Support for local economic development and conflict prevention in the Gao and Timbuktu regions (ADEL)

Financed by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and implemented by the Luxembourg Agency for Development Co-operation (LuxDev), the ADEL project targets vulnerable populations in the regions of Gao and Timbuktu in northern Mali. It draws on the achievements of previous projects aimed at reviving the local economy and supporting communities in northern Mali (RELAC and RELAC II), implemented between January 2016 and September 2019. The experience of these projects has shown that it is possible to implement development actions effectively despite the challenging security situation. The objective of the ADEL project is to support local economic development and the improvement of the governance of local authorities in 42 municipalities of intervention. In a fragile intervention context and unstable security situation, more than 100 local associations and cooperatives will be supported through the consolidation and/or implementation of economic projects in various sectors (agriculture, livestock, fishing, crafts) in order to revive and develop the local economy and contribute to the stability and well-being of the people. The project targets the entire population, particularly young women and men aged 15 to 40 (project result 2).

Global objective

Contributing to the stabilisation of the regions of Gao and Timbuktu and the resilience of local communities

Specific objectives

Strengthening local economic development and improving the governance of local communities in 42 municipalities in Gao and Timbuktu regions

Expected results

Result 1: Economic projects participate in the local development of local authorities in the Gao and Timbuktu regions
Result 2: Opportunities for employment and professional integration are created for young women and men in the Timbuktu region
Result 3: Local authorities supported in the regions of Timbuktu and Gao accomplish deliver basic services to its populations
Result 4: Support for local regulation promotes social cohesion and participates in the prevention of conflicts in the supported local authorities

Duration

3 years : 01/12/2019 - 30/11/2022

Localisation

The project is implemented in the regions of Gao and Timbuktu in northern Mali.

Beneficiaries

970 000 people (400 000 in the Timbuktu region and 570 000 in the Gao region)
2 500 young people trained, including 2 000 entering the labour market
Elected officials, municipal agents and management committees of basic social services of the 42 target municipalities (23 in the Timbuktu region and 19 in the Gao region)
Users of 300 basic social services provided or rehabilitated
170 associations, cooperatives, local economic project managers and its 5 100 members
Mali as a whole, the intervention in these regions contribute to promoting peace and stability in the country

Budget

EUR 13 000 000

Funding

European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa

Implementation

Luxembourg Agency for Development Co-operation (LuxDev)

Partners

Local authorities of the Gao and Timbuktu regions

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Country

Mali

Topics

Agriculture & value chains
Education
Employment & revenues
Fisheries & aquaculture
Food security & zero hunger
Gender
Governance & capacity-building
Health
Livestock & pastoralism
Local actors & livelihoods
Markets, prices & trade
Poverty
Social affairs & social protection
Water & sanitation
Youth

Targets

Artisanal fishermen
Institutions
Pastoralists & Agro-pastoralists
Poor households
Poor workers in the informal economy
Vulnerable small-scale farmers
Women
Youth

Agir Pillars

Pillar 1: Improve social protection for the most vulnerable communities and households in order to secure their livelihoods
Pillar 3: Sustainably improve agricultural and food productivity and the incomes of the most vulnerable households and improve access to food
Pillar 4: Strengthen governance in food and nutrition security

Scales

Local