As Technical Assistance to the Agence National d’Investissements des Collectivités Territoriales (ANICT), GOPA Infra initiated the official kick-off session of the two decentralisation programmes, PACT IV and V-I.  The kick-off was attended by the line ministries and representatives of the German embassy, the KfW Development Bank and different other stakeholders.

In line with the preceding phases of the programme, these two programmes contribute to the decentralisation process and good governance in Mali, through the financing of investments by the territorial communities. PACT IV (volume: €8m.) is designated to provide direct support to four secondary towns and ten local communities, taking a capacity-reinforcement approach. This will enable the beneficiary communities to undertake their role as contracting authority during implementation of the investments financed. While PACT IV works with this hands-on approach, PACT V-I contributes to the decentralisation process through financing by the “national funds to support the territorial communities” (FNACT), and support to the capacity reinforcement of the executing agency ANICT.

Together with its partner AMBERO, GOPA Infra will assist ANICT over the next 36 months in the technical and financial management of both programmes. It is possible that the PACT V-I approach will then be extended by a further 36 months.