Outcome MLI_O_2

Advancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale

Donors such as Norway, Denmark and Sweden have ceased funding due to the end of direct bilateral cooperation, and have closed their embassies in Bamako. The country office has submitted several project documents to donors such as Japan and Spain. The 2024 annual review of UN Women Mali's Strategic Note was an opportunity to mobilize 150 actors and stakeholders (implementing partners, beneficiaries, UN PFA, governmental actors, donors) to take stock of the Strategic Note's achievements, and highlight new challenges. On the last day of the meeting, the “Group of Ambassadors Committed to the Cause of Women in Mali”, known as the “musow ka ??taa” Platform, brought together diplomats from Burkina Faso, Canada, Belgium and ..... It should be noted that, despite efforts to mobilize resources during the year under review, the country office was affected by the country's political context. The office took part in a workshop on resource mobilization held in Saly, Senegal, in October 2024.

Advancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale

To strengthen the leadership of men and boys in the prevention of violence against girls, the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of their rights through sustainable strategies, UN Women Mali has signed a partnership with Germany focusing on positive masculinity. This partnership will enable 2,000 direct beneficiaries and 40,300 indirect beneficiaries to be better involved in awareness-raising and prevention against GBV in four regions of Mali: Kayes, Sikasso, Mopti and the district of Bamako. This 26-month partnership, worth 985,000 euros, represents a strategic step forward in the fight against GBV. In order to strengthen the strategic positioning of UN Women in the context of transition related to the departure of MINUSMA, our partnership with various partners has been consolidated through the mobilization of additional resources from PBF (4,146,501 usd), Italy (973,501 usd), the Netherlands (1,268,000 usd). In addition, the visit of UN Women's Regional Director WCARO enabled us to exchange views with our traditional donors and to re-mobilize them on the urgent need to increase their funding to reduce the vulnerability of women and girls in Mali in this context of continuing crisis. Our strategic role in the production of gender statistics and in girls' access to ICT has been strengthened through partnerships with the Institut National des Statistiques (INSTAT) and the Ministry of Education. This has resulted in training for stakeholders involved in data collection on how to take gender into account throughout the process, from the design of questionnaires to the production and dissemination of data. With the Ministry of Education, this has meant to the organization of a reflexion day on integrating ICT into the school curriculum. The partnership with Sweden was strengthened following a visit by the head of Africa Department to Mopti and Bamako, which enabled him to meet and discuss directly with the direct beneficiaries of UN Women Mali's support. This led to confirmation of funding for the Strategic Note to the amount of $8 million (80 millions SEK). Exchanges with the Swiss cooperation enabled them to reaffirm their commitment to continue supporting the implementation of the Resolution 1325 National Action Plan in Mali. The 2023 annual review of UN Women Mali's Strategic Note provided an opportunity to mobilize 162 actors and stakeholders (implementing partners, beneficiaries, UN PFAs, government actors, donors) to take stock of the Strategic Note's achievements, and to focus on the new challenges to be addressed. It should be underlined that, despite efforts to mobilize resources during the year under review, the country office was impacted by the political context in the country. The withdrawal of MINUSMA and the decision of key donors to reduce/redirect their financial support has an impact on the availability of funding opportunities for the country and the region. The regional dynamics with the recent coup in Niger continue to be volatile and drastically affect resource mobilization in the three AES (Alliances des États du Sahel) counties: Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Nevertheless, it is worth emphasizing that in 2023, the country office was impacted by the political context. The withdrawal of MINUSMA and the decision of key donors to reduce/redirect their financial support has an impact on the availability of funding opportunities for the country and the region. The regional dynamics with the recent coup in Niger affect resource mobilization. As a matter of fact, in 2023 the CO funds decreased from 12.490.320 USD in 2022 to 9.329.693 in 2023 (-25% decrease). Nevertheless, UNWOMEN Mali enabled donor interest through showcasing via social media and field visits, the impact of the implemented projects/programs. The resource mobilization and communication efforts combined with the high adaptability and proactivity of the CO, led to an increase in donor engagement of 12.987.955 USD (+28% increase) One App | (unwomen.org) Funds 2023-2024 One App | (unwomen.org) Funds 2022

Strengthen partners' engagement to UN-Women mandate

During the Year, the communication put an effort to promote UNWOMEN mandate and spread gender equality concept wit the ultimate goal to strengthen partners engagement in favor of gender equality. Thus in the course of 2021, the CO communication team achieved the following: - 177 content were posted on CO FB page - 44 events were covered - 17000 followers as of 31st December ( an increase of 60% in one year) with 57% of men; - 5 fields missions - 4 donor visits

UN-Women in Mali, effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications and advocacy capabilities to increase support for and financing of the gender equality agenda, while securing sustainable resourcing for the delivery of its own mandate

Mali Facebook page has reached 19166 followers. The Twitter account for Mali (@unwomenmali) has been created in June 2022 and got 287 followers