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Mali's total fertility rate of 7 births per woman (2005) is one of the world's highest and has remained virtually unchanged since 1970.

Almost 24% of women are married before age 15, many of them forced into polygamous marriages.

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Country Snapshot: Mali

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1) Photo of a group of women and children gathered togther sitting on the ground. Caption Reads: USAID/Mali's voter education program targeted women and improved management of the 2004 local elections. Click to read more...  
2)Photo of a group of women meeting in an office.  Caption Reads: USAID/Mali is working to increase women's political participation in local elections (NDI). Click to read more...
3) Photo on a group of women gathered under a tent listening to a presentation. Caption Reads: USAID/Mali is conducting capacity building activities and training related to women in local governance (WING). Click to read more...
4) Photo of a woman holding a baby. Caption Reads: USAID/Mali helped networks of newspaper and radio editors to expand coverage of key reproductive health issues in West Africa (MEASURE). Click to read more... 
5) Photo of a woman standing next to a motorcycle. Caption Reads: USAID/Mali is improving women-owned businesses through training on the use of the Internet and other technology (ABIS). Click to read more...
6) Photo of two women working in a field. Caption Reads: USAID/Mali has helped women grow and market high-value agricultural commodities, which helps women support their families. Click to read more...
7) Photo of children in a classroom. Caption Reads: USAID/Mali's schiolarship fund will support 7, 086 school-girls with student-teacher scholarships and tutoring each year for five years. Click to read more...

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USAID/Mali’s program objectives take the needs of women and men into account by: providing health services, including family planning and reproductive health services; improving the quality of basic education; promoting democratic governance through decentralization; and accelerating economic growth.

Mali’s special objective, Communications for Development, accelerates development by making information accessible through innovative communication techniques and appropriate tools.

SELECTED ACTIVITIES:

Democratic Governance Team
Women in Governance (WING)
MEASURE
African Businesswomen's Information Service (ABIS)
The Hamfemdou Djenne
Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP)
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