Earlier this month, Africare “handed over” the control of a school water project to school authorities and the community of Dibaro in Mali’s Koulikoro region.
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Africare/Mali
[Video] Africare/Mali Builds Resilience in the Koulikoro Region (en Français)
Local coverage of Africare/Mali’s Multi-Year Assistance Program in the Koulikoro region. The film focuses on the organizational activities of vulnerable communities to address food insecurity and how Africare has managed to build the resilience of these communities in response to various crises in Mali.
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We Know Africa Can Feed Itself
The good news is that hunger is decreasing globally. The number of chronically hungry people shrank from nearly one in five people worldwide between 1990 and 1992, to about one in eight people between 2010 and 2012. That is real progress, but it is too soon to celebrate.
[More] 2013 Annual Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Gala: Celebrating African Leadership
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
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The Most Successful Microcredit Activity in Northern Mali
The West African nation of Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. By one measure, average annual income in Mali is just $392 ― as opposed to $41,890 in the United States
Comparative Research/Analysis–Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning in Africare’s Title II Food Security Programs
Africare identified the need to review the relationship of one of its key measurements of food security, the Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP), across different country programs, both in absolute terms and as compared to other impact indicators.
[More]Draft Guidance: How to Measure the Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI)
The Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI) is a self-assessment tool that food security programs can use to measure their knowledge of important guidance and staff capacity in key programming areas.
[More]Guidance: How to Measure the Number of Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP) Based on Participatory Rural Appraisals in Food Security Interventions
Africare uses its measure Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP) to assess the extent of food insecurity in project areas, to develop and initiate intervention strategies, to target vulnerable households, and to assess and track progress made in improving food security throughout the life spans of food security interventions.
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Timbuktu Food Security Initiative
Project: The Timbuktu Food Security Initiative
Funders: USAID
Timeframe: FY08-13