Supporting Conflict Transformation and Good Governance in Mali

This initiative seeks to support conflict transformation and good governance through building trust dialogue and accountability between conflict affected communities security forces and local authorities in Mali. The project focuses on eight targeted areas across the regions of Mopti Segou and Timbuktu central and northern Mali. It is expected that this project indirectly contributes to a reduction in the threat from criminality political and extremist violence in the targeted regions.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased understanding by communities local authorities and security forces of conflict dynamics in target areas and of their own roles and responsibilities in those dynamics (2) improved understanding by communities local authorities and security forces of the link between extremist violence and political social and economic grievances and (3) improved understanding by communities local authorities and security forces of the importance of and the mechanisms available for coordination and inclusive mutual effective engagement that actively includes women girls and youth.