ACT Alliance

ACT in Mali

ACT Alliance organisations meet in what we call a Forum to do joint analysis of the national situation, and joint planning.

Link through to Forum page in ACT Groups

International organisations in Mali

• Christian Aid
• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
• Kerk In Actie
• Lutheran World Relief
• Norwegian Church Aid

Organisations funding work in Mali

• Bread for the World
• ICCO

About Mali

• Population: 13 million (UN, 2009)
• Capital: Bamako
• Area: 1.25 million sq km (482,077 sq miles)
• Major languages: French, Bambara, Berber, Arabic
• Major religions: Islam, indigenous beliefs
• Life expectancy: 48 years (men), 49 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes
• Main exports: Cotton, gold, livestock
• GNI per capita: US $580 (World Bank, 2008)