Category Archives: Mali

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Groundswell/Oxfam partnership addresses roots of Mali food crisis

Written on Feb 15, 2012 7:04 pm, by groundswell

As we feared when Groundswell first decided to launch the three-year Saving for Change Plus Agriculture (SfC Plus Ag) program in partnership with Oxfam America, every month the rapidly growing food and nutrition crisis in the Sahelian countries of West...
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Sahel food crisis reaches tipping point, demands different response

Written on Jan 24, 2012 12:52 pm, by groundswell

Without a massive coordinated response from the international community, the rapidly growing food and nutrition crisis in the Sahelian countries of West Africa is likely to turn into a full blown famine. In recent weeks Oxfam, Tear Fund, and other...
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Addressing the silent structural food crisis in the Sahel

Written on Dec 7, 2011 10:58 am, by groundswell

In the Sahelian countries of West Africa, thinking about “food crisis” is framed by the concept of a ‘relief to rehabilitation to development’ continuum. This concept places ‘crisis’ at one end, and ‘normality’ at the other. Although it is changing,...
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Buffer food stocks to strengthen food security in West Africa

Written on Nov 9, 2011 5:13 pm, by groundswell

Images of famine in Somalia have drawn the world’s attention to the wider issue of food security in Africa. Unfortunately, the concept of “crisis” is still strongly associated with short, acute disasters such as drought and conflict. The unpalatable reality...
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Escaping the Hunger Cycle: Pathways to Resilience in the Sahel

Written on Nov 2, 2011 7:02 pm, by groundswell

In the Sahel, the number of people suffering from chronic food insecurity, high levels of poverty and vulnerability due to drought is increasing. Food crises in the Sahelian region of West Africa can no longer be treated as limited events,...
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Update on Groundswell / Oxfam Saving for Change Plus Agriculture Program in Mali, West Africa

Written on Sep 1, 2011 4:38 pm, by groundswell

In August 2010, Groundswell launched a three year program – Saving for Change Plus Agriculture (SfC Plus Ag) – in partnership with Oxfam America. It responds to requests for agriculture training by many of the 350,000 women in Oxfam’s Saving...
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Update from Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mali

Written on Jul 8, 2011 1:06 pm, by groundswell

Steve Brescia, Groundswell’s International Coordinator, recently returned from a three-week trip to Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mali. He visited our programs there and met with key local partners and many West African farmers. This slide show captures some of what...
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Update on program to improve agricultural production and water management in Central Mali

Written on Jun 2, 2011 6:08 pm, by groundswell

In August 2010, Groundswell launched a three year program – Saving for Change Plus Agriculture (SfC Plus Ag) – in partnership with Oxfam America. It responds to requests for agriculture training by many of the 350,000 women in Oxfam’s Saving...
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Expanding territory for agroecology (part 4 of 8)

Written on May 11, 2011 3:34 pm, by groundswell

This is the fourth post in an eight-part series about how we can transform the roles of non-governmental organizations like Groundswell to make food sovereignty a reality. Read the first, second and third posts. Expanding territory for agroecology Bern Guri...
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Africa’s Soil Fertility Crisis and the Coming Famine

Written on Feb 1, 2011 12:19 pm, by groundswell

“In Koboko Village in Malawi in September 2009, some 30 mothers and their children were gathering under a huge shade tree—the traditional site for the village’s meetings. Gradually they squeezed together on an assortment of hand-woven mats and rough-hewn wooden...