International Development Grant
Support to Mali's Institutional Development Program
Project Number: CA-3-A034768005
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $4,658,881.00
Start Date: March 31, 2011
End Date: March 31, 2021
Duration: 10.0 years
Project Description
This second phase of support to Mali's institutional development program is a component of the Canadian support program for the reduction of poverty in Mali. This project includes on one hand the provision of financial resources to the Institutional Development Commissionner (CDI) to help strengthen the capacity of key government sectors in order to make them more efficient. On the other hand a technical support is provided through a Canadian support agency targeting government structures responsible for leading coordinating and monitoring of institutional reform (mainly the CDI) in specific areas such as: i) improvement of methods and procedures for management of key agencies ii) strengthening the systems and tools of human resource management; and iii) putting in place communication systems and tools. This support is considered essential to enable key administrative entities to adequately perform their duties. As with all budget support initiatives Canada is working in close cooperation with other donors and the Government of Mali to focus on effective transparent and accountable country systems; increase donor coordination and harmonization; and strengthen mutual accountability. Budget support also fosters greater policy dialogue among donors government and partners thus helping to strengthen efforts for effective focussed aid as well as long-term development results. This initiative is continuously monitored and evaluated in coordination with other donors.
Expected Results
The expected results for this project include the following: a Malian government that is more effective and transparent in its core functions and its sectors especially the health education agriculture and public finance sectors and in promoting gender equality.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of project ( March 2021) include: (1) 402 managers (of whom 50% women) in the departments involved in integrated sector reforms have increased their skills in terms of results-based management human resources management gender equality and the development implementation and evaluation of public policies; (2) a public servant compensation system partially based on performance was developed and tested; (3) an employment equity program was put in place in the central public service and in territorial administrations; and (4) three innovative initiatives were selected and funded to meet the challenges of public sector reform: (i) future women senior public servants in Mali; (ii) women’s skills inventory project; and (iii) women citizens’ anti-financial delinquency initiative. The first two aim to promote equity in the public service and increase the representation of women particularly in more senior positions by putting in place new human resource management mechanisms. The purpose of the third initiative is to strengthen ties between civil society and the Malian government in order to reduce financial delinquency through this new association. These initiatives are innovative because they introduce new tools and mechanisms within the Malian government to meet the public sector reform challenges identified. All of these results help to increase the effectiveness and transparency of the Malian public sector.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Government of Mali - Ministry of State Reform
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Sector budget support
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP