Our newest focus country programme. The immediate objective is developing a portfolio of impactful projects, key partnerships, and a strategic plan that can drive water and sanitation improvements in the health and education systems.
IRC Mali at a glanceThe IRC team in Mali is led by country coordinator Afou Chantal Bengaly
4 staff
6 projects
3 donors
3 partners, collaborations or working groups
€ 315 thousand invested
$ 2,348 Gross Domestic Product per capita PPP
#184 Human Development Index rank
6,290 m3 Renewable water resource per capita
Nossombougou, Ouolodo and Tioribougou
“From the trainings received from IRC Mali, we learnt that an improved water, sanitation and hygiene service not only helps establish good cleanliness in the maternity ward, but is linked to avoiding certain diseases and their transmissions.”
Fatoumata Coulibaly
Matron of the Maternity Hospital of Dourako, municipality of Nossombougou
"Our presence will provide us an excellent opportunity to scale our successes at district level to the national arena. Our aim is simple, to make sure that Sustainable Development Goal 6 becomes a reality for all the citizens of our wonderful country. We will play our part and work with everyone to make that a reality''.
Afou Chantal Bengaly Traoré
Country Coordinator IRC Mali
Mali is a fragile, low-income economy. Strengthening WASH systems and achieving SDG 6 requires innovative ways to make the case for water and sanitation as a gateway to improved health and education services and wider social justice and economic benefits.
In 2018, together with World Vision, IRC Mali supported the mayors from the districts of Nossombougou, Ouolodo and Tioribougou to develop district WASH master plans. IRC Mali is now assisting in the implementation of these plans.
The team in Mali is running the newest IRC focus country programme. Our district work is providing the evidence and experience that will feed into the national influencing strategy and roadmap for Mali achieving SDG6.
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Our work in Mali [in French]
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IRC WASH Mali au coeur du renforcement des systèmes AEPHA au Mali - 2021
Visiting and postal address
03BP51 Hamdallaye Aci 2000 Rue 433
près de la mairie de la CIV
Bamako, Mali
