Last updated: 07/12/2016

Basic Information

Country
Geographic area

Programme Details

Programme objectives

To provide support to poor households suffering from food insecurity.

Programme components
Other than the transfer, the programme provides accompanying measures such as health and education-related informative practice sessions.
References
Ministère du Développement Social, de la Solidarité et des Personnes Agées. 2011. Etat des lieux de la couverture maladie universelle au Mali - Rapport final. Bamako: Government of Mali. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://p4h-network.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MDSSPA_Mali-Etat_des_lieux_couverture_universelle_sante_Mali_version_finale.pdf>
Start date
2013
References
World Bank. 2013. Emergency Project Paper on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of SDR 46.3 Million (USD70.0 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Mali for a Emergency Safety Nets Project (“Jigisemejiri”). Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 17 February 2016. <http://www- wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/03/27/000445729_20130327100415/Rendered/PDF/749540PJPR0P120Official0Use0Only090.pdf>.
Coverage
76.5 per cent out of the 57,000 households identified by the programme are receiving the transfers (2015).
References
World Bank. 2015. Implementation Status Results Report: Sequence 05 (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 17 February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/AFR/2015/12/23/090224b083fe8ba7/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Mali000Emergen0Report000Sequence005.pdf>.
Programme expenditure
The government of Mali received a USD70 million loan to implement the cash transfers
References
World Bank. 2013. Emergency Project Paper on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of SDR 46.3 Million (USD70.0 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Mali for a Emergency Safety Nets Project (“Jigisemejiri”). Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 17 February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/03/27/000445729_20130327100415/Rendered/PDF/749540PJPR0P120Official0Use0Only090.pdf>.

Targeting and eligiblity

Targeting methods
Geographical Targeting
Community-Based Targeting
Targeted areas
106 communes in the regions of: Sikasso (15 communes), Ségou (23 communes), Mopti (14 communes), Koulikoro (11 communes), Kayes (35 communes), Bamako (1 commune) and Gao (7 communes).
Target groups
Poor households suffering from food insecurity
Eligibility criteria
Chronically food-poor households and displaced people with children at risk.
References
World Bank. 2013. Emergency Project Paper on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of SDR 46.3 Million (USD70.0 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Mali for a Emergency Safety Nets Project (“Jigisemejiri”). Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 17 February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/03/27/000445729_20130327100415/Rendered/PDF/749540PJPR0P120Official0Use0Only090.pdf>.

Coverage and other information

Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
Each household receives an amount equivalent to FCFA10,000 (USD20) per month.
References
World Bank. 2013. Emergency Project Paper on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of SDR 46.3 Million (USD70.0 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Mali for a Emergency Safety Nets Project (“Jigisemejiri”). Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 17 February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/03/27/000445729_20130327100415/Rendered/PDF/749540PJPR0P120Official0Use0Only090.pdf>.
Payment/delivery frequency
Quarterly
Benefit delivery mechanism
Payment agencies
Benefit recipients
Head of household
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Three years per beneficiary
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
The National Technical Committee is in charge of monitoring and planning