvement in the delivery of public services.

Working session with the members of the listening Group in Kayes - February 28, 2020

• Preparation of how youths data collectors will conduct community surveys using tablets: CEP plans to work with its trained youths data collectors to conduct community surveys in its inervention communes. These youths will do an online data collection using tablets. The surveys will help as a tool to collect data on citizens satisfaction and will enable the program to: - fill some of its indicators about citizens satisfaction on the services delivery through an analysis of the level of people’s appreciation of the existence and quality of basic social services within CEP’s intervention communes; - assess the level of citizen involvement and appreciation of CEP’s CSO partners; - assess the impacts of civic engagement activities impelemented by CEP’s CSO partners.

For the preparation of these community surveys, CEP’s M&E has already : - Provided information to CSO partners about the survey process (information email, sharing of TORs) to be undertaken in the next quarter.

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- Selected communes and villages which will be covered by the survey for the 1st time. - Purchased tablets and installed on them the "Kobo collect" online collection software to be used by youths data collectors. 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:

Achieved Achieved Total % of Target Indicator Name Target Y4 in in Achieved Achieved (Y4)

(Q1-Y4) (Q2-Y4) Y4

Indicator Indicator No. Number of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) receiving 481 481 1.1.1 USG assistance 520 (including (including 481 93% engaged in advocacy 50 DPO) 50 DPO) interventions. (USAID Indicator DR.4.2-2) Number of mechanisms for external oversight of 1.1.3 262 64 31 95 36% public resource use supported by USG assistance Number of mechanisms functioning with USG support to improve 1.1.3. a 262 64 31 95 36% transparency or accountability (Indicator 2.2 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) Number of trainings conducted with USG support on improving 1.1.3. b transparency or 344 40 26 66 19% accountability (Indicator 2.3, HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) Number of sub- national 1.2.1 40 22 23 23 58% development plans that include actions

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Achieved Achieved Total % of Target Indicator Name Target Y4 in in Achieved Achieved (Y4)

(Q1-Y4) (Q2-Y4) Y4

Indicator Indicator No. for WASH (water management, hygiene and/or water source protection) as the result of citizen advocacy Average percentage 31.98% change in citizen (Data from satisfaction with GGB 1.2.2 public services in 25% 0% survey in 5 31.98% 128% target communes out of 8 where GGB is GGB operating communes) Number of people educated on tools, approaches, and/or methods for water security, integrated 276 179 455 water resource (162 Men (80 Men (242 Men 1.2.3 450 101% management, and/or and 114 and 99 and 213 water source Women) Women) Women) protection as result of USG assistance. (USAID Indicator HL.8.3-1) Number of CSOs that demonstrate working with and 1.3.1 265 300 300 300 113% representing the concerns of marginalized groups Number of USG- funded organizations representing marginalized constituencies trying 1.3.2 12 16 16 16 133% to affect government policy or conducting government oversight (USAID Indicator 2.4.1-11) Number of public- private or private- 2.1.1 private partnerships 1 0 0 0 0% facilitated, brokered, strengthened, or

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Achieved Achieved Total % of Target Indicator Name Target Y4 in in Achieved Achieved (Y4)

(Q1-Y4) (Q2-Y4) Y4

Indicator Indicator No. established with project support (Indicator 5.6 HFG Project, Leadership and Governance) Number of groups trained in conflict mediation/resolution skills or consensus- 2.2.1 200 77 3 80 40% building techniques with USG assistance (USAID Indicator DR.3.1-2) Number of consensus building forums (multi-party, civil/security sector, 2.2.2 and/or civil 100 63 67 130 130% /political) held with USG Assistance (USAID Indicator DR.3.1-3) Number of individuals receiving civic education 3.1.1 through USG- 2,623,680 2,623,680 2,623,680 2,623,680 100% assisted programs (USAID Indicator DR.3.2-5) Number of USG- supported activities designed to promote 3.2.1 100 28 31 59 59% or strengthen the civic participation of women GNDR-1 Number of legal instruments drafted, proposed, or adopted with USG assistance designed 3.2.1 a to promote gender 25 7 3 10 40% equality or non- discrimination against women or girls at the national or sub-national level

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Achieved Achieved Total % of Target Indicator Name Target Y4 in in Achieved Achieved (Y4)

(Q1-Y4) (Q2-Y4) Y4

Indicator Indicator No. Number of youths at risk of violence trained in social or leadership skills 3.2.2 a 170 144 0 144 85% through USG assisted programs (USAID Indicator YOUTH-1)

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 Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments

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

During this Q2 of Y4, This will continue in Q3 mentors visited civil society A&E Mentors and staff coach and mentor organizations in the 6 CEP CSO partners based on their individual needs intervention areas (Ségou, Mopti, Sikasso, Kayes, Tombouctou and Bamako).

