- the provision of a headquarters to FEMAPH, with an annual grant of one hundred and
twenty-one million (121.000.000) CFA francs in 2010, and two hundred and five million
(205.000.000) CFAF for 2011;
- the integration of managers with disabilities in the management team of the department ;
- the creation of the Savings and Credit Fund for Persons with Disabilities (Disability Fund)
in 1998 which in 2010 benefitted from a special grant of thirty million (30,000,000) CFA
francs.
- the support for the establishment of young graduates with disabilities recruited by the public
service ;
- the participation of FEMAPH as an implementing stakeholder and as an actor in the
activities of PRODESS ;
- the support for the National Orthopaedic Equipment Centre (CNAOM) ;
- the supply of about ten tricycles per year to promote the movement of persons with
disabilities ;
- the development of disability sports (Handisport).
TITLE IV: RIGHTS OF PEOPLES
329. The rights of peoples generally refer to the rights of a community (be it ethnic or
national) to determine the manner in which it is governed, how its economy and culture must
be developed2. They are called group rights or solidarity rights and they include all rights
such as the right to equality, to self-determination, to the free disposal of ones resources and
wealth, economic, social and cultural development, to national and international peace and
security and to a safe and satisfactory environment.
The right of peoples to equality (Article 19)
330. In its preamble, the Constitution of Mali reaffirms its attachment to the achievement of
African unity, to the promotion of peace, regional and international cooperation, to the
peaceful resolution of conflicts between States while respecting justice, equality, freedom and
the sovereignty of peoples.
This formulation of the preamble which is the integral part of the Constitution reflects
the will of the Malian people to live in peace with other peoples and to treat them with
equality. As a proof of this, Mali has subscribed to different international and regional
legal instruments which affirm and establish the right of peoples to equality.
The right of peoples to self-determination (Article 20)
2
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