Association Malienne pour la Survie au Sahel

Name

Association Malienne pour la Survie au Sahel

Legal name

Association Malienne pour la Survie au Sahel

Website

https://ong-amss.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Development Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC), Emergency Food Security & Nutrition in Humanitarian Crises (BPADAJAI), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Community development programs
• Accelerated education programs
• WASH infrastructure services
• Food security assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bamako

HQ country

Mali

HQ region

Africa

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: AMSS operates as a non-profit humanitarian and development NGO. The organization raises funds from institutional donors (bilateral and multilateral), international foundations, and government agreements to finance program activities. Revenue is grant-based, not commercial.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AMSS delivers integrated humanitarian and development programs across eight strategic domains — education (accelerated schooling and adult literacy), health and nutrition, food security and livelihoods, WASH, protection from gender-based violence, governance and peace, environmental protection, and microfinance/entrepreneurship — directly to vulnerable populations across 8 regions of Mali through a network of field offices, community-led participatory approaches, and partnerships with institutional donors and UN agencies.

Product overview

AMSS is a Malian humanitarian and development NGO offering a portfolio of integrated programs across eight strategic domains. The organization operates as a multi-program platform combining: education programs (SSA/P, SSA2, S3A, Alphabétisation Active), microfinance and entrepreneurship (EPC, Green Jobs), protection services (VBG prevention and response), health and nutrition, food security, WASH, governance and peace. Programs are delivered through regional offices and in partnership with international donors and UN agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• SSA/Passerelle (Stratégie de Scolarisation Accélérée) Accelerated schooling strategy providing 9-month training to non-enrolled or out-of-school children aged 8-12 years, followed by transfer to formal education. Supports national curriculum alignment and reintegration into mainstream schools for crisis-affected children.
• SSA2 (Stratégie de Scolarisation Accélérée Niveau 2) Accelerated schooling strategy level 2 providing two-year courses to adolescents aged 13-14 years, followed by transfer to 7th grade. Targets over-age learners who missed formal primary education.
• S3A (Stratégie d'Apprentissage Accéléré pour Adolescents) Accelerated learning strategy for adolescents and youth aged 15-35 combined with entrepreneurship training, equipping young people with literacy, numeracy, and business skills for income-generating activities.
• Alphabétisation Active (AA) Active literacy program for women organized in savings and credit groups (EPC - Épargner pour le Changement), combining literacy training with small business and money-management skills.
• Green Jobs - Recycled Plastic School Furniture Environmental and livelihood program converting recycled plastic into school furniture (tables-bancs), creating green jobs while supporting education infrastructure in Tombouctou.
• EPC - Épargner pour le Changement Savings-led microfinance program mobilizing local savings for loans to profitable income-generating activities, combined with women's leadership training and small-business development.
• Protection & VBG (Violences Basées sur le Genre) Prevention and response to gender-based violence including awareness campaigns, women's safe spaces, psychosocial support, and medical and legal referral services for women, girls, and survivors.
• Santé & Nutrition Access to essential healthcare for crisis-affected populations including reproductive health, maternal care, vaccination, and malnutrition prevention and treatment programs.
• Sécurité Alimentaire & Moyens d'Existence Emergency food assistance, cash transfers, agricultural resilience programs, and support for livelihood activities targeting food-insecure and crisis-affected populations.
• WASH (Eau, Assainissement et Hygiène) Water, sanitation, and hygiene programs including borehole construction, latrine building, hygiene promotion, and community-managed water point committees.
• Gouvernance & Paix Citizen participation, social cohesion, accountability, mediation, local governance strengthening, and peace consolidation programs for communities affected by conflict and instability.
• School Kit Distribution Program Distribution of 12,000 school kits to displaced children in the Tombouctou region, supporting reintegration into education amid instability through materials, supplies, and return-to-school support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.01% admission rate in SSA/P accelerated education program (2021-2022)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UNICEF MalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF is a key implementing partner for child protection, education, health, and nutrition programs. Projects include ECW - Education Cannot Wait, child nutrition monitoring, and school kit distribution (12,000 kits for displaced children in Tombouctou).
• UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNHCR partners with AMSS for protection monitoring, community-based protection, and support for refugees, internally displaced persons, and returnees across Gao, Kidal, Ménaka, and Tombouctou.
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFPA supports VBG prevention and response programs, sexual and reproductive health services, and holistic care for survivors in Gao, Ménaka, and Mopti regions.
• USAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSAID provides major funding for humanitarian programs including WASH, protection, and food security. USAID suspended funding in 2024 affecting some programs (JSI-MIHR and JSI-NPI). Major direct funding agreement signed December 2024 for a 60,000-person WASH and protection program covering Mopti, Gao, and Ménaka.
• Fondation Stromme / Fondation Strømme Afrique de l'OuestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partner supporting education programs including SSA/P, SSA2, S3A accelerated education, microfinance (EPC), and the Green Jobs initiative (plastic tables-bancs for schools). Active in Tombouctou, Goundam, and Koulikoro.
• Save the Children InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for the PADEM project (education decentralization) in Sikasso region, reaching 120,000 children. Also partner on the MAPLE malnutrition and protection project in Niafunké.
• Plan InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on multisectoral protection, nutrition, and resilience programs in Gao and Ansongo regions, including GFFO-funded child protection and nutrition interventions covering Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
• Union EuropéennemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU funding supports economic recovery in northern Mali (PARE/UE) and the PADEM education decentralization project via Save the Children.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRS supports the DEFI girl education project across Ségou, Mopti, Gao, and Tombouctou regions, and PASCOFI girl schooling support in Barouéli.
• Ambassade des Pays-Bas au MalimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Embassy supports JIGIYA youth reproductive health program through AMSS-CAEB in Ségou, and previously funded the Walaikum reconciliation program in Gao (2018-2021).