During this Q2 of Y4, This will continue in Q3 mentors visited civil society through follow-up calls and A&E Mentors and staff visit CSOs to review organizations in the 6 CEP remote meetings due to TDP implementation, troubleshoot issues, intervention areas (Ségou, COVID-19 pandemic and offer feedback at least 3 times per year Mopti, Sikasso, Kayes, measures. Tombouctou and Bamako).

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

All the 08 communes Completed in Q2 GGB Phase 1: 6-8 CSOs conduct the GGB in completed this phase of selected communes; CEP GGB Mentors GGB process introduce the GGB process to target

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Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments communes to build understanding and a community level buy-in

Community members nominate a small GGB Pilot completed, other The other 07 GGB multi-stakeholder group that participates in a 07 GGBs are still in the processes will continue in break-off, one-day workshop; the small process Q3 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 the full stakeholder group to introduce them GGB process to the GGB process, the implementation timeline, and their roles and responsibilities

6 GGB out of 8 completed 2 GGBs (Domba and this phase. Timbuktu) will start this GGB Phase 3: GGB Mentors and CSO phase in Q3. CEP will adapt facilitators use the GGB’s universal criteria its strategy to consider and sub-criteria to define local indicators for preventive measures against their selected service delivery challenge COVID-19

6 GGB out of 8 completed 2 GGBs (Domba and this phase. Timbuktu) will start this phase in Q3. CEP will adapt GGB Phase 3: Data collection (especially its strategy to consider conducted by youth) preventive measures against COVID-19

6 GGB out of 8 completed 2 GGBs (Domba and this phase. Timbuktu) will start this GGB Phase 4: GGB Mentors and CSO phase in Q3. CEP will adapt facilitators present outputs to the GGB multi- its strategy to consider party stakeholder group for participatory preventive measures against analysis and action planning COVID-19

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Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments 5 GGB out of 8 completed 3 GGBs (Danderesso, GGB Phase 4: The multi-stakeholder group this phase. Domba and Timbuktu) will elects a Technical Monitoring Group, start this phase in Q3. CEP charged with management and oversight of will adapt its strategy to the GGB action plan, implementation and consider preventive coordination with CSO facilitators and other measures against COVID- civil society groups, and integration with the 19 PDSEC process, as needed

GGB Phase 5: The Technical Monitoring At this stage 5 GGB actions Advocacy and synergy Group identifies resources available to plans are available. The actions will continue in Q3 implement GGB oversight and advocacy CBOs and the monitoring activities group are carrying out advocacy activities to mobilize communities and seek synergies for the implementation of the actions plans.

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

Organization of a two-day training Completed in the 6 CEP’s Youths will be involved in workshops on Community Youth Mapping regionsof intervention . collecting data for CEP in (CYM) methodology for 300 youth data Q3. collectors in selected 5 regions and the district of Bamako (50 per Region)

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Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments Deployment of youth in communes to collect Youths were involved in To be continued with the 02 data related to existing water points and their collecting data for the 6 other GGBs (Danderesso functionality, water user committee GGBs (Dandoli, Niono, and Timbuktu) in Q3. performance, number of latrines in public Sirakoro, Commune IV of Youths will continue to be spaces, number of shared latrines in Bamako, Tominian, and involved in collecting data households, latrine maintenance and Domba). for CEP in Q3. cleanliness, open defecation, and presence of visible feces

Fondation Hirondelle, through Studio This continues with To be continued in Q3. Tominian and Timbuktu Tamani, uses media to showcase GGB 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 Q3. CEP will adapt its DPOs partners in Advocacy 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 Q3 supported 10 capacity building sessions of the 4 CEP staff will provide targeted capacity DPOs and 2 CSOs (ASSAFE building in areas identified in the DPOs' and AMCFE) on advocacy, TDPs monitoring and evaluation, mobilization techniques, and elaboration of others strategic documents

The 2 DPOs (FERAPH and Coaching will continue in A&E Mentors will train selected DPOs on APHM) were trained in Q3 advocacy advocacy

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Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments DPOs will work to provide information and All the 4 DPOs conducted To be continued in Q3. sensitize citizens on the law and policies that awareness sessions during promote marginalized groups Q2

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

In progress with some key To be continued in Q3. 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 CPDHA ,and the GSB). They 19 will carry out at municipal actions identified during the retreat through level activities including marched funds of up to 50% capacity reinforcement and accountability dialogues forums of basic services management bodies.

