Think Creative Fall 2023

Dispatches

updates from around our world

USAID’s Mali Peacebuilding, Stabilization and Reconciliation aimed to improve prospects for long term peace, security, and reconciliation by building trust between conflict-affected communities and their governments; strengthening the ability of communities to mitigate and manage conflict and prioritize/address their most pressing development needs; and training and empowering marginalized youth as change agents. Program activities were implemented in 43 conflict affected communes in central and northern Mali from April 2018 to July 2023. Mali PSR support for inclusive governance helped to move communes from conflict to resilience and formed the foundation upon which security, counterterrorism, stabilization and development responses could be anchored. n Mali PSR

1,070 Youth participated in livelihoods trainings, 60% went on to carry out economic activities

reward By the NUMBERS

40 NGOs supported in Benin, Togo, Guinea, Mali and Niger

200 + Locally developed activities focused on elections, social cohesion, land disputes and more

110 Conflicts de-escalated by REWARD II-trained youth

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Photos by Jim Huylebroek