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Reso-Femmes is a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, which aims at promoting local political participation of women in Mali and serves as a bridge between women and decision-making centers.
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This project falls within the context of decentralization and its democratic reforms. Since 1999 the Malian women have the opportunity to participate in the exercise of power and local development in their town.
The goals of our organization are to provide the network of member associations with:
- A local dynamic operational network
- Some local services which meet the concerns of social groups in difficulty
- The supervisory structures in the priority sectors (health, education, agro-pastoral, small business network)
- Training responding directly to their commitment to the communities and their needs
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Amadou Cissé, "From rural women to urban women"
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Our intervention policy lies with various scales:
- Local and regional affairs in partnership with the town and the circle of Mopti
- National: among local authorities
- International: with our partners in Geneva to lend coherence and unity to our actions.
Access to ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies), regular contact with our various partners in different "globalized locations", and the realization of multimedia centres in the districts are accelerating their learning and improving their status.
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What is the pilot project in Mopti?
1. Common core training at the School of elected and female entrepreneurship
Women receive training that teaches them about their citizenship and inform them about the new democratic measures taken by the Government of Mali in their interest. The main centre brings together 40 leaders per session (2 leaders by association). These leaders are responsible for returning the information to mobilize members and other social groups on the meaning of their action. Seminars and demonstrations are regularly undertaken to raise awareness on the role of consultants and the importance of training managers in each of the priority sectors for local and regional authorities.
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2. Social and economic training in the form of workshops
The 20 associations are distributed in the form of micro-structures and according to their field of activity. The goal is to be initiated quickly to network with different partners. They learn to combine their skills, rationalize their production and elaborate development projects through appropriate virtual supports (computer and Internet use). The coaching sessions are intended to accompany them in their first negotiations among policy makers and donors.
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3. Independent projects after 3 years of learning
The 4 networks collect for each 5 associations. They specialize in lobbying techniques, advocacy to promote their empowerment, defend their strategic interests. They take into account the gender perspective in the initiatives and undertaken actions. The pilot project is organized around an action research focused on "training the trainers" finalized after the achievement of 5 modules / canvas.
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Socio-economic network: HEALTH
All our associations gathered in this sector have a health component in their program. Their major concern is to set up training facilities and citizens' services: the prevention of STDs, HIV / AIDS, malaria and solve sanitation problems. They are expecting their training partners and the possibility of creating two multimedia centers in Mopti and two in Sévaré to train their members and help more effectively CESCOM action in the region.
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Socio-economic network: EDUCATION
This network aims at raising awareness among different social groups and communities on the role of elected and professional women to help the teachers and headmasters of schools and colleges. Leaders expect from the training and support of the partners, the possibility of creating structures relay in the districts, strengthening the citizenship of the people and creating lunches in schools in order to ensure food hygiene for other social groups and children in particular.
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Socio-economic network: AGRO-PASTORAL
This network's objective is to bring together their pastoral and vegetable activities on the same ground. Leaders expect from trainings and partners the possibility of establishing a food cooperative that is gaining in economic and political influence on their status. Their action is to sensitize communities to the link between their everyday environment and the local food economy.
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Socio-economic network: MICRO-ENTERPRISES
The objective of the network is to enable leaders to be supported more effectively and overcome the inadequacies of protective sackings and micro-credits that accentuate the gender conflicts. They are expecting from trainings and partners the possibility of making a step forward by buying a common lot in the heart of the recent shopping mall built in Mopti. The latter connected to a multimedia centre will help to unify and frame shops of their associations. Furthermore, through providing administrative services and advice to traders in the greatest difficulty, they want to encourage the female electorate and reinforce a positive image of women's entrepreneurship.
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