integrated Humanitarian Approach in Mali (IHAM)

Awarding agency: U.S.

Agency for international development cfda listing / assistance listing: 98. 001 USAID foreign assistance for programs overseas cfda narrative excerpt: the purpose of USAIDs bureau for humanitarian assistance (BHA) international disaster assistance (IDA) program is to provide life-saving humanitarian assistanceincluding food, water, shelter, emergency healthcare, and other critical aid to the worlds most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach population affected by natural, man-made and complex disaster.

Bha is the lead federal coordinator for international disaster assistance, harnessing the expertise and unique capacities of other U.S. Government, non-U.S.

Entities & public international organizations (PIOS) to effectively respond to natural disasters, complex crises by providing emergency and food assistance around the world.

Recipient: world vision, inc. (WV) this award will provide financial support to world visions (wvs) for a program entitled, integrated humanitarian approach in Mali (IHAM) in Mali.

The theory of change is if targeted households affected by civil insecurity are supported to improve their food consumption, if they are provided access to safe and appropriate water and sanitation facilities and increased knowledge about key public health risks and if they are trained and equipped to meet their basic food production and income needs, then these households food consumption scores will improve and they will avoid negative coping strategies, cut down the transmission of disease, and become increasingly and sustainably self-reliant.

The total number of beneficiaries that will be supported under this award is 190,000 individuals.