• Affaires Mondiales Canada (AMC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment of Canada funding supports girl education programs (DÉFI and PASCOFI) across multiple regions of Mali.
• CORDAIDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch development organization funding the P-GLR+ Local Accountable Governance Program covering 35 communes in Tombouctou region.
• OCHAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCHA provides humanitarian financing through the West and Central Africa Humanitarian Fund, supporting protection monitoring and emergency response activities in Ménaka and Tombouctou.
• Ayuda En Acción / AECIDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish NGO partnership for food security, social cohesion, and VBG prevention in Ségou, and NEX4FOOD nutrition programs.
• Welthungerhilfe (WHH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman NGO funding livelihood and food security programs in Tombouctou and Taoudénit regions, with climate adaptation and social cohesion components.
• Action contre la Faim (ACF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACF channels ECHO funding through AMSS for the TERRA rapid response program, providing emergency assistance and protection in Gao and Ségou.
• DDC (Coopération Suisse)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Development Cooperation funds civil protection environment strengthening programs through HELVETAS partnerships.
• BMZmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development funding resilience and livelihood programs in Tombouctou/Taoudénit and Plan International resilience projects in Gao.
• NORADmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian development agency funding VBG integrated programs and NORAD/SPECIAL governance and women in peacebuilding programs in Kidal and Mopti.
• Aide de l'Eglise Norvégienne (AEN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian Church Aid funding VBG prevention and response integrated with reproductive health and WASH in Bandiagara and Douentza regions.
• UNESCOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO partnered with AMSS to establish Local Civil Protection Committees (CLPC) in Goundam, Tonka, and Alafia, strengthening community preparedness and response.
• FHI 360majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner in the SHIFIN NI TAGNE consortium for institutional and organizational capacity building.
• FAMOCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAMOC II project supports peace and civil society organizations, youth and women's leadership in citizenship, and social cohesion in Tombouctou and Gao.
• Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFP previously funded emergency food assistance in Tombouctou (2017-2018) reaching 50,000 beneficiaries.
• Pain pour le MondemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Protestant development service funding social cohesion and economic recovery programs in Tombouctou.
• GFFO (German Federal Foreign Office)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Federal Foreign Office funding through Plan International for child protection and nutrition in Gao and Ansongo, including distribution of agricultural inputs to 400 vulnerable mothers.
• CAEB (Conseil et Appui pour l'Éducation à la Base)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalian NGO partner for catch-up education courses and the JIGIYA youth reproductive health program in Ségou.
• EDUCOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish NGO (DG ECHO funding) implementing the CEPEACH education continuity program for children affected by crises in Ségou and San.
• ILRImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Livestock Research Institute funding the Mali Resilience Challenge Fund Program (MRCFP) in Tombouctou region for natural resource management and climate adaptation.
• FHRAOCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional humanitarian fund supporting emergency multisectoral assistance for displaced persons and host communities in Ménaka.
• DanidamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish development agency funding the FAMOC II peace and civil society project in Tombouctou.
• Gouvernement du MalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement partner (Accord N°0026/0286MATCL) with the Malian State. Ministries and territorial collectivities collaborate with AMSS on project implementation and governance programs.
• FHI 360majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical capacity building partner in the SHIFIN NI TAGNE consortium for institutional and organizational capacity strengthening.
• UNMASmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Mine Action Service funded the Sécurité Humaine project (2022) for civilian protection and mine risk education in Tombouctou, benefiting 15,000 people.
• ECW (Education Cannot Wait)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Cannot Wait multi-year fund providing quality education and protection for crisis-affected children in Tombouctou, Goundam, Diré, Niafunké, and Gourma-Rharous.
• CERFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral Emergency Response Fund supporting protection, climate resilience, and institutional capacity programs in Gao, Ménaka, and Ségou.
• Fondation HilptonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting food security and nutrition programs for vulnerable households in Ménaka.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Oxfam: International humanitarian NGO with multi-sector programming in Mali including WASH, food security, governance, and gender. Comparable integrated development-and-emergency approach.
• International Rescue Committee: Major international humanitarian NGO delivering multi-sector emergency response, education, health, WASH, and protection programs in fragile states including Mali. Direct operational peer in the same Sahel humanitarian ecosystem where AMSS operates.
• Plan International: Active AMSS partner on multisectoral protection, nutrition, and resilience in Gao/Ansongo. Operates comparable gender-focused child protection and education programs across the Sahel.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS): Active AMSS partner on girl education (DEFI project across Ségou, Mopti, Gao, Tombouctou). Comparable faith-based humanitarian programming and donor ecosystem.
• Save the Children International: International NGO with significant Mali presence in education, child protection, nutrition. Active AMSS partner (PADEM education decentralization reaching 120,000 children in Sikasso, MAPLE malnutrition in Niafunké).
• World Vision International: Major humanitarian NGO operating across Mali with comparable portfolio in child protection, education, WASH, food security, and livelihoods in fragile contexts.
• CARE International: Global humanitarian organization with Mali operations spanning food security, women's empowerment, WASH, and education. Comparable multi-sector community-led programming model.
• Norwegian Church Aid: Active AMSS partner on VBG prevention integrated with reproductive health and WASH in Bandiagara and Douentza. Directly comparable faith-based humanitarian programming in the Sahel.
• Action contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger): Direct operational peer in Mali and Sahel, focused on nutrition, food security, WASH, and mental health. Already an active partner of AMSS (channels ECHO funding through AMSS for TERRA rapid response in Gao and Ségou).
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian and development NGO operating in Mali with integrated programming across food security, WASH, livelihoods, and governance. Comparable in scale, multi-sector approach, and donor mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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