CSOs support two Public-Private Working Public-Private partnership PPWG will continue in Q3. 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 Q3.

Local radio, through partner Studio Tamani, Studio Tamani has produced To be continued in Q3. and through CSOs' own community radio and aired radio programs on partners, reports highlights from the the advancement of the Public Private Partnership PPWGs and SCALE+ actions of Sikasso.

IR 2.2: Conflict Management mechanisms strengthened

CEP staff and TA provide ongoing mentoring CEP completed a conflict CEP will continue to and TA to organizations interested in analysis with CSOs. CEP support CSOs in the developing conflict sensitivity policies and provided training tools to development of a conflict conflict management guides for their CSOs. management directive to organizations help monitor the conflict

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Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments resolution process in their areas.

Ongoing. During this To be continued in Q3 quarter, 03 CSOs partners CEG CSOs in conflict-affected areas will (Action Mopti, AMID, and carry out conflict mitigation activities ARDIL) organized 08 including training at-risk youth, conflict training sessions on resolution and conflict mitigation training, consensual conflict and non-violent conflict resolution strategies management in the Mopti and Timbuktu region

CEP will fund Emerging Opportunity The small GRANT package The 2 remaining packages including concept notes for 3 will be finalized in Q3. CEP Grants to diffuse conflicts as appropriate APS have been finalized (for will start implementing GRAT in Sikasso, Action these APSs in Q3. CEP will Mopti in Mopti, and adapt its strategy to ADEFIM in Kayes-Kita). consider barrier measures The 2 remaining packages against COVID-19 will finalize in Q3.

Fondation Hirondelle’s Studio Tamani's Ongoing This activity will continue story-enhanced talk shows broadcast during Q3. 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 Q3. 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 Q3. 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

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Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments The design of the booklet has also been completed and 8000 copies have been printed and will be distributed in Q3.

Griots participate in creative workshops to Completed in Q2. Completed in Q2 create songs, jingles, and stories about laws, rights, and responsibilities of civic life

Griots songs, jingles, and stories air on local Griots songs, jingles, and To be broadcasted in Q3. radio stations stories completed in Q2.

CEP supports Caravanes Citoyennes in each Completed in Q2. Completed in all 6 CEP target district regions.

Studio Tamani produces bi-weekly 3minute Ongoing To be continued in Q3. 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.

Phiphi Show airs hour-long show focused on Completed for Kayes in Q2. Completed in the 4 CEP’s a variety of civic engagement topics regions of intervention planned for this activity

CNA takes film roadshow and discussion to Completed in all regions To be planned in Q3 in other 80 communes except in Mopti and regions after discussions Timbuktu for insecurity with USAID. reasons

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

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Summary Plan of Activities for Q2 FY20 Status of Implementation Difference of achievement or comments 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 when schools will reopen. 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 Q3

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 Q3.

Ongoing To be completed in Q3 CEP funds CSOs to hold town hall meetings on issues of interest to various communities (Timing dependent upon topic. TBD by the CSOs.)

PLANNED FY20 QUARTER 3 ACTIVITIES During implementation of the following activities, CEP will adapt its strategy to consider barrier measures against COVID-19: • Implementation of the remaining GGB processes • Provide small grants for the implementation of SCALE+, GGB and PPP actions plans • Set up and follow up PPWG activities • Outreach activities with studio Tamani • Follow up on the implementation of the ODA actions Plans • Issuing the 2nd round of Emergency Opportunity Grant to five CSOs • Continuation of the implementation of DPO project activities • Continuation of CSOs activities in the field (small forums, advocacy activities, external review mechanisms, Capacity building of CBOs…) • CEP coordination meetings with others PDG projects • Griots songs, jingles, and stories air on local radio stations (Binthily Communication) • Finalization and Dissemination of the comic books on civic education • Dissemination of the printed and audio "Government Access Manual" • Conduct the data collection process using CEP’s youth data collectors, as part of the implementation of an Online monitoring system (hotline).

