All resources: Mali

Skills and Lifelong Learning in Africa

ILO and the Government of Norway renew their partnership

The Government of Norway and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have renewed their strategic partnership agreement for 2024-2025 to strengthen the skills development eco-system in targeted countries and contribute to human development...

Tackling child labour in Mali: The challenges and the way forward

This article discusses a video featuring Soumaila Hamida Meiga, a key advocate from the Syndicat National de l'Éducation et de la Culture (SNEC) in Mali, where he addresses the ongoing challenges of child labour in the country. In the video,...

Financial education: A catalyst for transformation for cotton producers and artisanal gold miners in Mali

In Mali, financial education is becoming a powerful tool for cotton producers and artisanal gold miners. In November 2024, in Sikasso, the ILO and the ACCEL Africa project launched an initiative aimed at strengthening communities’ financial...

Agricultural insurance at the heart of climate resilience in Mali: an innovative approach to protect livelihoods and combat child labour

Faced with the increasing challenges of climate change and its devastating impacts on Malian cotton farmers, the ACCEL Africa project has introduced an innovative agricultural insurance initiative in partnership with Pula Advisors and AGRA. This...

The Secretary General of the Confederation of Cotton Producers' Cooperative Societies at the Agricultural Insurance Workshop

Trade unions at the forefront in the fight against child labour in Mali

Strengthening social finance to protect children in Mali

List of light works: a crucial advancement for children's rights in Mali

ACCEL Africa

Training application: Voices against child labour

The ACCEL Africa Project is inviting journalists to take part in a training designed to equip them with the skills and knowledge to effectively report on child labour in African supply chains, with the aim of amplifying efforts to eradicate child...

Child labour

ACCEL Africa fights against child labour in Mali's gold mine

In the Kayes region of Mali, the ACCEL Africa project is working to eradicate child labour in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sites. Through professional training and economic support initiatives, the project made it possible to remove...

Co-create innovative financial solutions to break the cycle of child labour in Mali

The workshop highlighted the crucial importance of inclusive innovation to address the challenges of solidarity finance.

From the fields to the classroom: Abdou's journey to education in Foh village

A step forward in measuring the impact and combating child labour with the national workshop on results-based monitoring in Mali

This workshop, which took place from January 22 to 24, 2024, marked an important step forward in the implementation of innovative monitoring and evaluation strategies, crucial for assessing the effectiveness of ACCEL Africa project interventions...

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

This study examines the interrelationship of child labour and informality in 22 sub-Saharan countries.

Health sector investment impacts on employment and economic growth: A panel ARDL analysis in the West African Economic and Monetary Union...

Social protection

The Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) is being set up in Burkina Faso

Five decrees implementing on the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) adopted by the Council of Ministers

ACCEL Africa: Advancing Responsible Gold Mining for Livelihoods and Rights

The video presents the approaches undertaken by the ACCEL Africa project in Mali, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire to foster the formalization of the ASGM sector in the three target countries, providing insights from miners, local leaders, Government’s...

From the fields to the classroom: Oumou's dreams come true

Mobile phones, digital training and financial education to address child labour in rural West Africa

The power of technology is being harnessed in Mali to deliver free audio messages on child labour, including new content specifically relating to financial education, to address one of the major root causes of child labour: poverty. The financial...

Project results in Mali

Results of the CLEAR Cotton project in Mali

This factsheet presents the main achievements of the CLEAR Cotton project in Mali.