International Development Grant
Supporting Justice and Peace in Mali
Project Number: CA-3-P008113001
Status: Operational
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $16,095,955.00
Start Date: June 01, 2021
End Date: March 02, 2026
Duration: 4.8 years
Project Description
The project aims to empower women girls and people in situations of vulnerability to transform their human rights into reality through a gender equality perspective the transformation of power relations reconciliation and peace in Mali. This project intends to foster constructive dialogue between the different actors involved in or affected by the 2012 conflict the violence committed against civilians and other human rights violations. This is done to reduce the incidence of violence and rights violations through participatory and inclusive approaches based on international human rights protection standards. This project supports and strengthens the work of civil society and justice actors as well as the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) and state-established transitional justice mechanisms. Project activities include: (1) implementing education campaigns on human rights access to justice the fight against gender-based violence and analyzing the results of the TJRC’s work for women girls and people in situation of vulnerability; (2) offering legal services and psychological support to those subject to litigation; (3) providing legal training and building the capacity of civil society organizations and justice actors; and (4) training women girls and other affected people on alternative conflict prevention and resolution. This project aims to directly benefit more than 500 000 people in the regions of Bamako Gao Kidal Mopti Segou and Timbuktu.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased use of legal services and recourse by women girls and other vulnerable people in order to help them take better control over their lives and transform power relations between men and women; (2) increased effectiveness of women girls and other vulnerable people as well as civil society organizations and justice stakeholders involved in the fight against impunity and gender-based violence and discrimination; and (3) increased participation of women girls and other vulnerable people in making decisions regarding the building and consolidation of peace and reconciliation.
Progress & Results Achieved
Among the results achieved until March 2024: 1) 12 154 people including 7 476 women improved their capacity to advance human rights; 2) 28 507 people including 20 450 women and 3 449 girls used the services of mobile clinic for information and legal using an inclusive gender based transformative approach; 3) 12 emblematic cases of human rights violations including sustained acts of gender-based violence are in progress before the appropriate courts and international bodies. 4) 12 civil society organizations were supported including 4 defending women's rights to increase the participation of women in peace negotiations and conflict prevention efforts; 5) 62 advocacy actions carried out with the State transitional justice mechanisms and international bodies for the realization of the human rights of women girls and people in vulnerable situations.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Avocats Sans Frontières 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