International Development Grant
Supporting girls' education in Mali - Response to COVID-19
Project Number: CA-3-P007020002
Status: Operational
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $1,000,000.00
Start Date: March 15, 2021
End Date: March 31, 2026
Duration: 5.0 years
Project Description
This project supports activities to meet the needs of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Mali. This project aims to reduce disparities in learning and academic achievement for girls from 6 to 12 years old in the first cycle of primary education in the regions of Mopti and Ségou. Project activities related to COVID-19 aim to raise awareness of good health practices in order to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. This project will benefit 44 500 people including teachers parents and community religious leaders 57% of them women.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) better retention of and academic achievement by girls in the first cycle of primary education in the regions of Mopti and Ségou; and (2) improved quality and gender sensitivity of the primary education system.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 31 2023 include: 1) 1 389 pupils including 1 188 girls have benefited from remedial courses to improve their academic results; 2) 864 members including 627 women of mothers' associations and school management committees in Ségou and Mopti have been sensitized to the importance of girls' schooling and trained to lobby parents to free their daughters from household chores that prevent them from attending classes; and 3) 444 teachers including 124 women have been trained in inclusive and gender-sensitive pedagogy.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
WUSC - World University Service of Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Unsolicited Proposal