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In Mali, AKF's activities are integrated through the Mopti Coordinated Area Development Programme.In 2007, the Aga Khan Foundation launched projects in rural development, healthcare, education and civil society strengthening in the Mopti region of Mali. These activities are integrated through the Mopti Coordinated Area Development Programme.

Health
In Mopti town, a water supply and sanitation programme that will improve environmental health is being implemented by the Foundation, in collaboration with AKTC, in the area adjacent to the Mosque (Komoguel district). These efforts include:

• installing a sewage network connecting all the neighborhood’s households waste water to a sedimentation and filtration basin;
• installation and operations of a brick manufacturing facility to produce street paving blocks made of recycled plastic bags;
• open space improvement with street paving;
• vocational training in brick manufacturing, construction, sewage and plumbing installations, as well as topographic surveying

The Foundation is also supporting the improvement of managerial and clinical services at the Hopital Mere-Enfant in Bamako. AKFED companies in the country are also involved in programmes to combat AIDs.

Rural Development
The Rural Support Programme, in the Mopti Region of Mali, follows the AKDN approach of working in partnership with local communities to improve agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods. The programme’s goal is to increase access to improved crop varieties - rice being the most important - promote viable private supply systems and develop rural infrastructure. The improvement of livelihoods in these communities is expected to lead to better overall health status and higher levels of literacy.

Civil Society
The civil society programme, which works to make non-governmental organizations and other components of civil society more efficient and effective, is underway. The process of developing and mobilizing village organizations is being implemented.

Education
In education, early childhood education programmes, school improvement schemes and adult training are planned for the Mopti region as part of the coordinated area development plan. The Foundation has also begun discussions on early childhood development programmes at the national level.

An Aga Khan Academy is planned for Bamako. When constructed, it will be part of a network of 18 planned Academies offering the highest international standards of pre-primary, primary and secondary education to students across East Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Admission to the Aga Khan Academy will be based on merit and include a diverse student body as part of its mission to educate future leaders with a pluralistic sensibility.

The Academy will offer a broad, multi-disciplinary curriculum of the highest international standards, with an emphasis on the humanities. Through the implementation of the globally recognized International Baccalaureate programme, the school aspires to produce graduates who have developed not only a strong capacity and desire to learn, but a pluralistic outlook and understanding of the world around them.

For more information, please see the Academy pages.

Microfinance
In 2005, the Malian government launched an ambitious plan to develop the microfinance industry in the country. Following a request to His Highness the Aga Khan, AKDN established The Première Agence de MicroFinance in Mali (PAMF-Mali). The programme, which coordinates its activities with AKTC, targets both urban and rural populations in the Mopti region. An extended branch network in Timbuktu and Gao is also planned.

Loans are being extended to both groups and individuals to address specific financial needs such as rural credit, financing of service activities, working capital for commercial activities, among others. In due course, PAMF-Mali will also extend savings products as well as loans for housing improvement, education, and health.