Mali

Laila Dicko is a teacher by profession and the President of the Women's Leaders Association of Macina, Mali. The association works closely with the municipality and the administrative authorities to address the issue of peace and human security in her community: crisis of political leadership, management of natural resources, tensions between farmers and herders, etc. (Photo: Issa Sanogo/Oxfam)

Oxfam's Work in Mali

Oxfam has been present in Mali since 1995, working in areas where needs are most urgent and critical. Oxfam in Mali has developed a strong partnership and fruitful local collaboration to support its multi-sectoral approach.

Looking ahead to 2026–2030, Oxfam in Mali is working to meet the priority needs of local communities and to promote, in the long term, economic justice, inclusive and accountable governance, and humanitarian and social cohesion initiatives that enable people not only to survive, but to thrive.

Economic Justice

Oxfam in Mali works closely with partners and stakeholders to sustainably improve the economic resilience of vulnerable and marginalized populations (particularly women and young people) by strengthening access to livelihood (distribution of agricultural and market garden seeds, distribution of small ruminants [goats], setting up savings groups for change [EPC], creating income-generating activities, capacity-building in the above-mentioned activities, etc.) and to basic social services.

Fatimoutou Wallet holding her child in Gao region of Mali. (Photo: Fousseni Kone/Oxfam)

Inclusive and Accountable Governance

In Mali, we promote more inclusive, accountable and gender-sensitive local and national governance by strengthening citizen participation in public decision-making forums, and by promoting social justice and the sustainable and equitable management of natural resources.

In Bla, torrential rains in July and August 2024 devastated fields, water points, latrines and other belongings. Here, a well that has been damaged by the heavy rains. (Photo: Djigui Keita/Oxfam)

Humanitarian Actions and Social Cohesion

Oxfam in Mali has provided vital, multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance to around 60,036 people affected by crises (internally displaced people, host communities), while facilitating processes of social cohesion and sustainable inter-community peace.