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Name of Organization: Association pour le Developpement Actif et Participatif (ADAP)

Country: Mali

Project Title: "Capacity Building for Behavioral and Practical Changes for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of trafficked children in Koutiala"

Project Timeframe: 12 months

Location of Project: Koutiala

Budget Amount: $50,000

NGO contact and website:
Boureima GUINDO
B.P. 205
Office: (223) 2640-828
Fax: (223) 2640-013
Cell: (223) 601-98-71
Email: adap@afribone.net.ml or ongadap@yahoo.fr

Project's Primary Objective: Objective # 1 – Public Awareness

Description of Organization: ADAP was created in 1997 and is based in Koutiala, Mali. ADAP covers several regions of Mali and is active in the sectors of: health (through capacity building of community health centers), education (girls' education, books), HIV/AIDS (women & children), governance, and rural hydraulics.

ADAP collaborates with the local administration, and has received funding from partners such as the Swiss Inter-Cooperation Agency, the National AIDS program, OMAES, the Health Pivot Group, Johns Hopkins University and conducts joints activities with the U.S. Peace Corps.

Description of Project funded by CIRCLE: The main objective of the Capacity Building for Behavioral and Practical Changes for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Trafficked Children in Kaoutala Project is to organize and implement communication activities for a behavior change as well as changes in practices through sensitization and advocacy activities for the rehabilitation and the reinsertion of children that are repatriated.

The project will target children, community members and non-formal and formal schools. Local authorities will have greater involvement in the fight against child trafficking and children who are victims will be identified and encouraged to obtain an education.

Project Targets (Common Indicators):
Enrollment: 1500 children
600 parents aware of the hazards of child labor
600 parents aware of the importance of education
Persistence: none specified
Transition: none specified
Completion: none specified