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Context and Opportunities

A vast Sahelian country, Mali faces significant structural infrastructure challenges, exacerbated by a complex security context. Access to energy and communication is a matter of sovereignty and development for the country's vast rural regions. The autonomous and resilient model of RMS Impact is particularly suited to this environment.

Potential Intervention Zones

The Kayes, Koulikoro, and Sikasso regions, which have a large rural population, are areas with high potential. The objective would be to create essential service points to stabilize populations and support local economies (agriculture, livestock).

Mali at a glance

  • Population: ~22.5 million (2023 est.)
  • Area: 1,240,192 km²
  • GDP per capita: ~ $850 USD (2023 est.)
RMS Impact Potential
  • Potential number of sites: 20-25 sites
  • Project Status: Contextual analysis.

Access Rates & Estimated Impact

⚡ Energy

~50%

National electricity access rate (Source: World Bank, 2021).

RMS Impact's Contribution: Providing reliable energy in unconnected areas.
💧 Drinking Water

~79%

National access rate to drinking water (Source: UNICEF, 2022).

RMS Impact's Contribution: Strengthening the resilience of water systems.
📡 Internet

~28%

Internet penetration rate (Source: DataReportal, 2023).

RMS Impact's Contribution: Opening up rural regions to the digital world.

Potential Economic Activities for Beneficiaries

  • Direct activities: Management of phone charging points, sale of Wi-Fi top-up cards, first-level maintenance of solar and water installations.
  • Indirect activities: Development of small businesses requiring refrigeration, sewing or welding workshops, secretarial services, online training centers, telemedicine consultations, and e-commerce for local artisans.