Mali

A girl eats Plumpy'Nut, the lifesaving ready-to-use therapeutic food that will help her recover from malnutrition.
Toby Madden
Action Against Hunger, Mali

The State of Hunger in Mali

Mali is experiencing a prolonged crisis, made worse by regional instability. Ranked 188 out of 193 on the Human Development Index, the country faces development, poverty, and climate change challenges. These are compounded by natural disasters, rising costs, reduced availability of basic necessities, food insecurity, and limited access to clean water. Malnutrition remains a serious public health problem: 11.6% of the population is acutely malnourished, and 24.8% of children are suffering from impaired growth and development (stunting).

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How We're Helping in Mali

Our health and nutrition program supports over 220 health facilities, runs mobile clinics, and has created breastfeeding and nutrition support groups. We treat malnourished children and provide nutritional supplements to prevent deficiencies, among other measures, to improve children’s health.

We help improve access to clean water and sanitation by building and rehabilitating water supply systems, distributing emergency water, and constructing latrines. We distribute agricultural kits, seeds, food assistance, vouchers, and cash transfers. We also run programs to improve financial empowerment and social inclusion, risk and disaster management, and gender equality through women’s empowerment groups and access to agricultural land.

A mother, carrying a child on her back, pours clean water from a well into a bucket.
228K

People Received Food Assistance, Vouchers, And Cash Transfers

A young boy eats Plumpy'Nut, the ready-to-use therapeutic food used to treat malnutrition.
20K

Children Received Malnutrition Treatment

An Action Against Hunger aid worker drives a motorbike down a dirt road in Mali An Action Against Hunger aid worker drives a motorbike down a dirt road in Mali
Toby Madden
Action Against Hunger, Mali
Naré Tounkara, matron of the Boudofo Community Health Center in Kita, Mali, measures a child for malnutrition. Naré Tounkara, matron of the Boudofo Community Health Center in Kita, Mali, measures a child for malnutrition.
Toby Madden
Action Against Hunger, Mali
Child and mother in Mali Child and mother in Mali
Toby Madden
Action Against Hunger, Mali

Action Against Hunger is behind all the great victories against malnutrition the district has achieved.”

— Dr. Samou Diarra, Nutrition Focal Point for the Kayes Health District

Our teams have carried out ground-breaking research in Mali, helping to train community health workers to both screen and treat malnutrition.

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The Hawa Effect: The Power of Women in the Fight Against Hunger

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Women are tackling the world’s toughest challenges - from poverty to healthcare to hunger. And a single woman like Hawa, a community health worker in Mali, has the power to change her community for the better.

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