2009 Annual report

Mali

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$237,633
To enhance legislative oversight of Mali’s extractive industries. NDI will assist legislators to incorporate citizen concerns into mining reforms and to engage in Mali’s process to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. In partnership with parliamentary finance and mining committees, NDI will support committee members to conduct a town hall meeting at a gold mine and hold a public hearing on the EITI validation process.