A successful first step
STAMP project (Sustainable Technology Adaptation for Mali’s Pastoralists) led by SNV – Netherlands Development Organization, aims to improve resilience among climate affected pastoralists in the Gao and Menaka regions in Mali by facilitating their use of satellite data. The project initiated the development of GARBAL information service, now accessible from simple phones, to help pastoralists […]
The project implementation context
The consequences of climate change and insecurity are affecting pastoralists’ mobility. Their traditional means to search for natural resources and decide on their migration, are made uncertain, expensive and risky. However, livestock mobility in arid areas is essential for their survival, and is a key feature in pastoralists’ food security. STAMP project proposes to make […]
Project results
Launched in 2015, STAMP project facilitated the development and experimentation of the service’s information chain, then GARBAL was launched commercially in November 2017 in Gao. Since then, 1,307 calls from 83% of herders and 84,816 USSD requests from 55,821 users have been registered, which demonstrates the users’ interest for the service. In a survey of […]
Public-private partnership
The second phase of the STAMP project (€3.3 million) is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through its Embassy in Mali. ORANGE Mali which manages and commercially operates the call centre, uses its networks and the technical solutions necessary for collecting and sharing field data. TASSAGHT local NGO […]