31,500 community members were directly engaged in activities to enhance their sense of belonging to an inclusive community.

297 PVE radio shows (in the languages Bambara, Dogon, Fulani, French, and Songhay) were broadcast in the programme locations, in addition to reaching listeners across the border in Burkina Faso. Some imams use the free air time granted to them by local stations to spread PVE messages based on the GCERF-funded programme training materials. Further, GCERF’s Malian grantees engage local radio reporters in other activities. As local celebrities, they have been invited to host graduation ceremonies of vocational training.

24,000 community members participated in activities including:

• 133 community watch groups monitored unusual behaviour and directed concerns to a local chief and/or mayor
• 123 village/district community dialogues raised awareness of recruitment and radicalisation to violent extremism, and how to guide at-risk individuals to the help they need
• 110 activities built the capacity of community and religious leaders in conflict resolution, resulting in an increase in mediation requests
• 100 griots (oral historians) were trained to spread PVE messages through music, storytelling, and poems

10,617 vulnerable individuals (2,936 men and 7,681 women) benefitted from economic empowerment and livelihood support.

3,242 individuals in rural and urban settings received training on vocational skills relevant to the local environment, as well as business management and entrepreneurship

1,287 individuals benefited from increased access to microcredit or savings mechanisms (Due to the high-risk security environment, many credit mechanisms have deserted the Malian countryside, and GCERF grantees have provided alternative savings solutions to programme participants.)

877 individuals were trained in organisational management, including how to build contacts with other associations, networks, and platforms

6,304 vulnerable individuals – including disadvantaged women and children – participated in activities to enhance self-worth through confidence-building and critical thinking/life skills training.

1,410 talibé (pupils of Quranic schools) received vocational and entrepreneurship training, start-up funding, individualised career coaching, and PVE and civic education training

1,905 disadvantaged children (who had dropped out or never attended school) were supported in returning to school

1,287 disadvantaged women received intensive literacy courses and vocational training to enable them to join the work force and to participate actively in community affairs