International Development Grant
Support to UNICEF COVID-19 Response Plan in Mali
Project Number: CA-3-P009437001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $19,800,195.00
Start Date: January 13, 2021
End Date: June 30, 2023
Duration: 2.5 years
Project Description
This Project supports UNICEF’s multi-sectoral response plan to COVID-19 in Mali which seeks to to limit COVID-19 related mortality and consequences on protection health and education for the most vulnerable children. Project activities include: (1) developing gender responsive and age sensitive hygiene and infection prevention campaigns; (2) ensuring the availability of WASH services and products in healthcare facilities and schools and for vulnerable populations such as internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities (3) providing infection prevention and control materials and training to health care workers; (4) providing adequate protection services to girls and boys at risk to prevent and respond to sexual abuse family separation gender based violence (GBV) and stigmatization; and (5) providing school aged children and their caregivers access to distance learning opportunities; and vi) supporting the schools in their preparedness to reopening and reintegrating vulnerable children in a safe learning environment. With Canada’s assistance the Project aims to reach 5 000 000 people (50% women and girls) nationwide with adequate information on hygiene and other prevention measures through gender-responsive communication community engagement and social mobilization. Approximately 400 000 children aged 0 to 19 (50% girls) from six regions – Bamako Mopti Koulikouro Timbuktu Gao and Kayes - will benefit from targeted interventions in WASH health child protection and education.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) limited human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 particularly amongst vulnerable populations; and (2) prevented and reduced impacts of the outbreak on child protection and access to education of vulnerable children especially girls.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2024 include: (1) trained 46 142 people including 23 532 women and girls to adopt good hygiene and sanitation practices; (2) trained 29 904 students including 13 670 girls in 31 schools and 30 training centers on the promotion of handwashing practices and menstrual health management; (3) reached 14 157 871 people including 7 142 279 women and girls across the country with COVID-19 prevention and vaccination messages; (4) provided maternal and child health services to 5 525 children including 2 576 girls affected by conflict; (5) provided distance education and training during COVID-19 to 397 680 children (200 413 girls). This is done through a partnership with 78 radio stations; 6) provided solar-powered radio to facilitate their access to information during COVID-19 pandemic to 20 000 households; (7) trained 96 people including 29 women from 20 schools in the Kayes Academy in assessing water needs and developing action plans to improve water hygiene and sanitation services; (8) set up 14 community hygiene committees composed of 171 people including 87 women; (9) helped 260 000 people to access basic services (drinking water at home hand-washing stations quality care in health centers protective masks etc.) to minimize transmission of COVID-19 in in the Districts of Mopti Segou and Kayes.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
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:
Department-Initiated