OPERATIONS ACHIEVEMENTS Throughout Quarter 2 of FY2020, CEP completed the recruitment process of 3 positions (M&E Assistant, Communication Officer, and Program Assistant). These newely recruited staff members will begin their activities after the period of telework.

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CEP has received during this period 67% of its VAT exemptions requested with the support of USAID. The current pending list of the VAT exemption requests submitted to USAID are in favor of the Securicom Protect for CEP’s office security service and for the stickers (taxes) of the two CEP’s vehicles.

SUB-AWARDS AND GRANT ASSISTANCE During this report period, the CEP’s grant management team completed the following activities: ▪ Finalization of Fixed Award Amount (FAA) Grants packages for the APS and GGB projects and their submission for approval including the Dandoli already approved by USAID. ▪ Training of APS partners on the terms of the FAA grants (training on the budget, filling in invoices, explanation of terms and conditions of FAA grants). ▪ Closure of the Phi Phi Show grant. ▪ Finalization of packages for the extension of contracts of CNA and CPDHA and their submision for approval.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY Per USAID’s request, CEP tracks spendings against its three funding areas -WASH, disability, and governance. As of March 31st, CEP has spent $7,462,088.84 of its current obligation amount of $9,167,738.44. For the PDG Funds $6,269,622.84 was spent against $7,441,058 obligated amount which shows a remaining obligation of 16%. For the WASH portion, $882,950.59 was spent against $1,126,680 obligated amount which shows a remaining obligation of 22%. For the Disability funds, $309,515.41 was spent against $600,000 obligated which shows a remaining obligation of 48%. CEP anticipates continuing to increase its burn rate in the coming quarter, as all 18 CEG grants plus GGB, APS, and SCALE+ new small grants will have started and begun the implementation of their next contracts. During this quarter CEP submited to USAID a request for incremental funds. Please see the table below for a budget lines breakdown of the program’s spending through Y4 Q2. Table : CEP Y4 Q2 Financial Summary by Funding Source:

Line Item Budgeted Spent to Date Governance WASH Disability Amount PERSONNEL & $3,444,395.00 $2,026,045.47 $1,624,989.29 $292,280.99 $108,775.18 CONSULTANTS FRINGE BENEFITS $1,142,573.00 $1,068,570.86 $868,601.65 $145,288.99 $54,680.22 TRAVEL & $456,283.00 $268,275.05 $258,923.58 $9,085.12 $266.35 TRANSPORTATION OTHER DIRECT $685,442.00 $732,872.12 $684,609.69 $36,092.79 $12,169.64 COSTS CONTRACTUAL $3,792,000.00 $1,814,487.58 $1,520,599.18 $223,635.18 $70,253.22 EQUIPMENT $125,000.00 $101,709.89 $101,709.89 $0.00 $0.00 INDIRECT COSTS $2,354,169.00 $1,450,127.87 $1,210,189.55 $176,567.53 $63,370.79

GRAND TOTAL $11,999,862.00 $7,462,088.84 $6,269,622.84 $882,950.59 $309,515.41

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. That has helped to keep the program running all its activities.

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Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Mali in mid-March, CEP and its partenrs have rapidly adopted all the prevention measures against the transmission of the virus, and integrated into the awareness activities, fllowing the government and OMS intructions. CEP’s CSO partners have reduced the size of participants to 10 - 15 persons for traininsg and forums activities to comply with the social distancing measures. With the CEP team support, all CEP’s CSO partenrs have also inserted the COVID-19 prevention messages into their WASH activities in the field. CEP has also produced anoperations plan to in order define protocols and instructions to protect staff and partners while ensuring the continuity of the implementation of the program’s activities. 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 in remote areas. RECOMMENDATIONS - During the next quarter, CEP will submit several packages for approval to advance its program’s activities implementation. We expect a quick approval process of these packages at all levels. - With the COVID-19 pandemic, CEP needs to identify in the next quarter which of its activities particulary with its CSO partenrs would be slown down and start a conversation with the donor on its strategies to catch up with its implementation process. - CEP needs to reinforce communication with its CSO partenrs to encourage them to comply with the COVID-19 prevention and protection measures particualry during the impelementation of the program’s activities.

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