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Crisis in Mali

Conflict, water shortages, hunger: Mali is a country in permanent crisis. Help has been active on the ground since 2013, improving access to drinking water, combating malnutrition in children and helping women affected by violence. We also support local healthcare.

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6.4

million people need humanitarian aid

1.5

million people are food insecure

788000

people are supported by Help

How is Help providing support in Mali?

Help against hunger, poverty and violence

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Help is building numerous wells in Mali to improve access to drinking water.

Help has been active in Mali since 2013. Our focus in Mali is on expanding the drinking water and sanitation supply and improving the health of the population.

To this end, we connect village communities, schools and health centres to water supply systems. We are promoting the construction of solar-powered wells that pump water up from the depths in an environmentally friendly way. We also provide access to sanitary facilities.

Women and children receive special support from us. We treat malnutrition in children and support women affected by gender-based violence. Help also promotes the treatment and prevention of HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, thereby increasing the chances of survival for those affected.

Donors: BMZ (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung), PATRIP Foundation, GIZ (Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit), UNOCHA 

Local partners in Mali

What is the situation like in Mali?

From democratic pioneer to starving nation

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A quarter of the Malian population has no safe access to clean drinking water.

With the dismantling of the military dictatorship in 1991, a peaceful democratization process was initiated in Mali and free elections were made possible. In 2012, the tide turned: the president was overthrown and militant groups took over large parts of Mali. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced from the north of the country and are now living as refugees in their own country. Since then, Mali has been in a crisis of poverty, hunger and displacement.

Half of Mali's population currently lives in extreme poverty. In rural regions in particular, many families do not have adequate access to water, sanitation or medical care. Due to the many displacements, many families do not have enough food to provide for themselves. Around 1.5 million people in Mali suffer from hunger.

Clean water thanks to solar power

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Perimpé is one of many villages in Mali where Help has installed a solar well. The water is pumped to the surface in an environmentally friendly way using solar energy and stored in a water tank. The residents can then simply fill up the water at the new water point.

To ensure the sustainability of our wells, Help trains water committees in the villages to look after the maintenance of the water points.

At the community meeting, we set the price for a bucket or canister of water at 5 CFA francs and the price for a water barrel at 50 CFA francs. This allows us to save money and build up reserves in case the water system needs to be repaired.

Oumou Cissé, Water Committee Perimpé

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Eine Frau steht vor einem Brunnen in Mali, den Help errichtet hat
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Zwei Schulkinder aus Mali sitzen vor einem Brunnen
Thanks to Help, the children at the "Bocari Ouologuem" school in Sévaré now have drinking water fountains in the schoolyard.
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Kadia Tembely from Mali is a project participant in the area of income generation
"Before Help, we were satisfied with the relief supplies and waited for more aid when they were used up. But today, thanks to the Help project, we carry out income-generating activities," says Kadia Tembely, who now earns her own income.
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Cattle standing in front of a well
In the rural regions of Mali, many families are dependent on agriculture. Help supports them by expanding the drinking water supply, among other things.
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Aïssa Keïla sells onions to a trader in Ansongo.
Aïssa Keïla is a vegetable farmer and part of the "Allahidou" cooperative, which has a shared warehouse for the distribution of onions. She sells onions for a good price at the market in Ansongo.
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One Stop Centre for women in Mali
Women who have experienced sexualized violence receive support at our One Stop Center.
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Eine Gesundheitsmitarbeiterin von Help Mali misst den Blutdruck einer Frau
A health worker from Help Mali measures a woman's blood pressure.
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By improving the water and sanitation supply in the Ansongo, Mopti and Douentza regions, around 242,000 people have access to clean water.
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Ärztin in Mali untersucht eine Frau
A doctor in Mali examining a patient.
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Project participant Sidiki Arama
"I benefited a lot from my training as a construction worker. Thanks to my construction projects, I was able to earn a little money, which I used to buy some animals and pay for my family's living expenses," reports Sidiki Arama from Mali.
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Luftaufnahme eines Solarbrunnens in der Gemeinde Perimpé in Mali
Help's new solar well in the municipality of Perimpé.
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Ein malisches Mädchen wäscht sich die Hände an einem Brunnen von Help
"There didn't used to be a single water point at the school. Pupils often had to cross the road to fetch water from the other side. There were accidents, injuries and even one death," Youssouf Dembélé, principal of the Bocari Ouologuem school, tells us.
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"We used to have difficulties collecting the garbage because we didn't have the right equipment. We got gloves, rubber boots, shovels and wheelbarrows from Help," Aly Kébé from Konna tells us.
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Ein Junge steht neben einem Help-Brunnen in Mali
Before Help built the well at the "École E" school in Douentza, all children had to bring their own water canister in the morning. If it ran out during the day, the children had to fetch new water from home in the middle of lessons.
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Eine malische Frau trägt einen grünen Eimer Wasser auf dem Kopf
"There used to be only two latrines in our village, now we have 45. Thanks to Help, the village is very clean and there are fewer diseases. Our visits to the community health center have decreased significantly," says Tenin Djibo from N'Golobougou.
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