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AFRICA
MALI
Multifunctional Platform Furthers the MDGs 1
QUICK FACTS
CURRENT PORTFOLIO BUDGET
Total UNDP-GEF and Co-Finance: $3,195,000
Total UNDP and Co-Finance: $7,060,000
Total MPU and Bilateral: $65,455
Total: $10,320,455
SPOTLIGHT
In Mpoti, Mali’s central region, and Sikasso in the south,
women work on time- and labour-intensive activities,
such as cereal milling and de-husking rice, to support the
family.These time-intensive activities contribute to their low
MAURITANIA
MALI
ALGERIA
Kayes Mopti NIGER
Ségou
Bamako
BURKINA
FASO
Sikasso
BENIN
GUINEA
GHANA
CÓTE D'IVOIRE TOGO NIGERIA
incomes and lack of time for health care. The responsibility of children, primarily girls, to assist their mothers
in domestic activities often also prevents them from regularly attending school.
The multifunctional platform project started in 1993, to promote women’s development and alleviate poverty, and has cost US
$10 million. Supported by the UNDP, the 7-year project has installed 394 platforms to-date, assisting roughly 80,000 women.The
platform consists of a small diesel engine mounted on a chassis, to which a variety of end-use equipment can be attached, such
as a grinding mill.
In the 12 villages of the Mpoti and Sikasso regions, the platforms help women save on average 2.5 hours per day, which can be
spent on other income-generating activities. This has led to an increase in the average annual income of US$ 68, representing
a 56% increase in rural Mali. The time saved has led to an improvement in the girl-to-boy ratio in primary school, the dropout
rates, and the proportion of school children completing primary education.Women have also been able to improve their health,
as the platform project led to a rise in the number of prenatal visits to health clinics. The multifunctional platform project has
thus led to development outcomes that aid the achievement the MDGs in Mali, from the goal of reducing poverty, to improving
maternal health, to increasing primary education.
By allowing women’s associations to purchase the platform, choose which modules to install and collect fees for its use, the
project has been successful since it empowers women and provides services demanded by the community.
ENERGY
Cumulative Total ODS Phased-Out:
6.3 ODP tonnes
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