Country Factsheet
Mali
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Mali. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.
Country Facts
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population
21.90 million
Income Group
Low income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
44.60%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
68.33%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
14.80%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
5Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
169,615Number of people benefiting
985,657Participants served by government-led programs (%)
24.95%Main Program Objectives
Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
Participant Profile
Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support
ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED
| Program Name | Year program began | Lead Agencies | Program Description | No. of Current Participants | % Female Participants | Poverty Targeting | Digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feed the Future Mali Sugu Yiriwa in the Delta zone | 2021 | CARE International Mali, in consortium with Amassa Afrique Verte et Amprode Sahel | The program aims to strengthen agricultural and commercial community resilience through inclusive, nutrition-sensitive, market-driven agricultural economic growth. | 31,331 | 26-50% of participants | Does not target by poverty level | Yes |
| Emergency Safety Nets Program | 2013 | Technical Unit for the Management of Social Safety Nets; Technical Unit for the Unified Social Registry | The program provides cash transfers to poor and vulnerable households and builds an adaptive safety national safety net system in the country. | 20,000 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Drylands Development Project | 2018 | Ministry of Rural Development | The project provides monetary and productive transfers to poor households, finances micro projects for formalized groups, creates productive infrastructure and sustainable land and water management activities, and distributes food to displaced and vulnerable groups. | 22,325 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support Project II (PRAPS-2) | 2022 | Ministry in charge of Livestock | The project strengthens the resilience of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists | Targets poor broadly | Yes | ||
| Albarka Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) | 2020 | Save the Children | Albarka is a 5-year program funded by USAID-BHA and led by Save the Children that seeks to improve food and nutrition security and resilience among poor and vulnerable households. | 95,959 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table
The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
| DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank |