Kidal Integrated Rural Development Programme

The aim of the programme is to reduce poverty and food insecurity in the Kidal region. The programme’s specific objectives are to:

• increase and diversify the incomes of the area’s nomadic herders by promoting agropastoral activities
• improve people’s living conditions, and particularly those of women, by facilitating their access to basic socio-economic services, especially health and education, and to infrastructure

The government has made the development of the country’s northern regions a national priority. The aim of the Northern Regions Investment and Rural Development Programme is to exploit the hydroagricultural potential of the Niger River in the Tombouctou and Gao regions. The Kidal Integrated Rural Development Programme responds to the specific needs of pastoralist and nomadic groups. The two operations are complementary and are in line with the government’s priorities.

Start-up of the Kidal Integrated Rural Development Programme is foreseen in 2007.

Source: IFAD

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In this section Programme overview Documents Contact information Mr Leopold Sarr Country programme manager IFAD Via Paolo Di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 0654592126 Fax: +39 0654593126 l.sarr@ifad.org Facts and figures Total cost: US$22.8 million IFAD loan: US$11.3 million Cofinancing: West African Development Bank (BOAD) (US$5.0 million) Belgian Survival Fund (BSF) (US$3.5 million) Duration: approved in 2006 Geographical area: Kidal region Directly benefiting: 4,000 households Status: ongoing Partners Government of Mali West African Development Bank (BOAD) Belgian Survival Fund (BSF)