MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL Consolidating Mali’s Decentralized Governance System Annual Report Year One September 12, 2003 – September 30, 2004 Submitted on October 15, 2004 to: Ms. Hannah Baldwin, Team Leader, Democracy & Governance USAID/Mali By: Management Systems International ACI 2000/Lafiabougou, Avenue de l’Union Africaine Bamako, Mali Tel.: (223) 229.72.07 ; Fax: (223) 229.72.08 Contract # 688-C-00-03-00067-00 Table of Contents List of Acronyms ..................................................................................................................... iii I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................1 Contractual context and reporting structure...........................................................................1 Political Context—the State of Democratic Decentralization in Mali...................................1 Participation and Partnership in Communal Governance...................................................2 Communal Resource Mobilization and Financial Management ........................................3 Macro-level enabling environment.....................................................................................4 Capitalizing on Strengths .......................................................................................................5 II. Implementation Status Report...............................................................................................6 Building Foundations for Success..........................................................................................6 Objective I: Participation of key communal level actors in democratic governance increased in targeted communes ............................................................................................6 Personnel recruitment.........................................................................................................6 NGO Selection....................................................................................................................7 Team-building and local partnerships ................................................................................8 Tool Development and Entry into Communes...................................................................8 Commune Partnership Agreements....................................................................................9 Participatory Diagnostic Exercise ....................................................................................10 Review of Communal Procedures Manual.......................................................................12 Review of Financial Management Training Modules ......................................................13 Nature, Wealth and Power................................................................................................13 Objective II: Macro-political enabling environment strengthened ......................................14 Overview ..........................................................................................................................14 Better understanding of the macro-political environment................................................15 Collaboration with key institutions...................................................................................15 Improving the Advocacy Capacity of the HCCT .............................................................16 Empowerment of Malian Institutional Leaders................................................................16 Cross-cutting Activities........................................................................................................16 Synergies at all levels .......................................................................................................16 Local synergies.................................................................................................................17 National Synergies............................................................................................................18 PPA-Cost Share....................................................................................................................18 III. Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................................20 Partnerships for Local Governance......................................................................................21 Objectives of partnerships....................................................................................................22 Effectiveness ........................................................................................................................23 IV. Conclusion .........................................................................................................................28 A Solid Foundation ..............................................................................................................28 Difficulties............................................................................................................................29 Overview of Year 2 work plan.............................................................................................30 Quarter I activities ............................................................................................................31 Quarter II activities...........................................................................................................31 Quarter III activities..........................................................................................................32 Quarter IV activities .........................................................................................................32 i V. Appendices..........................................................................................................................32 Appendix 1: Maps of Target and Pilot Communes, the Zones covered by the NGO Partners, and PGP Field Personnel ........................................................................................................33 Appendix 2: Complete List of PGP Field Personnel ...............................................................40 Appendix 3: Sample Participatory Diagnostic Tools and Guide............................................44 Appendix 4: Sample Diagnostic Report ..................................................................................62 ii LIST OF ACRONYMS AADeC ASSOCIATION D’APPUI A L’AUTO DEVELOPPEMENT COMMUNAUATAIRE ACCRM ASSOCIATION DES CONSEILS DE CERCLES DE REGIONS DU MALI ACOD ASSOCIATION CONSEIL POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT AID-MALI ASSOCIATION MALIENNE D’INITIATIVES ET D’ACTIONS POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ALPHALOG ASSOCIATION LIBRE POUR LA PROMOTION DE L’HABITANT ET DU LOGEMENT AMM ASSOCIATION DES MUNICIPALITES DU MALI AMSS ASSOCIATION MALIENNE POUR LA SURVIE AU SAHEL AN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APROFEM ASSOCIATION POUR LA PROMOTION DE LA FEMME ET DE L’ENFANT AU MALI APSRU ASSOCIATION POUR LA PROMOTION DU SECTEUR RURAL ET URBAIN ARAFD ASSOCIATION DE RECHERCHE - ACTION FEMMES ET DEVELOPPEMENT ARDIL ACTION RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES INITIATVES LOCALES CAEB CONSEILS ET APPUI POUR L’EDUCATION A LA BASE CAFO COORDINATION DES ASSOCIATIONS ET ONG FEMININES DU MALI CAN COUPE D’AFRIQUE DES NATIONS CARE CARE INTERNATIONAL IN MALI CCC CENTRE DE CONSEILS COMMUNAUX CDI COMMISSARIAT AU DEVELOPPEMENT INSTITUTIONNEL CFA COMMUNAUTE FINANCIERE AFRICAINE (local currency) CHF CHF INTERNATIONAL CLUSA COOPERATIVE LEAGUE OF U.S.A. CRADE CABINET DE RECHERCHE ACTIONS POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ENDOGENE CSO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CTO COGNIZANT TECHNICAL OFFICER DG DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE DNCT DIRECTION NATIONALE DES COLLECTIVITES TERRITORIALES FCM FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES FY FISCAL YEAR GIS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM GRAT GROUPE DE RECHERCHE ET D’APPLICATION TECHNIQUE GREFFA GOUPE DE RECHERCHE – ETUDE ET FORMATION FEMME- ACTION GRM GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI GTZ GESELLSCHAFT FUR ZUSAMENARBEIT (LA COOPERATION ALLEMANDE) HCCT HAUT CONSEIL DES COLLECTIVITES TERRITORIALES IR INTERMEDIATE RESULT IRG INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP LGA LOCAL GOVERNANCE ADVISOR M&E MONITORING AND EVALUATION iii MATCL MINISTERE DE L’ADMINISTRATION TERRITORIALE ET DES COLLECTIVITES LOCALES MWI MOVING WATERS INDUSTRY MSI MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL NGO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION NWP NATURE, WEALTH AND POWER OMAES OEUVRE MALIENNE D’AIDE A L’ENFANCE DU SAHEL ON OFFICE DU NIGER PAC PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE PACT PROGRAMME D’APPUI AUX COLLECTIVITES TERRITORIALES PAQE PROGRAMME D’APPUI A LA QUALITE ET L’EQUITE PDC PLAN DE DEVELOPPEMENT COMMUNAL PDESC PLAN DE DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL COMMUNAL PDI PROGRAMME DE DEVELOPPEMENT INSTITUTIONNEL PGP PROGRAMME DE GOUVERNANCE PARTAGEE PMP PERFORMANCE MONITORING PLAN PPA PUBLIC-PRIVATE ALLIANCE PPMP PROJECT PERFORMANCE MONITORING PLAN PRODEPAM PROGRAMME DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA PRODUCTION AGRICOLE AU MALI PVO PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION RC REGIONAL COORDINATOR SABA SOLIDARITE POUR L’AUTO- PROMOTION A LA BASE SCI SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL SNV ORGANISATION NEERLANDAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT SO STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE SO8 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE # 8 SUCO SOLIDARITE, UNION, COOPERATION Tassaght « LIEN » (a Tamacheq name of a local NGO) TOT TRAINING OF TRAINERS UNDP UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM USAID UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WAWI WEST AFRICA WATER INITIATIVE WING WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE iv I. INTRODUCTION