Mali
The situation in Mali
The country is affected by many crises that hinder its development and still requires assistance. Nearly 50% of the population is aged under 14. Children suffer from a lack of drinking water, health care and social services. Many must migrate to find work. They are at risk of exploitation, physical and moral violence and an ill-adapted legal system.
What we do
Mother and child health
Water and hygiene
Child migrants
Specialised treatment
“Before, we didn’t know what to do when people called us about children who were unaccompanied migrants, beggars or living in the street. We didn’t know how to look after them. Now we have the training and tools to help.”
Sophie Dara Kassogue, Director of the Maison de la Femme et de l’Enfant (Institute for Women and Children) in Mopti
Read more...Key projects
Latest news
See all...Mali: Authorities reaffirm their commitment to protecting migrant children
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
IeDA, the four letters that are revolutionising the medical treatment of children in West Africa
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
IeDA, the four letters that are revolutionising the medical treatment of children in West Africa
IeDA, the four letters that are revolutionising the medical treatment of children in West Africa
Save lives by training midwives
Save lives by training midwives
Every year, 2.2 million babies die the day they are born.
Every year, 2.2 million babies die the day they are born.
Mali: accompanying children better
Mali: accompanying children better
Fatoumata, the first Malian child to receive specialised care in Switzerland
Fatoumata, the first Malian child to receive specialised care in Switzerland
Tdh's intervention in Western Africa in 2014
Tdh's intervention in Western Africa in 2014
Mali: Training for midwives
Mali: Training for midwives
Mali: Authorities reaffirm their commitment to protecting migrant children
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
Terre des hommes in Mali
Beneficiaries in 2015
196,385 people
Expatriate staff / National staff
3 / 98
2016 Budget
CHF 2,203,642.-
Programme locations
Markala, Macina, Mopti, Timbuktu, Bamako
Local partners
The regional and national authorities for health, hydraulic systems, sanitation, women, children and families and justice; ENDA Mali; Centre Hospitalier Mère Enfant le "Luxembourg"; SwissContact
Where we work
Supported by
Financial partners
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside of the European Union. Terre des hommes implements projects financed by the ECHO in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Mali. (Situation 04.06.2015)
> ec.europa.eu/echo
Financial partners
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international development cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). By providing financial means, it supports more than forty projects of Terre des hommes in several geographical regions. Terre des hommes cooperates directly with the SDC, particularly with the departments Regional Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation with Eastern Europe.
> www.ddc.admin.ch
Financial partners
USAID is the U.S. federal government agency for development cooperation. Since 1961, it has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Tdh and USAID cooperate in Guinee and Kenya.
> www.usaid.gov
Financial partners
Marguerite Foundation
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside of the European Union. Terre des hommes implements projects financed by the ECHO in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Mali. (Situation 04.06.2015)
> ec.europa.eu/echo
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international development cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). By providing financial means, it supports more than forty projects of Terre des hommes in several geographical regions. Terre des hommes cooperates directly with the SDC, particularly with the departments Regional Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation with Eastern Europe.
> www.ddc.admin.ch
USAID is the U.S. federal government agency for development cooperation. Since 1961, it has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Tdh and USAID cooperate in Guinee and Kenya.
> www.usaid.gov
Marguerite Foundation
Timeline
Related publications
Courage No. 53 – The first minute can make all the difference
Making an Impact for Children: Annual Report 2015.
Study on the issues and risks for child protection in the Segou region in Mali
Thematic Policy - Mother and Child Health
