FIER II PROJECT: 60,000 rural youth to train and integrate economically

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Partners

EUR 99.1 million

Total project cost

IFAD

Initiating Institution

8 regions

Intervention area

60,000 rural youth

Target population

Contribute to wealth creation and poverty reduction for rural youth in Mali.

The Second Vocational Training, Integration and Support for Rural Youth Entrepreneurship (FIER II) project aims to promote entrepreneurship in rural areas and to facilitate the economic integration of young people in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors.

It will thus contribute to achieving the second strategic objective of the Country Strategic Options Programme (COSOP): to promote market access for small producers.

The implementation of FIER II will be carried out in two phases, two and five years.

Further information

Target group and stakeholders

Rural, female and male (F&H) youth aged 15-40 from low-income households are the target group for the project.

Beneficiaries
60 000
Beneficiaries
receive vocational training or economic integration through paid employment or microenterprise
Age
will have access to vocational training opportunities and will then be integrated individually or collectively into the local economy
15-18 years
Attached
9 000
linked to channels; Overall
Women
40%
Women
Women
2%
Persons with Disabilities

Indicators

IPR0.1.1.1.1: Number of members of Fairies and Unions of Producers (No.)

IPR01.2.3: Number of processing installations constructed or rehabilitated (No.)

IPR01.2.4: Number of storage facilities constructed or rehabilitated (No.)

IPR01.2.5: Area in hectares of agricultural land with built-up/refit hydraulic infrastructure (Ha)

IPR03.5.6: Number of persons with disabilities trained in financial literacy and/or use of financial services and products in rural areas (No.)

Geographical area of intervention

Based on the COSOP targeting strategy, FIER II will intervene in 8 regions of Mali

These are the regions of Koulikoro, Sikasso, Kayes and Ségou, with the 12 circles retained and Mopti, Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal regions

Further information
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SEGOU REGION

Area: 64,821 km2
Population: 2 336 255
Density: 36 inhabitants/km2
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KOLIKORO REGION

Area: 90 120 km2
Population: 4 418 305

SIKASSO REGION

Area:4 418 305
Population: 2 625 919
Density: 37 per km2

KAYS REGION

Area: 119 743 
Population: 1 996 812 

FIER-II in figures

During the first phase of the FIER project, more than 13,000 income-generating and microenterprise activities, run by young people, were created in 1,504 villages. Discover the key figures for the second phase of the project.

Persons affected by the project

Trained rural youth, 54 per cent of whom are women

Projects financed in 472 villages

Value of direct investment for IGA/MER

%

Level of achievement of the final objective

Our indicators

Our successes

Young rural women and men (F&M) aged 15 to 40 from low-income households are the target group for the project.

KAYES Region

Group field of women of the GD BENKADI of Kénékénékolen in the Kita circle

A non-formal group without any structuring, he had no management tools and did not have technical guidance.

KAYES Region

The Sikoro Musow Association received a loan of CFAF 1 million.

Ms. BAGAGA Hawa Founè SISSOKO received training on several topics through the supervision of the NGO AMAPEES in the FIER project.

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