Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper July 19, 2000

FINAL PRSP DOCUMENT PREPARED AND ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MALI MAY 29, 2002

Republic of Mali

National Assembly of Mali
http://www.assemblee-nationale.insti.ml

http://www.koulouba.pr.ml/
http://www.sgg.gov.ml/

The National Assembly of Mali has established a 35-member Committee on Poverty Reduction, which has been an active member of the APRN since 2004.

The pilot project in Mali looked at the impacts and quality of a government program directed at people living with HIV/AIDS in the region Ségou. The organisation L’ONG Walé was in charge of carrying out the program in the region, which focussed both on preventive information and providing health services to people living with HIV/AIDS. The pilot project showed that although the beneficiaries were satisfied with the services provided by L’ONG Walé, a major concern was a lack of resources, both financial and human. As a result of this project, parliament has implemented changes regarding its laws for NGOs, thus allowing them to benefit from state funds and to be included in the national budget. This change in status will be applied particularly to NGOs working in the area of HIV-AIDS.

Following the community monitoring training MPs in Mali received from IPA, Malian parliamentarians are now adamantly involved in every aspect budgetary oversight. Parliamentarians do not approve anything without scrutinizing it through the lens of community monitoring tools.

For more detailed information about the pilot project (in French), click here ( Rapport auto-évaluation Mali ) or contact: Mr. Yalcouyé Amadou Diarra, Parliamentary Assistant: a_yalcouye@yahoo.fr

Official name République du Mali Population 11,7 million (2006) Capital Bamako Type of legislature Unicameral Women in Parliament 10.2% (2004) Major languages French (official), Bambara % of population below poverty line 64% (2001 est.) HIV-AIDS prevalence 1.9% (2003 est.) Literacy rate male: 53.5% female: 39.6% (2003 est.) GDP per capita $1,200 (2006 est.) HDI 2006 0.338, ranks 175 out of 177 countries