Foundation
DCG Mali was founded in April 1999 by the Norwegian NGOs working in Mali. The decision to create DCG Mali was taken during a seminar organized by DCG Norway and the three NGOs, CARE, Norwegian Church Aid, and the Strømme Foundation.
In February 2003, DCG Mali, which was then comprised of only three members, organized a workshop to enlarge its membership with more than 20 national NGOs, State institutes, and agricultural research institutes.
Mission
To contribute to the development of Mali through the strengthening of the participation of the members of DCG Mali in the activities linked to food security and natural resource management.
Objectives
DCG Mali is a forum of exchange, representation, reflection, and action for the participation of a collective group of NGOs, NGOs, State institutes, and research institutes that work for the development, implementation, and follow-up/evaluation of the policies on food security and natural resource management. The specific objectives of DCG Mali are the following:
- Ensure DCG Mali’s representation at the national and international level.
- Promote the establishment and performance of a communication system within the network.
- Reinforce the capacities of the members.
- Contribute towards the reinforcement of Mali’s civil society in DCG Mali’s work areas.
Member organizations
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
- Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
- Support Action for the Development Initiatives of Bafoulabé (AIDeB)
- Cover and Development Action
- Support for the Valorization and the Promotion of Private Initiatives
- Malian Association for the Promotion of the Sahel (AMAPROS)
- Association Kilabo (KILABO)
- Coordination of the Women Associations and NGOs of Mali (CAFO)
- CARE International in Mali (CARE Mali)
- Consultation and Support Council to NGOs (CCA-ONG)
- Action Group for the Well-Being of Children (GABEE)
- Institute of Rural Economy (IIER/LABOSOL)
- Support Organization for the Development of the Sahel
- Permanent Technical Secretariat of the Institutional Framework of Environmental Issues Management (STP/CIGQE)
- Woiyo Kondeye (WOIYO KONDEYE)
- Carrefour Development (ONG CARD)
- Malian Association for Development (AMADE)
- Delta Survival (DELTA SURVIVAL)
- Malian’s Arid Lands Development Organization (OMADEZA)
- Association for the Safeguard of the Environment and the Development of the Sahel (ASEDS)
- Association of the Gathering of Churches and Evangelical Protestant Missions in Mali (BADS/AGEMPEM)
- Formation and Support Association for Development (AFAD)
- SECO (SECO)
- YIRIBA SUMA Network (YIRIBA)
- Research Group – Action for Social and Economic Promotion (GRAPES)
- Yere Deme – Mali
- Research Group for the Improvement of People’s Initiatives (GRAIP)
- Mali-Folkecenter Nyetaa (MFC Nyetaa)
- Malian Association for the Promotion of Young Ladies and Women (AMPJF)
These organizations represent:
- State technical institutes working on environmental issues (STP/CIGQE),
- research institutes such as IER,
- coordination groups of NGOs such as CCA/ONG, SECO/ONG, CAFO, Yiriba, Suma Network,
- national NGOs, and
- International NGOs such as CARE Mali and AEN.
Structure
DCG Mali is a non-profit, non-governmental network that is not affiliated to any political party. Its headquarters are based in Bamako and can be moved to any place in the Republic of Mali. Its term is unlimited. This network is structured in instances and bodies:
The General Assembly is the supreme instance and comprises one representative per member. This Assembly defines the policy and general orientations and it elects the National Board for a two-year term. The bodies established by the General Assembly are:
- The National Board
- The Permanent Secretariat
The National Board is the representative and managing body of DCG Mali. It elects the Permanent Secretariat. It comprises 10 members and it meets once a month. A president is nominated during the board meetings. The daily representation and management of all of DCG Mali’s activities are ensured by a secretariat elected by the National Board. Its duties are defined by the Internal Regulations. The NGO AMAPROS is ensuring the secretariat in 2005 and hosts the coordinator, Patricia Tangara (gcoza.mali at gmail.com) and the chair person, Salikou Ouattara (amapros at sotelma.net.ml).
Particularity
Mali’s particularity is the direct and active participation of the State technical services such as STP and IER in the network’s activities and as a national board member.
Situation in Mali
The invasion of crickets caused this year damage to cultivations in more than ¾ of the country. This condition may seriously worsen the food situation. Mali suffers from low and bad repartition of rainfall in space and time. Finally, the consolidation of the DCG’s gains is a challenge for the network.
DCG Mali and national processes
DCG Mali works within the framework of the National Action Plan (NAP) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) through the implication of its members in these processes.
DCG Mali and CRIC3
DCG Mali will ask STP to share the report that Mali will send to the UNCCD Secretariat. DCG Mali will then analyze this report and will provide feedback to STP. If DCG Mali participates in CRIC3, it will check if its feedbacks have been taken into account. The content of the Mali report should be understood and accepted by civil society, which DCG Mali represents.
DCG Mali projects
Here are some examples of promising projects of DCG Mali:
Current activities
DCG Mali is currently holding monthly national board meetings, a general assembly, an animated consultation framework on food security and the UNCCD, an international workshop organized in Bamako, a study on the impact of the indicators, the applications for 2004 that it is ready to execute, and the elaboration and submission of the applications for 2005.
Please visit this webpage for more information on DCG Mali's current activities.
Relevant articles for Mali from external sources
(Source: DCG Mali)
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