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Methodology
A mixed qualitative and quantitative data gathering was conducted by Plan International in August 2022 in Mali through market survey, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) in the regions of Gao, Menaka, Mopti, Segou, and Timbuktu. A total of 225 traders from the major market systems were interviewed, while a total of 785 people attended the FGDs held separately for women, men, girls, and boys. Heads of government agencies, humanitarian organizations, and other actors in the 5 regions and in Bamako were also interviewed through KIIs.
Objectives
The objective of the study was to assess the immediate needs of households (HHs) in the target communities and determine the feasibility of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and market-based interventions to meet the basic needs of the population in those regions in terms of food security, protection, education, and livelihoods.
Initial findings
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Food insecurity is the biggest problem for 61% of the HHs.
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Conflict and insecurity drive the HHs to flee multiple times from their homes, abandoning their farms and animals. Non-state armed groups theft and loot productive assets.
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The HHs identify lack of income and opportunities for work, and poverty in general as the root causes of their food insecurity.